Part IV: Descriptions of the 50 Best Jobs for Each Personality Type _______________________________and install special eff ects as required by the script,
mixing chemicals and fabricating needed parts from
wood, metal, plaster, and clay. Participate in design
and production of multimedia campaigns, handling
budgeting and scheduling and assisting with such
responsibilities as production coordination, back-
ground design, and progress tracking. Convert real
objects to animated objects through modeling, using
techniques such as optical scanning. Implement and
maintain confi guration control systems.
GOE—Interest Area/Cluster: 03. Arts and Com-
munication. Work Group: 03.09. Media Technol-
ogy. Other Jobs in " is Work Group: Audio and
Video Equipment Technicians; Broadcast Techni-
cians; Camera Operators, Television, Video, and
Motion Picture; Film and Video Editors; Pho-
tographers; Radio Operators; Sound Engineering
Te c h n i c i a n s.
Skills: Operations Analysis; Technology Design;
Time Management; Judgment and Decision Mak-
ing; Science; Reading Comprehension; Active Lis-
tening; Programming.
Education and Training Programs: Animation,
Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special
Eff ects; Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Infor-
mation Resources Design; Graphic Design; Draw-
ing; Intermedia/Multimedia; Painting; Printmaking.
Related Knowledge/Courses: Fine Arts; Design;
Computers and Electronics; Communications and
Media; English Language.
Work Env ironment : Indoors; sitting; using hands
on objects, tools, or controls; repetitive motions.
Music Composers and Arrangers .....................................
! Personality Code: AE
! Education/Training Required: Work
experience plus degree
! Annual Earnings: $40,150
! Beginning Wage: $16,110
! Earnings Growth Potential: Very high
! Growth: 12.9%
! Annual Job Openings: 8,597
! Self-Employed: 44.7%
! Part-Time: 37.0%! e job openings listed here are shared with Music
Directors.Write a nd tra nscribe musica l scores. Copy parts
from scores for individual performers. Transpose
music from one voice or instrument to another to
accommodate particular musicians. Use comput-
ers and synthesizers to compose, orchestrate, and
arrange music. Write changes directly into compo-
sitions, or use computer software to make changes.
Confer with producers and directors to defi ne the
nature and placement of fi lm or television music.
Guide musicians during rehearsals, performances,
or recording sessions. Study original pieces of music
to become familiar with them prior to making any
changes. Study fi lms or scripts to determine how
musical scores can be used to create desired eff ects
or moods. Write music for commercial mediums,
including advertising jingles or fi lm soundtracks.
Accept commissions to create music for special occa-
sions. Arrange music composed by others, changing
the music to achieve desired eff ects. Write musical
scores for orchestras, bands, choral groups, or indi-
vidual instrumentalists or vocalists, using knowledge
of music theory and of instrumental and vocal capa-
bilities. Score compositions so that they are consis-
tent with instrumental and vocal capabilities such as
ranges and keys, using knowledge of music theory.
Apply elements of music theory to create musical and
tonal structures, including harmonies and melodies.
Collaborate with other colleagues such as copyists