Some Kind Of Muffin

It is worth ending this cautionary tale with a review of the BLS’s own occupational handbook projection for musician/singer employment in the near future. Note that the handbook cites a much higher employment figure for both trades in 2010 than mentioned in the above tables: about 176,200 musicians and singers. That’s because it comes from the Bureau’s National Employment Matrix, I was told, which adds additional data sources.

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