Editing Ballet (section)

==Ballet as a career==
Professional dancers are generally not well paid, and earn less money than a typical worker.<ref name=":1" />  As of 2020, American dancers (including ballet and other dance forms) were paid an average of US$19 per hour, with pay somewhat better for teachers than for performers.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|date=8 September 2021|title=Dancers and Choreographers: Occupational Outlook Handbook|url=https://www.bls.gov/ooh/entertainment-and-sports/dancers-and-choreographers.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403113509/http://www.bls.gov:80/ooh/entertainment-and-sports/dancers-and-choreographers.htm |archive-date=2012-04-03 |access-date=2022-01-20|publisher=[[U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics]]|language=en-us}}</ref>

The job outlook is not strong, and the competition to get a job is intense, with the number of applicants vastly exceeding the number of job openings.<ref name=":1" />  Most jobs involve teaching in private [[dance schools]].<ref name=":1" />

[[Choreography|Choreographer]]s are paid better than dancers.<ref name=":1" />  Musicians and singers are paid better per hour than either dancers or choreographers, about US$30 per hour; however, full-time work is unusual for musicians.<ref name="actors">{{Cite web|date=8 September 2021|title=Musicians and Singers: Occupational Outlook Handbook|url=https://www.bls.gov/ooh/entertainment-and-sports/musicians-and-singers.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121032030/https://www.bls.gov/ooh/entertainment-and-sports/musicians-and-singers.htm|archive-date=2022-01-21|access-date=2022-01-20|website=U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics|language=en-us|url-status=live}}</ref>