Part IV: Descriptions of the 50 Best Jobs for Each Personality Type _______________________________! e job openings listed here are shared with Directors—
Stage, Motion Pictures, Television, and Radio; Producers;
Program Directors; and Technical Directors/Managers.Audition and interview performers to select most
appropriate talent for parts in stage, television,
radio, or motion picture productions. Review per-
former information such as photos, resumes, voice
tapes, videos, and union membership, in order to
decide whom to audition for parts. Read scripts and
confer with producers in order to determine the types
and numbers of performers required for a given pro-
duction. Select performers for roles or submit lists
of suitable performers to producers or directors for
fi nal selection. Audition and interview performers in
order to match their attributes to specifi c roles or to
increase the pool of available acting talent. Maintain
talent fi les that include information such as perform-
ers’ specialties, past performances, and availabil-
ity. Prepare actors for auditions by providing scripts
and information about roles and casting require-
ments. Serve as liaisons between directors, actors,
and agents. Attend or view productions in order to
maintain knowledge of available actors. Negotiate
contract agreements with performers, with agents, or
between performers and agents or production com-
panies. Contact agents and actors in order to provide
notifi cation of audition and performance opportuni-
ties and to set up audition times. Hire and supervise
workers who help locate people with specifi ed attri-
butes and talents. Arrange for and/or design screen
tests or auditions for prospective performers. Locate
performers or extras for crowd and background
scenes, and stand-ins or photo doubles for actors, by
direct contact or through agents.
GOE—Interest Area/Cluster: 03. Arts and Com-
munication. Work Group: 03.07. Music. Ot her Jobs
in " is Work Group: Music Composers and Arrang-
ers; Music Directors; Music Directors and Compos-
ers; Musicians and Singers; Musicians, Instrumental;
Singers.
Skills: Management of Financial Resources; Man-
agement of Personnel Resources; Persuasion; Social
Perceptiveness; Negotiation; Judgment and Decision
Making; Time Management; Management of Mate-
rial Resources.
Education and Training Programs: Radio and
Te l e v i s i o n ; D r a m a a n d D r a m a t i c s / # eatre Arts, Gen-
eral; Directing and # eatrical Production; # eatre/
# eatre Arts Management; Dramatic/# eatre Arts
and Stagecraft, Other; Film/Cinema Studies; Cin-
ematography and Film/Video Production. Related
Knowledge/Courses: Fine Arts; Communications
and Media; Clerical Practices; Computers and Elec-
tronics; Sales and Marketing; Telecommunications.
Work Environment: Indoors; noisy; sitting.Technical Directors/Managers
! Personality Code: ERC
! Education/Training Required: Long-term
on-the-job training
! Annual Earnings: $61,090
! Beginning Wage: $28,980
! Earnings Growth Potential: Very high
! Growth: 11.1%
! Annual Job Openings: 8,992
! Self-Employed: 29.5%
! Part-Time: 9.0%! e job openings listed here are shared with Directors—
Stage, Motion Pictures, Television, and Radio; Producers;
Program Directors; and Talent Directors.Coordinate activities of technical departments,
such as taping, editing, engineering, and mainte-
nance, to produce radio or television programs.
Direct technical aspects of newscasts and other pro-
ductions, checking and switching between video
sources and taking responsibility for the on-air prod-
uct, including camera shots and graphics. Test equip-
ment to ensure proper operation. Monitor broadcasts
to ensure that programs conform to station or net-
work policies and regulations. Observe pictures
through monitors and direct camera and video staff