Part IV: Descriptions of the 50 Best Jobs for Each Personality Type _______________________________Broadcast News Analysts
! Personality Code: ASE! Education/Training Required: Work
experience plus degree
! Annual Earnings: $49,060
! Beginning Wage: $22,480
! Earnings Growth Potential: Very high
! Growth: 6.0%
! Annual Job Openings: 1,444
! Self-Employed: 11.1%
! Part-Time: 17.3%
Analyze, interpret, and broadcast news received
from various sources. Analyze and interpret news
and information received from various sources in
order to be able to broadcast the information. Write
commentaries, columns, or scripts, using comput-
ers. Examine news items of local, national, and inter-
national signifi cance to determine topics to address
or obtain assignments from editorial staff members.
Coordinate and serve as an anchor on news broad-
cast programs. Edit news material to ensure that it
fi ts within available time or space. Select material
most pertinent to presentation and organize this
material into appropriate formats. Gather informa-
tion and develop perspectives about news subjects
through research, interviews, observation, and expe-
rience. Present news stories and introduce in-depth
videotaped segments or live transmissions from on-
the-scene reporters.
GOE—Interest Area/Cluster: 03. Arts and Com-
munication. Work Group: 03.03. News, Broadcast-
ing, and Public Relations. Other Jobs in " is Work
Group: Interpreters and Translators; Public Rela-
tions Specialists; Reporters and Correspondents.
Skills: Writing; Time Ma nagement; Ma nagement
of Personnel Resources; Speaking; Social Perceptive-
ness; Reading Comprehension; Operation and Con-
trol; Monitoring.
Education and Training Programs: Journal-
ism; Broadcast Journalism; Radio and Television;Political Communication. Related Knowledge/
Courses: Communications and Media; Telecommu-
nications; English Language; Geography; Sociology
and Anthropology; History and Archeology.
Work Env ironment : Indoors; noisy; sitting; repeti-
tive motions.Camera Operators, Television,
Video, and Motion Picture
! e primary personality type for this occupation is
Realistic. Look for the description among the Realistic
jobs.Commercial and Industrial Designers
! Personality Code: AER
! Education/Training Required: Bachelor’s
degree
! Annual Earnings: $56,550
! Beginning Wage: $31,400
! Earnings Growth Potential: High
! Growth: 7.2%
! Annual Job Openings: 4,777
! Self-Employed: 29.8%
! Part-Time: 16.7%Develop and design manufactured products, such
as cars, home appliances, and children’s toys.
Combine artistic talent with research on prod-
uct use, marketing, and materials to create the
most functional and appealing product design.
Prepare sketches of ideas, detailed drawings, illustra-
tions, artwork, or blueprints, using drafting instru-
ments, paints and brushes, or computer-aided design
equipment. Direct and coordinate the fabrication of
models or samples and the drafting of working draw-
ings and specifi cation sheets from sketches. Modify
and refi ne designs, using working models, to con-
form with customer specifi cations, production lim-
itations, or changes in design trends. Coordinate