Career Options
Careers for Music Majors
- Composer/Arranger
- Performer
- Music Educator
- Conductor
- Band/Choir Director
- Music Industry Executive
- Musical Product Sales Representative
- Producer
- Audio Recording Engineer
Starting Salary*
A music major’s typical starting salary is $30,876. The typical salary after 10–19 years is $56,755.
*Note: Salary information is provided for general reference only. APU does not guarantee the accuracy of the figures listed, and cannot predict or promise a specific salary for any graduate. For the most current salary estimates, please visit www.payscale.com.
Job Titles of People with Music Degrees
- Conductor, London’s Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
- Curator, Keys to the Future concert series, Greenwich House’s Renee Weiler Concert Hall
- Director of Cathedral Music and Organist, Cathedral Church of St. John, Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Composer, “The Fiery Furnace”, performed by The San Diego Symphony
- Music and media licensing for MTV Networks in London, England
- President, D’Addario and Company (guitar and bowed instrument string manufacturer)
- Vice President of A&R and Advertising, Warner/Chappell Music
- Music Business Columnist, The Performing Songwriter
- Artistic Director, Long Island Baroque Ensemble
- Coordinator of the Arts, Freeport School District
- Marketing Services Manager, Korg, USA
- Director of Bands, Duarte Unified School District
- Minister of Music, Southern Illinois Worship Center
- Artistic Director, Amherst Creative Jazz and Modern Music Concert Series
- Motion Picture Music Supervisor, Sony Pictures
Note: This information is current for the 2012–13 academic year; however, all stated academic information is subject to change. Please refer to the current Academic Catalog for more information. For additional information, please contact the appropriate office.
