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Voice Actor
Entertainment & SeasonalYou perform using only your voice — cartoons, video games, commercials, audiobooks, and that GPS telling you to 'turn right in 500 feet.' You'll do 40 takes of the same line with slightly different emotions, scream into a microphone for battle scenes, and work in a soundproof booth that feels like a padded cell. Everyone thinks it's easy because you don't have to get dressed.
Salary Range
Low
$20k
Median
$50k
High
$120k
10-Year Growth
faster than average
US Workers
55K
Education
No formal degree — demo reel, training, and an agent are what get you work
Environment
indoor
Tools & Technical Skills
- ▸Home recording studio setup and operation
- ▸DAW software (Audacity, Adobe Audition, Reaper)
- ▸Vocal range and character voice development
- ▸Script analysis and cold reading
- ▸Audio editing and file delivery standards
- ▸Source-Connect and remote session tools
People & Mindset Skills
- ▸Direction-taking and adaptability
- ▸Self-marketing and auditioning
- ▸Emotional range and expressiveness
- ▸Self-discipline for solo sessions
- ▸Networking and relationship building
What you'll actually do
- 01Record the same line 40 different ways while the director says 'good, but can you make it more... blue?'
- 02Voice characters ranging from heroic knights to animated squirrels, sometimes in the same session
- 03Scream, grunt, and make combat sounds for video games until your voice is shot
- 04Record in a soundproof booth alone for hours — it's just you, a microphone, and your inner monologue
- 05Audition for 50 roles and book maybe 2, because that's what voice acting math looks like
- 06Maintain vocal health with warm-ups, hydration, and the knowledge that a cold cancels your whole week
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