Arts, Design & Media
Event DJs
SOC 27-2099
Provide music and entertainment at weddings, clubs, and events.
The job
Median pay
$39k
$36k to $62k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing fast
+4.7% projected
Openings a year
5k
BLS projection
Typical education
No formal credential
Our model
AI displacement risk
Moderate
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
9/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
46th pct
More exposed than 46% of occupations · modeled estimate
Future-proof
45/100
Key skills
- Music curation
- Equipment
- Crowd reading
- Business sense
- Reliability
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's. A tilde marks a figure estimated from the parent occupation group where BLS publishes none.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 4,320 | 0.2 | 2.2× | $39k |
| Florida | 3,090 | 0.3 | 2.9× | $36k |
| Nevada | 1,680 | 1.1 | 10.2× | $54k |
| Texas | 1,142 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $33k~ |
| Pennsylvania | 860 | 0.1 | 1.3× | $49k |
| Louisiana | 770 | 0.4 | 3.7× | $58k |
| Georgia | 620 | 0.1 | 1.2× | $47k |
| Illinois | 430 | 0.1 | 0.7× | $41k |
| Missouri | 410 | 0.1 | 1.3× | $30k |
| Colorado | 400 | 0.1 | 1.3× | $53k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 400 | 0.1 | 0.7× | $37k |
| New York | 360 | 0.0 | 0.3× | $51k~ |
| Tennessee | 280 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $41k |
| Washington DC | 275 | 0.4 | 3.7× | $63k~ |
| Indiana | 267 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $32k~ |
| Maryland | 262 | 0.1 | 0.9× | $44k~ |
| Oregon | 250 | 0.1 | 1.2× | $43k~ |
| North Carolina | 240 | 0.0 | 0.5× | $36k |
| Connecticut | 183 | 0.1 | 1.0× | $43k~ |
| Hawaii | 180 | 0.3 | 2.7× | $61k |
| Washington | 180 | 0.1 | 0.5× | $41k |
| South Carolina | 169 | 0.1 | 0.7× | $55k~ |
| Virginia | 160 | 0.0 | 0.4× | $35k |
| Alabama | 147 | 0.1 | 0.7× | $31k~ |
| Arizona | 140 | 0.0 | 0.4× | $45k |
| Massachusetts | 140 | 0.0 | 0.4× | $35k |
| Utah | 120 | 0.1 | 0.7× | $28k |
| New Jersey | 110 | 0.0 | 0.2× | $39k |
| Montana | 100 | 0.2 | 1.8× | $39k |
| Arkansas | 93 | 0.1 | 0.7× | $28k~ |
| Minnesota | 90 | 0.0 | 0.3× | $39k |
| Iowa | 80 | 0.1 | 0.5× | $21k |
| Idaho | 76 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $31k~ |
| Mississippi | 73 | 0.1 | 0.6× | $27k~ |
| Michigan | 70 | 0.0 | 0.1× | $26k |
| Nebraska | 70 | 0.1 | 0.6× | $45k |
| Maine | 63 | 0.1 | 0.9× | $33k~ |
| New Mexico | 62 | 0.1 | 0.7× | $33k~ |
| Rhode Island | 62 | 0.1 | 1.2× | $41k~ |
| Oklahoma | 60 | 0.0 | 0.3× | $32k~ |
| New Hampshire | 56 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $37k~ |
| Kentucky | 50 | 0.0 | 0.2× | $40k |
| Wisconsin | 50 | 0.0 | 0.2× | $36k~ |
| West Virginia | 41 | 0.1 | 0.6× | $29k~ |
| Kansas | 40 | 0.0 | 0.3× | $31k~ |
| North Dakota | 40 | 0.1 | 0.9× | $31k~ |
| South Dakota | 39 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $29k~ |
| Delaware | 33 | 0.1 | 0.6× | $37k~ |
| Vermont | 30 | 0.1 | 0.9× | $45k |
| Alaska | 26 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $34k~ |
| Wyoming | 19 | 0.1 | 0.6× | $31k~ |
Top metro areas
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA3,120 jobs
- Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL1,890 jobs · $36k median
- Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV1,610 jobs · $53k median
- New Orleans-Metairie, LA560 jobs · $78k median
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA490 jobs · $44k median
- North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL490 jobs
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD490 jobs
- San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA400 jobs · $38k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Event DJs interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.