New York Actors: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Actors in New York

Fast Facts for Actors in New York

Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: New York
Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Buffalo
Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: New York

Salaries for Actors in New York

Metro areas with the highest median salaries: New York. (See table at bottom of page)

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New York Acting Schools

School Name	Campus	Highest Award	Enrolled
American Academy of Dramatic Arts	New York	Associate	228
Ithaca College	Ithaca	Doctorate	6,660
Long Island University-C W Post Campus	Brookville	Doctorate	8,361
Marymount Manhattan College	New York	Bachelor	1,895
Pace University-New York	New York	Doctorate & First Professional	12,912
The Juilliard School	New York	Doctorate	1,034
The New School	New York	Doctorate	9,659
Wagner College	Staten Island	Masters	2,294

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Actors

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for New York. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Actors

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Actors relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.

Metro Area	Jobs	Relative Popularity
NEW YORK
New York	3,730	6.9
Buffalo	40	0.7

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