Actor

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  • Full Time Average
    Weekly Wage

    $1,531 to $1,900
    Earnings for full-time employees before tax.

    The ranges are for all ages and levels of experience, so they cannot be used to determine what an individual worker will actually earn.
  • Full Time/Part Time
    Split

    41%59%
    This shows the proportion of workers who work part-time.

    The information uses the Australian Bureau of Statistics definition of part-time, which is working less than 35 hours per week.
  • Currently Employed
    Workers

    8000
    The total number of people employed in Australia in November 2013 for this occupation.

    It includes both full-time and part-time workers.
  • Future Job Openings
    Next Five Years

    < 5k
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  • Current
    Unemployment

    High
    The unemployment rate based on the occupation's average Unemployment Rate over 2013 relative to the average across 'all occupations'.
    An occupation may have high unemployment but may also be experiencing shortages for particular skills.
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Career Details

What does it take to become an Actor?

Actors portray roles in both live and recorded or filmed productions. The job not only requires talent and passion; actors need a great deal of patience and commitment, as most productions require long rehearsal schedules and many hours of memorising lines outside the rehearsal periods.

Peter Rowsthorn takes us through how he began his acting career and what a typical work day entails

Find out more

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