Video Game Voice Actor Strike Continues, as Union Pickets Batman Publisher This Week

[Darashiva]

KLXVER said:

Darashiva said:

The problem is, the pay itself isn't necessarily very high. The only voice actors who actually make more money than the US average are established veterans who've been doing the job for decades. The average yearly salary for a voice actor in the US is roughly $29,000, while the overall average yearly salary in the us is arond $50,000. So, them getting paid more than most isn't true.

Yeah and thats working a few weeks VS working most of the year though.

If they get paid less, then why arent they getting a regular job instead then? I mean if its all about the money and security? They wont because thats not what they want to do. They want to turn a job you make a few bucks from on the side to one you can make a living from.

Most probably do, at least when they are getting started. I still don't get this idea of punishing them for wanting to make a career out of voice acting. Why do they need to choose between a career they want and job security. Yes, voice acting is very much a calling for those who do it, but that doesn't mean they can't also make a decent living out of it if they are good at what they do.