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Last updated: April 16, 2024
Puppeteer Salary
in Houston, Texas
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$35,429 (USD)
Average Salary
$17/hr
Average Hourly
$680
Average Bonus
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The average pay for a Puppeteer is $35,429 a year and $17 an hour in Houston, Texas, United States. The average salary range for a Puppeteer is between $26,891 and $41,275. On average, a High School Degree is the highest level of education for a Puppeteer. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Houston, Texas.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
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Estimated salary in 2029:
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5 Year Change:
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Houston ( ; HEW-stən) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Houston is located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico; it is the seat and largest city of Harris County and the principal city of the Greater Houston metropolitan area, which is the fifth-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States and the second-most populous in Texas after Dallas–Fort Worth. With a population of 2,302,878 in 2022, Houston is the fourth-most populous city in the United States after New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago, and the seventh-most...
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Description:
- Originates puppet shows, designs and constructs puppets and moves controls of puppets to animate them for entertainment of audience: studies media for ideas that relate to fads, stories, plays, and seasonal themes and confers with other staff to develop ideas for new show.
- Writes or adapts script for use in puppet theater.
- Sketches designs for puppets based on script.
- Constructs hand, string, rod, and shadow puppets from materials, such as wood, papier mache, styrofoam, wires, metal, and rubber, using handtools and machine tools.
- Sews clothing for puppets by hand or machine.
- Animates puppets, using string, wire, rod, fingers or hand from position above, below, or at level with stage.
- Talks or sings during performance to give illusion of voice to puppets.
- May operate audio equipment, such as tape deck, during performance and simultaneously move puppet's mouth in synchronization with music to create illusion of singing.
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Salary Recap
The average pay for a Puppeteer is $35,429 a year and $17 an hour in Houston, Texas, United States. The average salary range for a Puppeteer is between $26,891 and $41,275. On average, a High School Degree is the highest level of education for a Puppeteer. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Houston, Texas.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
Find actuarial salary survey data and benchmark salary and pay.
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Puppeteer Job Prevalence in the United States
Job family: Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other
Job family population: 11,640
Estimated population of Puppeteer jobs: 386
Rate of error: 9.2%
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About Houston, Texas
Houston Cost of Living Score:
Description:
Houston ( ; HEW-stən) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Houston is located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico; it is the seat and largest city of Harris County and the principal city of the Greater Houston metropolitan area, which is the fifth-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States and the second-most populous in Texas after Dallas–Fort Worth. With a population of 2,302,878 in 2022, Houston is the fourth-most populous city in the United States after New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago, and the seventh-most...
Job Summary
Description:
- Originates puppet shows, designs and constructs puppets and moves controls of puppets to animate them for entertainment of audience: studies media for ideas that relate to fads, stories, plays, and seasonal themes and confers with other staff to develop ideas for new show.
- Writes or adapts script for use in puppet theater.
- Sketches designs for puppets based on script.
- Constructs hand, string, rod, and shadow puppets from materials, such as wood, papier mache, styrofoam, wires, metal, and rubber, using handtools and machine tools.
- Sews clothing for puppets by hand or machine.
- Animates puppets, using string, wire, rod, fingers or hand from position above, below, or at level with stage.
- Talks or sings during performance to give illusion of voice to puppets.
- May operate audio equipment, such as tape deck, during performance and simultaneously move puppet's mouth in synchronization with music to create illusion of singing.
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Who We Are
ERI Economic Research Institute compiles the best salary, cost-of-living, and executive compensation survey data available.
View our ProductsTake the guess work out of setting pay
Determine competitive salary levels, compare employee compensation with market benchmarks, and get instant access to reliable salary survey data online.
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Read More
National Compensation Forecast January 2024
Review compensation trends and get guidance on expected total salary increases for the upcoming year with ERI's National Compensation Forecast.
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