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Description

Audition and interview performers to select most appropriate talent for parts in stage, television, radio, or motion picture productions.

Interests

  • Enterprising
  • Artistic
  • Social

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Work Values

  • Achievement
  • Relationships
  • Recognition

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Work Styles

  • Dependability
  • Cooperation
  • Attention to Detail
  • Persistence
  • Integrity

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Tasks

  • Audition and interview performers to match their attributes to specific roles or to increase the pool of available acting talent.
  • Prepare actors for auditions by providing scripts and information about roles and casting requirements.
  • Select performers for roles or submit lists of suitable performers to producers or directors for final selection.
  • Contact agents and actors to provide notification of audition and performance opportunities and to set up audition times.
  • Serve as liaisons between directors, actors, and agents.

Work Activities

  • Getting Information
  • Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
  • Communicating with People Outside the Organization
  • Thinking Creatively
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates

Detailed Work Activities

  • Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
  • Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
  • Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
  • Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
  • Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
  • Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
  • Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
  • Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
  • Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
  • Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.

Technology Skills

  • Operating system software
  • Presentation software
  • Data base user interface and query software
  • Web page creation and editing software
  • Spreadsheet software

Abilities

  • Oral Expression
  • Oral Comprehension
  • Written Comprehension
  • Inductive Reasoning
  • Speech Clarity

Skills

  • Active Listening
  • Speaking
  • Critical Thinking
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Reading Comprehension

Knowledge

  • English Language
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Communications and Media
  • Personnel and Human Resources
  • Administration and Management

Most Common Education Level

The “Most Common Education Level” refers to the level of education held by the majority of workers in a given occupation. For example, if the highest percentage of workers in a role have an Associate’s Degree, that suggests this is the typical educational requirement. Knowing this helps you plan how many years of education you may need to pursue that career.

Certificates

Certifying Organization

SAP America, Inc.

Type

Advanced

Income Percentile

The income percentiles show how earnings are distributed within a profession. The 10th percentile means that 10% of workers earned less than that amount. The median (50th percentile) indicates that half of workers earned more, and half earned less. The 90th percentile reflects what the top 10% of earners in the field make.

Income PercentileAnnual Income
Low (10%)$41,818
Median (50%)$74,196
High (90%)$169,273

Income by Experience

This table shows how income typically grows with experience—from entry level (0–2 years), to mid-level (3–5 years), to senior level (6–8 years), to expert level (8+ years).

ExperienceIncome
Entry Level N/A
Mid Level N/A
Senior Level N/A
Expert Level N/A

Employability

There are currently 167,900 jobs in this career path. Over the next 10 years, that number is expected to increase to 181,500 positions, reflecting a projected growth of 8%.

The Projected Job Growth figure refers to the expected increase or decrease in employment within a specific career field over a certain period of time.

Projected Job Growth of 8%

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The career information and data on this site incorporates information from O*NET Web Services, Lightcast, CareerOneStop, and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). For more details regarding the data sources and the specific information sourced, click here.

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