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Dancers vs Athletes and Sports Competitors

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Dancers and Athletes and Sports Competitors on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Dancers Athletes and Sports Competitors
Median pay · BLS OEWS
—
$62,360
Employment · BLS OEWS
9,060
14,370
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
26th pct
74th pct

At a glance

Dimension Dancers Athletes and Sports Competitors
Median pay — $62,360
Employment 9,060 14,370
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection About average (+4.5%) About average (+5.5%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 1,800 2,100
Typical education · O*NET Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
AI exposure · published exposure studies Low · 26th pct High · 74th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 31st pct · 19% of tasks 42nd pct · 23% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index — —
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman No Yes

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Gross Body Coordination, Extent Flexibility, Dynamic Strength, Stamina, Trunk Strength, Gross Body Equilibrium, Multilimb Coordination, Static Strength, English Language, Oral Comprehension, Active Listening, Near Vision, Critical Thinking, Coordination, Oral Expression, Problem Sensitivity, Selective Attention, Speech Recognition, Customer and Personal Service, Speaking, Monitoring, Social Perceptiveness, Information Ordering, Arm-Hand Steadiness, Far Vision, Speech Clarity, Reading Comprehension, Active Learning, Written Comprehension, Judgment and Decision Making.

Specific to Dancers

  • Fine Arts
  • Dynamic Flexibility
  • Speed of Limb Movement
  • Time Management
  • Fluency of Ideas
  • Originality
  • Memorization
  • Service Orientation

Specific to Athletes and Sports Competitors

  • Administration and Management
  • Explosive Strength
  • Personnel and Human Resources
  • Deductive Reasoning
  • Inductive Reasoning
  • Communications and Media
  • Education and Training
  • Sales and Marketing

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Graphics or photo imaging software , Web page creation and editing software , Office suite software , Electronic mail software , Video creation and editing software , Internet browser software .

Specific to Dancers

Specific to Athletes and Sports Competitors

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Dancers or Athletes and Sports Competitors — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Dancers vs Athletes and Sports Competitors." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/dancers-vs-athletes-and-sports-competitors

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Singulariki. (2026). Dancers vs Athletes and Sports Competitors. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/dancers-vs-athletes-and-sports-competitors

BibTeX 
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  title  = {Dancers vs Athletes and Sports Competitors},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/compare/dancers-vs-athletes-and-sports-competitors}
}

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