What careers may be feasible for me to pivot to as a musician?

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I have my undergraduate degree in music performance, and I am currently in graduate school with a full scholarship and TA position for music performance. I minored in data science and biology as an undergrad (regretting not making one of those a major now...) and had a couple of internships– one in survey design and one in business analytics.

I am completely burnt out on music and do not think I can keep working in it, at least for the time being. My original intention was to be a violin teacher who plays freelance gigs, in part because teaching violin lessons would be a flexible career to keep when we decide to have children.

I do not want to do school for more than two more years if possible. My husband and I are wanting to start a family soon-ish and I am not sure if school would be compatible with that. I know my internship experience should be helpful, but I am having a hard time finding job postings where that matters and the subject of your bachelors' doesn't.

What types of careers might be possible for me to switch to/what should I be looking for as I consider switching out of graduate school?

Posted Oct 6, 2025, 7:18 PM UTC

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