Jobs / Design, media, and writing / 27-2031.00
Dancers
Perform dances. May perform on stage, for broadcasting, or for video recording.
- US jobs
- 8,130
- Job family
- Design, media, and writing
Can agents do the work of dancers?
We read the evidence at the level of the job family, Design, media, and writing:
- Task levelPartialOnly adjacent evidence. OSWorld-Verified includes tasks in image, slide, and document apps, and the best agent passes 90.2% of all its computer tasks. No task-level benchmark in our collection scores the quality of design or writing work.
- Project levelNot yetOn the Remote Labor Index, which includes graphic design, video, 3D, audio, and web projects from freelance platforms, the best agent completed 15.8% of projects to a standard a client would accept. GDPval deliverables score higher (84.9% wins or ties against professionals, reported by OpenAI), but those tasks are one-shot and fully specified.
Benchmarks for the job family
These cover work in design, media, and writing, not always this occupation's tasks.
- 1846 EloClaude Opus 5.5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Default Fallback) · 23 Sep 2026Unrated
- OSWorld-Verifiedby HKU, Salesforce AI Research, Carnegie Mellon University and University of Waterloo90.2%Intelligence-Indeed Agent · 25 Jul 2026Saturated
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- Study and practice dance moves required in roles.
- Harmonize body movements to rhythm of musical accompaniment.
- Train, exercise, and attend dance classes to maintain high levels of technical proficiency, physical ability, and physical fitness.
- Coordinate dancing with that of partners or dance ensembles.
- Develop self-understanding of physical capabilities and limitations, and choose dance styles accordingly.
- Perform classical, modern, or acrobatic dances in productions, expressing stories, rhythm, and sound with their bodies.
- Collaborate with choreographers to refine or modify dance steps.
- Audition for dance roles or for membership in dance companies.
- Attend costume fittings, photography sessions, and makeup calls associated with dance performances.
- Monitor the field of dance to remain aware of current trends and innovations.
- Prepare pointe shoes, by sewing or other means, for use in rehearsals and performance.
- Perform in productions, singing or acting in addition to dancing, if required.
Other job titles for this occupation (26)
Ballerina · Ballet Company Member · Ballet Dancer · Ballet Soloist · Belly Dancer · Company Dancer · Dancer · Latin Dancer · Performing Artist · Soloist Dancer · Acrobatic Dancer · Burlesque Dancer · Dance Artist · Dance Performer · Discotheque Dancer · Entertainment Dancer · Exotic Dancer · Go-Go Dancer · Hip Hop Artist · Hip Hop Dance Instructor · Hip Hop Dancer · Line Dancer · Performer · Precision Dancer · Soft Shoe Dancer · Tap Dancer