With today’s high unemployment, one sector is still thriving: top classical musicians. These $101- $136K jobs are available at venerable institutions such as the New York Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony and the Chicago Symphony, as well as The Cleveland Orchestra, according to The New York Times:
Next season the New York Philharmonic will have a rare 12 openings, or roughly 12 percent of its instrumental work force, thanks to a confluence of retirements, departures for better jobs and long-unfilled positions. The Boston Symphony Orchestra has 10 vacancies, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra 9, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic 7.
Elsewhere the Cleveland Orchestra has four full-time job openings and one part-time. The Philadelphia Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony, San Francisco Symphony and Dallas Symphony each have three openings.
Photo by Thomas Mulready of The Cleveland Orchestra with soloist Caroline Goulding at Public Square for their “Star-Spangled Spectacular” on 7/1/10.