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Incomes can vary widely in this field.

"You can get $500 a week on up to $10,000 a week, depending on how long the tour is, who the artist is, what genre of music it is and where the band is at in their career -- that is, how popular they are," says road manager David Norman.

"You negotiate your own contract, but the standard is some sort of a hotel room, whether it's single or shared, plus some sort of weekly salary," says road manager Gordy Gale. "You also get what they call a per diem, or a per day expense, which covers laundry, food, and taxis."

There are opportunities if you're prepared. "Anyone can have a good future in it, especially if you're really organized, efficient and like to network," says Norman. "Anyone who doesn't like to do those things is going to have a hard time."

"There's always a need for people who can organize everything and do a good job," says road manager Ben Richardson. "I'd say there's a scarcity of road managers because it's such a time-consuming gig and not a lot of people want to take that on. The people that do are usually pretty level-headed people who don't mind working really hard."

Earnings and employment information from the U.S. Department of Labor is not available for this field at this time.

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