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Job Outlook:
None
Education: Bachelor's degree
Salary
High: $179,930.00
Average: $110,660.00
Hourly
Average: $53.20

What they do:

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

On the job, you would:

  • 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.

Personality

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Characteristics of this Career

94% Dependability  -  Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
92% Cooperation  -  Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
90% Attention to Detail  -  Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
85% Persistence  -  Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
83% Integrity  -  Job requires being honest and ethical.
82% Concern for Others  -  Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
81% Self-Control  -  Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
81% Adaptability/Flexibility  -  Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
80% Initiative  -  Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
77% Social Orientation  -  Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.
77% Stress Tolerance  -  Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
77% Independence  -  Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
72% Achievement/Effort  -  Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
71% Leadership  -  Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Strengths

100% Enterprising  -  Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertising, finance, management/administration, professional advising, public speaking, politics, or law.
78% Artistic  -  Work involves creating original visual artwork, performances, written works, food, or music for a variety of media, or applying artistic principles to the design of various objects and materials. Artistic occupations are often associated with visual arts, applied arts and design, performing arts, music, creative writing, media, or culinary art.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Values of the Work Environment

72% Achievement  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
72% Relationships  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.
67% Working Conditions  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions.
67% Recognition  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status.
61% Independence  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.

Aptitude

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Abilities | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

78% Oral Expression  -  The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
75% Oral Comprehension  -  The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
75% Written Comprehension  -  The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
69% Speech Clarity  -  The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
69% Inductive Reasoning  -  The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
66% Deductive Reasoning  -  The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
66% Written Expression  -  The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
66% Originality  -  The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.

Job Details

Responsibilities
Audition or interview potential performers or staff members.
Study scripts to determine project requirements.
Collaborate with others to determine technical details of productions.
Select staff, team members, or performers.
Audition or interview potential performers or staff members.
Maintain records, documents, or other files.
Coordinate logistics for productions or events.
Monitor current trends.
Negotiate for services.
Coordinate logistics for productions or events.
Select staff, team members, or performers.
Coordinate logistics for productions or events.
Coordinate logistics for productions or events.
Direct productions or performances.
Coordinate musical rehearsals or performances.
Teach classes in area of specialization.
Teach humanities courses at the college level.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent

98% Electronic Mail  -  How often do you use electronic mail in this job?
95% Telephone  -  How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?
89% Contact With Others  -  How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
89% Structured versus Unstructured Work  -  To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals?
86% Indoors, Environmentally Controlled  -  How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
86% Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results  -  What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?
86% Face-to-Face Discussions  -  How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
81% Freedom to Make Decisions  -  How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
81% Work With Work Group or Team  -  How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
79% Responsibility for Outcomes and Results  -  How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?
74% Deal With External Customers  -  How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job?
74% Spend Time Sitting  -  How much does this job require sitting?
70% Frequency of Decision Making  -  How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?
69% Letters and Memos  -  How often does the job require written letters and memos?
69% Coordinate or Lead Others  -  How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job?
67% Time Pressure  -  How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Tasks & Values

88% Getting Information  -  Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
84% Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships  -  Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
82% Communicating with People Outside the Organization  -  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.
80% Thinking Creatively  -  Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
75% Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates  -  Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
73% Making Decisions and Solving Problems  -  Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
72% Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People  -  Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
68% Scheduling Work and Activities  -  Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
67% Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work  -  Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.

Getting Started

Education:
42%
Bachelor's Degree
19%
Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)

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