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Xabur1342
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(7/29/01 2:17:14 pm)
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jobs in the
cello world vs. number of performance grads.
I don't know whether a detailed survery has been done of this, or
where it can be found.
I was thinking about the number of
quality well-paying jobs that are available to cellists per year and
the number of people that graduate with performance degrees in cello
every year.
It seems that cellists have basically the
following choices if they want a good stable, long term job, with
health benefits, dental plans, a pension, guaranteed income, leave
of absences for maternal reasons or health reasons,
etc.
Orchestra
Jobs
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zambocello
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(7/30/01 1:41:52 am)
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Re: jobs in the
cello world vs. number of performance grads.
I don't know if this kind of number play reflects reality, but
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In the 2000-2001 season there were 40 US orchestras that
paid a minimum salary of $30k or more. If there is an average of 10
cellists per orchestra, there is a pool of 400 orchestra cello jobs.
I don't know how to guess the average length of career, but for easy
arithmetic let's say 25 years. 400 jobs every 25 years averages 16
jobs per year, or about 1/2 the cellists at Julliard at any one
moment!
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(8/2/01 10:10:36
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Re: jobs in the
cello world vs. number of performance grads.
I sure hope the average career is longer than 25 years! I'd hate to
think that I'm above average (almost). Maybe you're factoring in
burn out, parachute coloring, etc. I would think that for the best
orchestra jobs, the career is more like 45 years or more.
And to think, I've been doing this for 22 years, and have
only cracked the 30K yearly cello income for the last 3 years.
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