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  • Job description
  • Hourly wage
  • Job prospects for 2024-2028
  • Sectors of activity
  • Training and requirements
  • Main skills and characteristics
  • Personality profiles (RIASEC)
  • Additional information

Job description

These individuals perform to entertain their audience or present creations. They are self-employed or work for:

  • Nightclubs
  • Theatre companies
  • Advertising agencies
  • Production companies

Environment

  • Controlled ambient temperature
  • Climatic conditions

Main tasks

Public Entertainers

  • Perform short shows in front of passers-by in streets and parks.
  • Rehearse acts.
  • Maintain equipment, as required.

Magicians and Illusionists

  • Perform magic, vanishing, and illusion tricks.
  • Rehearse acts.
  • Maintain equipment, as required.

Puppeteers

  • Manipulate marionettes and string puppets.
  • Rehearse acts.
  • Maintain equipment, as required.

Hourly wage

Not available.

Job prospects for 2024-2028

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Job prospects for 2024-2028

Job prospects

All of Québec

Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
Non available

All of Québec

Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
Non available

Total jobs for 2023

All of Québec

600

All of Québec

na

Gender distribution

All of Québec

Not available.
47.5% Female
52.5% Male

Not available.
  • 47.5% Female
  • 52.5% Male

Job types

All of Québec

Not available.
Full time
Part time

Not available.
  • Full time
  • Part time

Yearly wage on 2020

All of Québec

$30,400

All of Québec

Other characteristics

All of Québec

  • None

All of Québec

  • None

Sectors of activity

All of Québec

Not available.
  1. Arts, Entertainment and Recreation
    NAICS 71
    31% of jobs
  2. Information and Cultural Industries
    NAICS 51
    22% of jobs
  3. Business, building and other support services
    NAICS 55, 56
    7% of jobs
  4. Advertising, Public Relations and Related Services and Other Professional, Scientific and Technical Services
    NAICS 5418, 5419
    6% of jobs
  5. Computer Systems Design and Related Services
    NAICS 5415
    5% of jobs
  6. Others
    29% of jobs

All of Québec

Not available.
  1. Arts, Entertainment and Recreation
    NAICS 71
    31% of jobs
  2. Information and Cultural Industries
    NAICS 51
    22% of jobs
  3. Business, building and other support services
    NAICS 55, 56
    7% of jobs
  4. Advertising, Public Relations and Related Services and Other Professional, Scientific and Technical Services
    NAICS 5418, 5419
    6% of jobs
  5. Computer Systems Design and Related Services
    NAICS 5415
    5% of jobs
  6. Others
    29% of jobs

Training and requirements

Formation

Most training programs are offered in French only.

College

DCS in professional Theatre (Acting)
Code : 561C0

Placement rate: 76.1%

15.2% of graduates pursue further studies

More on graduates’ employment situation

Also required

Public Entertainers

  • A licence is required in some cities.

Sometimes required

  • Audition demonstrating skills is usually required.

Main skills and characteristics

Skills

  • Data collection
  • Active listening
  • Coordination
  • Critical thought

Abilities

  • Overall coordination of the body
  • Physical flexibility in extension
  • Endurance
  • Dynamic strength
  • Overall balance of the body
  • Core strength
  • Near vision
  • Hand-arm stability
  • Selective attention
  • Verbal skills
  • Speech recognition
  • Awareness of issues
More Less abilities

Knowledge and attributes

  • Capacity to work under pressure
  • Capacity to adapt
  • Honesty
  • Vitality
  • Creativity
  • Friendliness
  • Assiduity and punctuality
  • Availability
  • Capacity to facilitate a group
  • Spoken bilingualism (French and English)

Interests

  • Work in the arts, culture, music, or leisure
  • Create, design
  • Self-employment

Personality profiles (RIASEC)

Artistic
People with this profile prefer to express their emotions and thoughts through various art forms. They like to use their imagination.
Enterprising
People with this profile prefer having responsibilities, influencing others and responding to challenges.
Realistic
People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
Additional information

Official name of the NOC 55109

Other performers

Job titles

  • Busker
  • Magician
  • Puppeteer
  • Stunt performer - entertainer
  • Prestidigitator
  • Thrill performer
  • Rodeo driver
  • Deejay (dj) - turntablist
  • Striptease dancer
  • Influencer
  • Marionette handler
  • Fashion model
  • Face painter
  • Mascot
  • Model
  • Art and photography model
  • Rodeo horse rider
  • Santa claus/mrs. claus
  • Turntablist
  • Look-alike
  • Ventriloquist
  • Veejay (vj) - video performance artist
More Less job titles

Skill type

Art, culture, recreation and sport

Related occupations

  • Actors, comedians and circus performers
  • Dancers
  • Musicians and singers

See also

  • Glossary (PDF 229 Kb)
  • Québec emploi

Last update: January 29, 2026

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