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California Musicians and Singers: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Musicians And Singers in California

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Fast Facts for Musicians And Singers in California

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: San Francisco, Santa Cruz, and Santa Ana
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Riverside, Stockton, and San Jose
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Santa Ana, San Francisco, and Oakland

Salaries for Musicians And Singers in California

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Oakland, San Francisco, and Stockton. (See table at bottom of page)

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California Musician And Singing Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Biola UniversityLa MiradaDoctorate & First Professional5,830
California Institute of the ArtsValenciaMasters1,324
Chapman UniversityOrangeDoctorate6,022
Mills CollegeOaklandDoctorate1,446
Pepperdine UniversityMalibuDoctorate & First Professional7,582
Point Loma Nazarene UniversitySan DiegoMasters3,480
San Francisco Conservatory of MusicSan FranciscoMasters406
Stanford UniversityStanfordDoctorate & First Professional19,782
University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta BarbaraDoctorate21,410
University of Southern CaliforniaLos AngelesDoctorate & First Professional33,408
University of the PacificStocktonDoctorate6,235

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Musicians And Singers

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

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Musicians and Singers

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Musicians and Singers 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 AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

CALIFORNIA

   
San Francisco970 3.9
Santa Cruz60 3
Santa Ana990 2.6
Oakland620 2.4
San Diego470 1.4
Oxnard100 1.4
San Jose310 1.3
Stockton50 1
Riverside260 0.8
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