Actors portray roles in motion pictures, television or radio productions and stage shows.
Skill level:
Highly skilled
Check your Wage
- Salary range for the majority of workers in Actors - from $1,548 to $6,455 per month - 2025.
- A Actors typically earns between $1,548 and $4,079 gross per month at the start of the job.
- After 5 years of service, this is between $1,738 and $4,636 per month for a working week of 40 hours.
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Tasks and duties
- Learning lines and cues and playing parts in dramatic productions on stage, commercials, television, radio or in motion pictures
- Assuming characters created by a playwright or author and communicating this to an audience
- Telling stories or reading literary works aloud to educate or entertain listeners
- Attending auditions and casting calls in order to audition for roles
- Preparing for performances through rehearsals under the instruction and guidance of production directors
- Reading scripts and undertaking research to gain understanding of parts, themes and characteristics
- Acting parts and portraying roles as developed in rehearsals in film, television, radio and stage productions
