Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports & Media

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Actors: Play parts in stage, television, radio, video, or motion picture productions for entertainment, information, or instruction. Interpret serious or comic role by speech, gesture, and body movement to entertain or inform audience. May dance and sing.
Important Abilities & Skills: Speech clarity; memorization; oral expression; active listening; speaking; reading comprehension; coordination: social perceptiveness; judgment and decision making; fine arts; English language; psychology
Training Programs: Drama  and dramatics/theater arts; acting; directing and theatrical production, theater/theater arts management; dramatic/theater arts and stagecraft

Art Directors: Formulate design concepts and presentation approaches, and direct workers engaged in art work, layout design, and copy writing for visual communications media, such as magazines, books, newspapers, and packaging.
Important Abilities & Skills:   Originality; fluency of ideas; oral expression; active listening; speaking; critical thinking; coordination: complex problem solving; judgment and decision making; design; administration and management; computers and electronics
Training Programs: Graphic design; inter-media/multimedia

Athletes and Sports Competitors: Compete in athletic events.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral comprehension; oral expression; problem sensitivity; active listening; speaking; critical thinking; coordination: social perceptiveness; judgment and decision making; English language; administration and management; psychology
Training Programs: Health and physical education

Audio and Video Equipment Technicians: Set up or set up and operate audio and video equipment including microphones, sound speakers, video screens, projectors, video monitors, recording equipment, connecting wires and cables, sound and mixing boards, and related electronic equipment for concerts, sports events, meetings and conventions, presentations, and news conferences. May also set up and operate associated spotlights and other custom lighting systems.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral comprehension; information ordering; problem sensitivity; reading comprehension; monitoring; operation monitoring; coordination: judgment and decision making; computers and technology; communication and media; telecommunications
Training Programs: Agricultural communication/journalism; photographic and film/video technology; recording arts technology

Broadcast News Analysts: Analyze, interpret, and broadcast news received from various sources.
Important Abilities & Skills: Speech clarity; speech recognition; oral comprehension; speaking; active listening; critical thinking; coordination: social perceptiveness; complex problem solving; English language; communication and media; telecommunications
Training Programs: Journalism; broadcast journalism; radio and television; political communication

Broadcast Technicians:  Set up, operate, and maintain the electronic equipment used to transmit radio and television programs. Control audio equipment to regulate volume level and quality of sound during radio and television broadcasts. Operate radio transmitter to broadcast radio and television programs.
Important Abilities & Skills: Problem sensitivity; near vision; oral comprehension; critical thinking; monitoring; active listening; operation monitoring; complex problem solving; judgment and decision making; computers and electronics; telecommunications; communications and media
Training Programs:  Radio and television broadcasting technology; communications technology; audiovisual communications technologies

Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Motion Picture: Operate television, video, or motion picture camera to photograph images or scenes for various purposes, such as TV broadcasts, advertising, video production, or motion pictures.
Important Abilities & Skills: Visualization; problem sensitivity; oral comprehension; active listening; speaking; critical thinking; coordination; operation and control; judgment and decision making; communications and media; computers and electronics; English language
Training Programs: Radio and television broadcasting technology; audiovisual communications technologies; cinematography and film/video production

Choreographers: Create and teach dance. May direct and stage presentations.
Important Abilities & Skills: Gross body coordination; oral comprehension; oral expression; active listening; speaking; monitoring; instruction: coordination; time management; instructing; coordination; social perceptiveness
Training Programs:  Dance

Coaches and Scouts: Instruct or coach groups or individuals in the fundamentals of sports. Demonstrate techniques and methods of participation. May evaluate athletes’ strengths and weaknesses as possible recruits or to improve the athletes’ technique to prepare them for competition. Those required to hold teaching degrees should be reported in the appropriate teaching category.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; speech clarity; deductive reasoning; speaking; monitoring; learning strategies; instructing: management of personal resources; judgment and decision making; psychology; customer and personal service; English language
Training Programs: Physical Education Teaching and Coaching; Health and Physical Education; Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

Commercial and Industrial Designers: Develop and design manufactured products, such as cars, home appliances, and children’s toys. Combine artistic talent with research on product use, marketing, and materials to create the most functional and appealing product design.
Important Abilities & Skills: Near vision; speech recognition; oral comprehension; active listening; reading comprehension; critical thinking; operations analysis: complex problem solving; judgment and decision making; design; engineering and technology; production and processing
Training Programs: Design and visual communications; commercial and advertising art; industrial design

Craft Artists: Create or reproduce hand-made objects for sale and exhibition using a variety of techniques, such as welding, weaving, pottery, and needlecraft.
Important Abilities & Skills: Arm-hand steadiness; manual dexterity; finger dexterity; critical thinking; active listening; speaking; social perceptiveness; complex problem solving; service orientation; fine arts; sales and marketing; design
Training Programs: Visual and performing arts; crafts/craft design; art; drawing; painting; fiber, textile and weaving arts, metal and jewelry arts

Dancers: Perform dances. May also sing or act.
Important Abilities & Skills: Gross body coordination; stamina; extent flexibility;  active listening; speaking; active learning; coordination; instructing; service orientation; fine arts; communications and media; English language
Training Programs: Dance; ballet

Editors: Perform variety of editorial duties, such as laying out, indexing, and revising content of written materials, in preparation for final publication.
Important Abilities & Skills: Written comprehension; written expression; near vision;  active listening; speaking; reading comprehension; quality control analysis; judgment and decision making; time management; computers and technology; communications and media; English language
Training Programs: Communication studies/speech communication and rhetoric; mass communication/media studies; journalism; publishing; creative writing; business/corporate communications

Fashion Designers: Design clothing and accessories. Create original garments or design garments that follow well established fashion trends. May develop the line of color and kinds of materials.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; oral comprehension; originality; critical thinking; active listening; active learning; social perceptiveness; complex problem solving; coordination; judgment decision making; design, English language, production and processing
Training Programs: Apparel and textile manufacture; textile science; fashion and fabric consultant; fashion apparel design

 Film and Video Editors: Edit motion picture soundtracks, film, and video.
Important Abilities & Skills: Near vision; oral comprehension; written comprehension; active listening; critical thinking; reading comprehension; time management; judgment and decision making; complex problem solving; communications and media; computers and electronics; production and processing
Training Programs: Radio and television broadcasting technology; photojournalism; radio and television; communications technology; audiovisual communications technologies; cinematography and film/video production

Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators: Create original artwork using any of a wide variety of mediums and techniques, such as painting and sculpture.
Important Abilities & Skills:  Originality; visualization; fluency of ideas; critical thinking; active listening; active learning; social perceptiveness; complex problem solving; judgment and decision making; fine arts; customer and personal service; design
Training Programs: Visual and performing arts;  art; drawing; inter-media/multimedia; fine arts

Floral Designers: Design, cut, and arrange live, dried, or artificial flowers and foliage
Important Abilities & Skills:  Oral comprehension, oral expression, originality, active listening, speaking, critical thinking, time management, service orientation, social perceptiveness, customer and personal service, English language, sales and marketing
Training Programs: Flori-culture/Floristry Operations and Management

Graphic Designers: Design or create graphics to meet specific commercial or promotional needs, such as packaging, displays, or logos. May use a variety of mediums to achieve artistic or decorative effects.
Important Abilities & Skills: Originality; written comprehension; written expression; active listening; writing; speaking; operations analysis; coordination; judgment and decision making; design; communications and media; English language
Training Programs: Web page, digital/multimedia and information resources design; graphic design; agricultural communication/journalism; computer graphics; design and visual communications; commercial and advertising art; industrial design

Interior Designers: Plan, design, and furnish interiors of residential, commercial, or industrial buildings. Formulate design which is practical, aesthetic, and conducive to intended purposes, such as raising productivity, selling merchandise, or improving life style. May specialize in a particular field, style, or phase of interior design.
Important Abilities & Skills:  Oral comprehension; originality; oral expression; active listening; speaking; reading comprehension; social perceptiveness; service orientation; coordination; design; customer and personal service; building and construction
Training Programs: Interior architecture; facilities planning and management;  textile science; interior design

Interpreters and Translators: Translate or interpret written, oral, or sign language text into another language for others.
Important Abilities & Skills: Speech recognition; oral comprehension; oral expression; active listening; speaking; reading comprehension; social perceptiveness; judgment and decision making; time management; foreign language; English language; customer and personal service
Training Programs: Education/teaching of individuals with hearing impairments, including deafness; foreign languages and literatures; linguistics; foreign languages; sign language

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers: Plan and erect commercial displays, such as those in windows and interiors of retail stores and at trade exhibitions.
Important Abilities & Skills: Visualization; oral comprehension; speech clarity; active listening; speaking; critical thinking; social perceptiveness; judgment and decision making; time management; customer and personal service; English language; sales and marketing

Multi-Media Artists and Animators: Create special effects, animation, or other visual images using film, video, computers, or other electronic tools and media for use in products or creations, such as computer games, movies, music videos, and commercials.
Important Abilities & Skills: Written comprehension; oral expression; near vision; critical thinking; active listening; reading comprehension; time management; coordination; judgment and decision making; communication and media; fine arts; design
Training Programs: Animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects; web page design; graphic design; intermedia/multimedia

Music Directors and Composers: Conduct, direct, plan, and lead instrumental or vocal performances by musical groups, such as orchestras, choirs, and glee clubs. Includes arrangers, composers, choral directors, and orchestrators.
Important Abilities & Skills: Hearing sensitivity; originality; oral expression; critical thinking; active listening; speaking; instructing; coordination; judgment and decision making; computers and technology; fine arts; customer and personal care
Training Programs: Religious/sacred music; music performance; music theory and composition; conducting

Musicians and Singers: Play one or more musical instruments or entertain by singing songs in recital, in accompaniment, or as a member of an orchestra, band, or other musical group. Musical performers may entertain on-stage, radio, TV, film, video, or record in studios.
Important Abilities & Skills: Hearing sensitivity; oral expression; oral comprehension; critical thinking; active listening; monitoring; time management; coordination; social perceptiveness; English language; fine arts; psychology
Training Programs: Music; music performance; piano and organ; voice and opera; jazz/jazz studies; violin; music pedagogy

Photographers: Photograph persons, subjects, merchandise, or other commercial products. May develop negatives and produce finished prints.
Important Abilities & Skills: Visualization; oral expression; oral comprehension; reading comprehension; active listening; speaking; social perceptiveness; operations analysis; instructing; English language; customer and personal service; sales and marketing
Training Programs: Photojournalism; visual and performing arts; photography; film/video and photographic arts

Producers and Directors: Produce or direct stage, television, radio, video, or motion picture productions for entertainment, information, or instruction. Responsible for creative decisions, such as interpretation of script, choice of guests, set design, sound, special effects, and choreography.
Important Abilities & Skills: Written comprehension; oral expression; oral comprehension; reading comprehension; active listening; reading comprehension; time management; coordination; judgment and decision making; communications and media; english language; customer and personal service
Training Programs: Radio and television; drama and dramatics/theatre arts; directing and theatrical production; film/cinema studies

Public Address System and Other Announcers: Make announcements over loud speaker at sporting or other public events. May act as master of ceremonies or disc jockey at weddings, parties, clubs, or other gathering places.
Important Abilities & Skills: speech clarity; oral expression; oral comprehension; reading comprehension; active listening; speaking; social perceptiveness; coordination; service orientation; customer and personal service; sales and marketing; computers and technology
Training Programs: Communication studies/speech communication and rhetoric

Public Relations Specialists: Engage in promoting or creating good will for individuals, groups, or organizations by writing or selecting favorable publicity material and releasing it through various communications media. May prepare and arrange displays, and make speeches.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; oral comprehension; written expression; speaking; critical thinking; active learning; social perceptiveness; coordination; time management; communications and media; English language; sales and marketing
Training Programs: Public relations and image management; political communication; health communication; family and consumer sciences journalism; photojournalism; political communication

Radio and Television Announcers: Talk on radio or television. May interview guests, act as master of ceremonies, read news flashes, identify station by giving call letters, or announce song title and artist.
Important Abilities and Skills: Oral expression; speech clarity; oral comprehension; speaking; active listening; critical thinking; social perceptiveness; time management; coordination; communications and media; English language; telecommunications
Training Programs: Broadcast journalism; radio and television

Radio Operators: Receive and transmit communications using radiotelegraph or radiotelephone equipment in accordance with government regulations. May repair equipment.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; oral comprehension; speech recognition; speaking; reading comprehension; active learning; judgment and decision making; coordination; time management; customer and personal service; public safety; computers and technology
Training Programs: Communications systems installation and repair technology

Reporters and Correspondents: Collect and analyze facts about newsworthy events by interview, investigation, or observation. Report and write stories for newspaper, news magazine, radio, or television.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; oral comprehension; written expression; speaking; writing; active listening; social perceptiveness; coordination; time management; communications and media; English language; customer and personal service
Training Programs: Agricultural communication/journalism; mass communication/media studies; journalism; broadcast

Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials: Officiate at competitive athletic or sporting events. Detect infractions of rules and decide penalties according to established regulations.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; far vision; near vision; speaking; critical thinking; active learning; judgment and decision making ; negotiation; coordination; social perceptiveness; English language; customer and personal service; psychology

Set and Exhibit Designers: Design special exhibits and movie, television, and theater sets. May study scripts, confer with directors, and conduct research to determine appropriate architectural styles.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral comprehension; originality; written comprehension; active listening; critical thinking; reading comprehension; time management; judgment and decision making; coordination; design; fine arts; administration and management
Training Programs: Design and visual communications; illustration; design and applied arts; technical theatre/theatre design and technology

Sound Engineering Technicians: Operate machines and equipment to record, synchronize, mix, or reproduce music, voices, or sound effects in sporting arenas, theater productions, recording studios, or movie and video productions.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; near vision; written expression; active listening; speaking; critical thinking; complex problem solving; operation monitoring; operation and control; computers and electronics; communications and media; customer and personal service
Training Programs: Communications technology; recording arts technology

Technical Writers: Write technical materials, such as equipment manuals, appendices, or operating and maintenance instructions. May assist in layout work.
Important Abilities & Skills: Written comprehension; written expression; oral comprehension; writing; active listening; reading comprehension; complex problem solving; coordination; judgment and decision making; communications and media; English language; computers and technology
Training Programs: Family and consumer sciences/human sciences communication; technical and business writing; business/corporate communications

Writers and Authors: Originate and prepare written material, such as scripts, stories, advertisements, and other material.
Important Abilities & Skills: Written comprehension; written expression; originality; writing; active listening; reading comprehension; complex problem solving; social perceptiveness; judgment and decision making; communications and media; English language; sales and marketing
Training Programs: Communication studies; mass communication; journalism; family and consumer sciences; creative writing; English composition; business/corporate communications

Education and training for this career path:
Arts (Visual, Music, Performance) ; Communication & Journalism ; Engineering Related Technology ; Health ; Marketing ; Parks, Recreation & Fitness ; Hospitality & Culinary