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Talent Directors
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Audition and interview performers to select most appropriate talent for parts in stage, television, radio, or motion picture productions.
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Degrees
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Abilities
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Oral Expression| | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
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Oral Comprehension| | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
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Written Comprehension| | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
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Written Expression| | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
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Fluency of Ideas| | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). |
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Near Vision| | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
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Category Flexibility| | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
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Deductive Reasoning| | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
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Inductive Reasoning| | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
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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. |
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Problem Sensitivity| | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. |
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Speech Clarity| | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
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Speech Recognition| | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
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Selective Attention| | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
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Information Ordering| | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
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Number Facility| | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
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Time Sharing| | The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources). |
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Auditory Attention| | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. |
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Far Vision| | The ability to see details at a distance. |
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Flexibility of Closure| | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
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Visualization| | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
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Mathematical Reasoning| | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
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Visual Color Discrimination| | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. |
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Perceptual Speed| | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
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Hearing Sensitivity| | The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. |
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Memorization| | The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures. |
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Speed of Closure| | The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns. |
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Depth Perception| | The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object. |
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Finger Dexterity| | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
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Stamina| | The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath. |
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Gross Body Coordination| | The ability to coordinate the movement of your arms, legs, and torso together when the whole body is in motion. |
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Speed of Limb Movement| | The ability to quickly move the arms and legs. |
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Wrist-Finger Speed| | The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists. |
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Response Orientation| | The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body part. |
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Trunk Strength| | The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing. |
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Extent Flexibility| | The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. |
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Interests
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Artistic| | Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules. |
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Enterprising| | Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business. |
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Second Interest High-Point| | Secondary-Cutoff/Rank Descriptiveness |
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Social| | Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others. |
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Third Interest High-Point| | Tertiary-Cutoff/Rank Descriptiveness |
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Conventional| | Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow. |
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First Interest High-Point| | Primary-Rank Descriptiveness |
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Investigative| | Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally. |
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Realistic| | Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others. |
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Knowledge
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Fine Arts| | Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture. |
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Clerical| | Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology. |
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Computers and Electronics| | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
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Customer and Personal Service| | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
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English Language| | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
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Communications and Media| | Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media. |
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Administration and Management| | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. |
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Psychology| | Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders. |
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Sales and Marketing| | Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems. |
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Personnel and Human Resources| | Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems. |
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Telecommunications| | Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems. |
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Economics and Accounting| | Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data. |
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Sociology and Anthropology| | Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins. |
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Education and Training| | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. |
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Law and Government| | Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process. |
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Mathematics| | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
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Production and Processing| | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
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Philosophy and Theology| | Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture. |
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Geography| | Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life. |
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History and Archeology| | Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures. |
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Therapy and Counseling| | Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance. |
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Transportation| | Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits. |
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Public Safety and Security| | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. |
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Foreign Language| | Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation. |
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Design| | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
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Engineering and Technology| | Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. |
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Mechanical| | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
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Physics| | Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes. |
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Building and Construction| | Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads. |
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Medicine and Dentistry| | Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures. |
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Food Production| | Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques. |
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Chemistry| | Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods. |
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Biology| | Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment. |
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Wages
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| District of Columbia | $69,360.00 |
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| North Carolina | $40,260.00 |
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| South Carolina | $33,710.00 |
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Related Careers
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Advertising Sales Agents| | Sell or solicit advertising, including graphic art, advertising space in publications, custom made signs, or TV and radio advertising time. May obtain leases for outdoor advertising sites or persuade retailer to use sales promotion display items. |
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Appraisers, Real Estate| | Appraise real property to determine its value for purchase, sales, investment, mortgage, or loan purposes. |
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Demonstrators & Product Promoters| | Demonstrate merchandise and answer questions for the purpose of creating public interest in buying the product. May sell demonstrated merchandise. |
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Directors- Stage, Motion Pictures, Television, & Radio| | Interpret script, conduct rehearsals, and direct activities of cast and technical crew for stage, motion pictures, television, or radio programs. |
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Insurance Adjusters, Examiners, & Investigators| | Investigate, analyze, and determine the extent of insurance company's liability concerning personal, casualty, or property loss or damages, and attempt to effect settlement with claimants. Correspond with or interview medical specialists, agents, witnesses, or claimants to compile information. Calculate benefit payments and approve payment of claims within a certain monetary limit. |
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Personnel Recruiters| | Seek out, interview, and screen applicants to fill existing and future job openings and promote career opportunities within an organization. |
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Technical Directors/Managers| | Coordinate activities of technical departments, such as taping, editing, engineering, and maintenance, to produce radio or television programs. |
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Skills
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Social Perceptiveness| | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
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Active Listening| | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
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Judgment and Decision Making| | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
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Reading Comprehension| | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
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Time Management| | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
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Critical Thinking| | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
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Persuasion| | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. |
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Coordination| | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
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Management of Personnel Resources| | Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. |
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Speaking| | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
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Monitoring| | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
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Writing| | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
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Management of Financial Resources| | Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures. |
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Negotiation| | Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. |
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Active Learning| | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
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Complex Problem Solving| | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
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Learning Strategies| | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. |
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Instructing| | Teaching others how to do something. |
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Service Orientation| | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
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Operations Analysis| | Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. |
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Equipment Selection| | Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job. |
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Systems Evaluation| | Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. |
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Management of Material Resources| | Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work. |
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Troubleshooting| | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
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Technology Design| | Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs. |
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Quality Control Analysis| | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
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Systems Analysis| | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. |
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Operation and Control| | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
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Installation| | Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications. |
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Operation Monitoring| | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
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Mathematics| | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
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Programming| | Writing computer programs for various purposes. |
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Equipment Maintenance| | Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. |
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Repairing| | Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. |
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Science| | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
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Tasks
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| Review performer information such as photos, resumes, voice tapes, videos, and union membership, in order to decide whom to audition for parts. |
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| Read scripts and confer with producers in order to determine the types and numbers of performers required for a given production. |
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| Select performers for roles or submit lists of suitable performers to producers or directors for final selection. |
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| Audition and interview performers in order to match their attributes to specific roles or to increase the pool of available acting talent. |
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| Maintain talent files that include information such as performers' specialties, past performances, and availability. |
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| Locate performers or extras for crowd and background scenes, and stand-ins or photo doubles for actors, by direct contact or through agents. |
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| Prepare actors for auditions by providing scripts and information about roles and casting requirements. |
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| Serve as liaisons between directors, actors, and agents. |
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| Attend or view productions in order to maintain knowledge of available actors. |
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| Negotiate contract agreements with performers, with agents, or between performers and agents or production companies. |
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| Contact agents and actors in order to provide notification of audition and performance opportunities and to set up audition times. |
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| Hire and supervise workers who help locate people with specified attributes and talents. |
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| Arrange for and/or design screen tests or auditions for prospective performers. |
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Career Activities
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| Communicating with Persons Outside Organization |
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| make presentations |
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| Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others |
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| give direction in audio recording studio |
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| Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others |
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| negotiate business contracts |
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| Getting Information |
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| obtain information from individuals |
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| Making Decisions and Solving Problems |
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| make decisions |
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| Thinking Creatively |
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| convey moods or emotions through music |
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| Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People |
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| evaluate talent or individual |
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| review film, recordings, or rehearsals |
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| Performing Administrative Activities |
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| maintain records, reports, or files |
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| Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge |
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| use interviewing procedures |
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| use marketing techniques |
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| use negotiation techniques |
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| use public speaking techniques |
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| Staffing Organizational Units |
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| assess staff or applicant skill levels |
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| audition performers |
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| evaluate qualifications or eligibility of applicant for employment |
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| interview job applicants |
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| select applicants meeting qualifications |
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| Coaching and Developing Others |
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| direct talent |
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Career Context
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| Telephone |
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| Electronic Mail |
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| Contact With Others |
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| Work With Work Group or Team |
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| Indoors, Environmentally Controlled |
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| Coordinate or Lead Others |
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| Time Pressure |
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| Face-to-Face Discussions |
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| Responsibility for Outcomes and Results |
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| Structured versus Unstructured Work |
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| Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results |
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| Deal With External Customers |
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| Importance of Being Exact or Accurate |
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| Freedom to Make Decisions |
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| Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable |
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| Level of Competition |
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| Frequency of Decision Making |
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| Letters and Memos |
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| Physical Proximity |
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| Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People |
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| Spend Time Sitting |
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| Frequency of Conflict Situations |
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| Importance of Repeating Same Tasks |
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| Public Speaking |
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| Responsible for Others' Health and Safety |
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| Consequence of Error |
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| Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls |
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| Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting |
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| Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled |
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| In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment |
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| Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions |
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| Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions |
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| Exposed to Disease or Infections |
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Career Styles
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Attention to Detail| | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
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Dependability| | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
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Stress Tolerance| | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations. |
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Adaptability/Flexibility| | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
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Cooperation| | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
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Self Control| | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
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Initiative| | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
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Persistence| | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
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Leadership| | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
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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. |
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Integrity| | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
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Achievement/Effort| | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
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Innovation| | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
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Concern for Others| | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
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Social Orientation| | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
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Analytical Thinking| | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
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Career Needs
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Responsibility| | Workers on this job make decisions on their own. |
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Autonomy| | Workers on this job plan their work with little supervision. |
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Working Conditions| | Workers on this job have good working conditions. |
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Ability Utilization| | Workers on this job make use of their individual abilities. |
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Authority| | Workers on this job give directions and instructions to others. |
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Variety| | Workers on this job have something different to do every day. |
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Achievement| | Workers on this job get a feeling of accomplishment. |
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Creativity| | Workers on this job try out their own ideas. |
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Compensation| | Workers on this job are paid well in comparison with other workers. |
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Recognition| | Workers on this job receive recognition for the work they do. |
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Moral Values| | Workers on this job are never pressured to do things that go against their sense of right and wrong. |
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Social Status| | Workers on this job are looked up to by others in their company and their community. |
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Co-workers| | Workers on this job have co-workers who are easy to get along with. |
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Company Policies and Practices| | Workers on this job are treated fairly by the company. |
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Activity| | Workers on this job are busy all the time. |
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Advancement| | Workers on this job have opportunities for advancement. |
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Security| | Workers on this job have steady employment. |
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Supervision, Human Relations| | Workers on this job have supervisors who back up their workers with management. |
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Independence| | Workers on this job do their work alone. |
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Social Service| | Workers on this job have work where they do things for other people. |
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Supervision, Technical| | Workers on this job have supervisors who train their workers well. |
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Career Values
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Independence| | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employs to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Support| | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
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