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Ocupacions

Performance artist

Latest available data: March 2026 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Actor & performance artist Actor and performance artist Actress & performance artist Actress and performance artist Drag queen Imitator Impersonator Live performance artist Mime Mimic Multimedia performance artist Performance & installation artist Performance and installation artist Performance artist Performance maker Performance poet Performer

Performance artists create a performance which can be any situation that involves four basic elements: time, space, the performer's body, or presence in a medium, and a relationship between the performer and audience or onlookers. They are flexible with the medium of the art work, the setting and the length of time of the performance.

Tasks

In such cases tasks would include:
(a) Performing amusing antics and telling funny stories;
(b) Performing tricks of illusion and sleight of hand, and feats of hypnotism;
(c) Performing difficult and spectacular acrobatics, and gymnastic or juggling feats;
(d) Training and performing with animals.

Knowledge

  • Law
  • Fine arts

Digital competencies

  • Performing artistic or cultural activities
  • Creating artistic designs or performances
  • Complying with health and safety procedures
  • Developing educational programmes
  • Presenting general information

Digital competencies

  • Analysing and evaluating information and data
  • Creating visual displays and decorations

Personal competencies

  • Demonstrating willingness to learn
  • Working efficiently
  • Communicating
  • Collaborating in teams and networks
  • Taking a proactive approach

Professional groups of the occupation

Professionals

Legal, social and cultural professionals

Creative and performing artists

Creative and performing artists not elsewhere classified

Other occupations of the professional group

Related training

Higher education
  • Higher artistic education. Specialty: choreography and dance interpretation techniques Bachelor
  • Higher artistic education. Specialty: Interpreting Bachelor
  • Fine arts Bachelor
  • Catalan language and literature Bachelor
  • Music Bachelor

Legend by training level:

Bachelor's degree and Master's degree
HVET: Higher Vocational Education and Training, IVET: Initial Vocational Education and Training, IQP: Initial Qualification Programme
Certificates of professionalism 1, 2, or 3

Do you want to know what the hiring rate for this occupation is in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Creative and performing artists not elsewhere classified

11.589

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

33,64%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

5,84% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

,92%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

,98%

Part-time contracts

1,78% Turnover index

17

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

2%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Legal, social and cultural professionals

42%

58%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Legal, social and cultural professionals

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Creative and performing artists

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Creative and performing artists not elsewhere classified

No experience
8%
Less than 1 year
15%
Between 1 and 2 years
14%
Between 2 and 4 years
25%
Between 4 and 8 years
20%
More than 8 years
18%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
14%
Manufacturing
13%
Education
13%
Information and communication
11%
Arts, entertainment and recreation
10%
Others
39%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

Methodological note