2. Introduction to Career Teaching students at all skill levels how to improve their acting abilities is a main job of an Acting Instructor. Some instructors give private lessons, while others work for public organization and Universities. Overall, an Acting Instructor can help you when you want to learn more about acting. For example, if you do not know stage directions but want to be an actor an Acting Instructor would teach you the stage directions.
3. Nature of Work These specialized instructors work with students to improve their skills in the art of acting. Subject include: Voice, Monologues, Comedy, Drama, and Improvisation May work in specialized areas such as; T.V. Acting, Voice Acting, or Live Theatre
4. Working Conditions Indoors and Outdoors. Studios, Schools, and Auditoriums Hours vary depending on amount of classes taught Interact with any number of students, parents, and other instructors
5. Training, Qualifications, and Advancement. Establish yourself as an actor. For private instructors 2- years at a College or a specialized Theatre School. To work in a University you may need a PhD.
6. Job Outlook/ Employment Generally favorable in the next decade. Demand is estimated to increase by 32% from 2008 to 2018
7. Earnings 4-year college anywhere from $40,000 to $100,000 a year. Elementary anywhere from $30,00 to $75,000 a year. Own Acting Studio anywhere upward from $50,000 a year
8. Use of Technology in Career PowerPoint and overhead projector- This would help present the stage layout and directions without using a ton of paper wastefully. Microphone- Helps project voice so that all actors can hear and will prevent the director and actors from losing their voice. D.V.D Player and T.V.- Would help students by having them watch professionals act and Broadway shows.
9. Summary This career is still appealing to me, and has made me consider taking education and theatre classes in college. I would love to be able to teach others better acting skills. It goes along with my personality test results in many ways. One way is that I am an Extroversion, which means I like to be loud and center of attention. I am also a feelings based person which makes acting easy because it is easy to put so many different varieties of emotion into acting this way. I think this career would be interesting to have in the future. Especially, since I love being an actress myself.