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Where a street performer can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a street performer already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Street performers create street arts performances for outdoor spaces, using space and audience as a creative resource. They create their performance through playful exploration and experimentation with the purpose of entertaining and possibly also of sharing critical opinions concerning societal issues. They stimulate audience participation as a component of their performance whilst respecting the audience's safety and integrity.

Also known as street arts performer, busker, street entertainer, street magician, street puppeteer, street circus artist, street performing artist, street singer, street theatre artist, street musician, street theater artist.

Professionals 39 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: variety artist, 75%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1

70% and above · short step
50 to 70% · real move
Below 50% · substantial retraining

The 5 nearest destinations from street performer, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a street performer already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.

Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A street performer needs 23 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area

enable audience participation communication, collaboration and creativity
street art history arts and humanities
use public space as a creative resource communication, collaboration and creativity
perform in a public space communication, collaboration and creativity
act for an audience communication, collaboration and creativity
self-promote communication, collaboration and creativity
show professional responsibility management skills
work independently as an artist communication, collaboration and creativity
ensure health and safety of visitors assisting and caring
interact with fellow actors communication, collaboration and creativity

Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a street performer does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Street performer is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a street performer’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.