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Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes

Represent and promote artists, performers, and athletes in dealings with current or prospective employers. May handle contract negotiation and other business matters for clients.

Also called: Agent, Athlete Marketing Agent, Booker, Booking Agent, Entertainment Specialist, Literary Agent

Median pay in Greater Boston
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Jobs in Greater Boston
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Massachusetts 2024–2034
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Typical U.S. entry requirement
Bachelor's degree
Less than 5 years of related work experience

Greater Boston: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, May 2025. Growth and openings: Massachusetts statewide projection.

Pay range in Greater Boston

Yearly pay in Greater Boston by percentile
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10% of workers earn less than the first figure and 10% earn more than the last.

What you’d do

  • Collect fees, commissions, or other payments, according to contract terms.
  • Send samples of clients' work and other promotional material to potential employers to obtain auditions, sponsorships, or endorsement deals.
  • Keep informed of industry trends and deals.
  • Conduct auditions or interviews to evaluate potential clients.
  • Negotiate with managers, promoters, union officials, and other persons regarding clients' contractual rights and obligations.
  • Confer with clients to develop strategies for their careers, and to explain actions taken on their behalf.

AI and this job

AI exposure: how much of this job’s work AI tools can do or help with, based on national research. It is not a forecast of job loss.

Higher exposure73 of 100

The index averages three national research measures, each shown as a percentile of all jobs:

  • AIOE 75
  • Language-model AIOE 84
  • GPTs-are-GPTs 60

Observed AI use today: Some (Anthropic Economic Index)

AI exposure is higher for this job, and some AI use is already seen. Tools can help with sending promotional materials, tracking payments, and keeping up with industry news. Negotiating deals and judging talent in person depend on relationships and trust, which AI tools do not replace.

Likely to change

  • Sending promotional materials to employers
  • Tracking fees and payments owed

Still relies on people

  • Negotiating contracts for clients
  • Judging talent in auditions and interviews

Written with AI from the data on this page. Check with a career coach before making a decision.

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Training near Boston

College and school programs in the Boston metro area that lead to this job, with 2023-24 completions (IPEDS).

6 programs near Boston (plus 4 graduate)

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