Other Performing Artists
Job description
These individuals perform to entertain their audience or present creations. They are self-employed or work for:
- Circuses
- Theatre companies
- Advertising companies
- Production companies
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Climatic conditions
- Hazardous workplaces
Main tasks
Public Entertainers
- Perform short shows in front of passers-by in streets and parks.
- Rehearse acts.
- Maintain equipment, as required.
Circus Performers (including trapeze artists, tightrope walkers, clowns, and jugglers)
- Perform humorous plays and acrobatics.
- Rehearse acts.
- Train to keep in excellent shape.
Magicians and Illusionists
- Perform magic, vanishing, and illusion tricks.
- Rehearse acts.
- Maintain equipment, as required.
Puppeteers
- Animate marionettes and string puppets.
- Rehearse acts.
- Maintain equipment, as required.
Hourly wage
Not available.Job prospects for 2022-2026
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Job prospects
All of Québec
All of Québec
Total jobs for 2021
All of Québec
All of Québec
Gender distribution
All of Québec
- 48.9% Female
- 51.1% Male
- 48.9% Female
- 51.1% Male
Job types
All of Québec
- Full time
- Part time
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage
All of Québec
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- None
All of Québec
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
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NAICS 7159% of jobs
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NAICS 7213% of jobs
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NAICS 616% of jobs
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NAICS 44, 453% of jobs
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NAICS 513% of jobs
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Others16% of jobs
All of Québec
-
NAICS 7159% of jobs
-
NAICS 7213% of jobs
-
NAICS 616% of jobs
-
NAICS 44, 453% of jobs
-
NAICS 513% of jobs
-
Others16% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
College
DCS in arts du cirque (Artiste de cirque spécialiste) 
Placement rate: 50%
12.5% of graduates pursue further studies
DCS in professional Theatre (Acting)
Placement rate: 62.2%
18.9% of graduates pursue further studies
Also required
Amuseur(-euse)s public(-que)s
- Permis exigé dans certaines villes.
Sometimes required
Public Entertainers
- A licence is required in some cities.
- Training in a specialized school is usually required for circus artists.
- 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
- Limb coordination
- Static muscle power
- Dynamic physical flexibility
- Oral comprehension
- Limb movement speed
- Near vision
- Hand-arm stability
- Selective attention
- Verbal skills
- Speech recognition
- Awareness of issues
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
- Exercer une activité sportive ou physique
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.
Official name of the NOC 5232
Other performers, n.e.c.
Job titles
- Acrobat
- Stuntman
- Magician
- Street entertainer
- Circus performer
- Entertainer
- Thrill performer
- Show horse rider
- Clown
- Contortionist
- Rodeo driver
- Equilibrist
- High-wire walker
- Illusionist
- Mimic
- Juggler
- Marionette handler
- Face painter
- Puppeteer
- Art and photography model
- Rodeo horse rider
- Turntablist
- Sleight-of-hand artist
- Trapeze artist
- Ventriloquist
- Slack-rope performer - entertainment
Skill type
Art, culture, recreation and sport
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Last update: March 17, 2023
