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Musicians and Singers

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media (27-2042)

Play one or more musical instruments or sing. May perform on stage, for broadcasting, or for sound or video recording.

At a Glance

Musicians and Singers with +1.1% projected growth. Typical entry: No formal educational credential. Top skills: Fine Arts, Facebook, Microsoft Excel.

Median Annual Wage

Not available

Projected Growth (2024-34)

+1.1%

Annual Openings

19

Typical Education

No formal educational credential

Skills & Requirements

Skills (3)

Speaking

Talking to others to convey information effectively.

3.4
Monitoring

Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

3.3
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.

3.3

Knowledge (1)

Fine Arts

Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.

4.5

Abilities (11)

Oral Expression

The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.

3.9
Oral Comprehension

The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

3.9
Hearing Sensitivity

The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness.

3.8
Speech Clarity

The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.

3.5
Written Comprehension

The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

3.5
Memorization

The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures.

3.5
Auditory Attention

The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds.

3.5
Speech Recognition

The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.

3.5
Near Vision

The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

3.4
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.

3.4
Speed of Closure

The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns.

3.3

Technology (5)

Facebook

Category: Web page creation and editing software | Hot Technology

4.5
Microsoft Excel

Category: Spreadsheet software | Hot Technology | In Demand

4.5
Microsoft Office software

Category: Office suite software | Hot Technology | In Demand

4.5
Microsoft Word

Category: Word processing software | Hot Technology

4.5
SAP software

Category: Enterprise resource planning ERP software | Hot Technology

4.5

Work Activities (9)

Performing for or Working Directly with the Public

Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.

4.2
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships

Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.

3.9
Processing Information

Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.

3.8
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events

Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.

3.8
Thinking Creatively

Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.

3.8
Getting Information

Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.

3.6
Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People

Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.

3.5
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates

Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.

3.5
Making Decisions and Solving Problems

Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.

3.3

Work Styles (1)

Achievement Orientation

A tendency to establish and maintain personally challenging work-related goals, set high work-related standards, and exert high effort toward meeting those goals and standards.

3.6

Careers with Overlapping Skills

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