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TITLE: Producers
DEFINITION: Plan and coordinate various aspects of radio, television, stage, or motion picture production, such as selecting script, coordinating writing, directing and editing, and arranging financing.
TASKS:
1. Coordinates various aspects of production, such as audio and camera work, music, timing, writing, and staging.
2. Conducts meetings with staff to discuss production progress and to ensure production objectives are attained.
3. Selects and hires cast and staff members and arbitrates personnel disputes.
4. Directs activities of one or more departments of motion picture studio and prepares rehearsal call sheets and reports of activities and operating costs.
5. Reviews film, recordings, or rehearsals to ensure conformance to production and broadcast standards.
6. Produces shows for special occasions, such as holiday or testimonial.
7. Composes and edits script, or outlines story for screenwriter to write script.
8. Obtains and distributes costumes, props, music, and studio equipment to complete production.
9. Establishes management policies, production schedules, and operating budgets for production.
10. Distributes rehearsal call sheets and copies of script, arranges for rehearsal quarters, and contacts cast members to verify readiness for rehearsal.
11. Times scene and calculates program timing.
12. Reads manuscript and selects play for stage performance.
13. Selects scenes from taped program to be used for promotional purposes.
14. Represents network or company in negotiations with independent producers.
KNOWLEDGE:
Knowledge elements are ranked by importance.
92 Communications and Media
Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods including alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media
79 Administration and Management
Knowledge of principles and processes involved in business and organizational planning, coordination, and execution. This includes strategic planning, resource allocation, manpower modeling, leadership techniques, and production methods
75 Personnel and Human Resources
Knowledge of policies and practices involved in personnel/human resource functions. This includes recruitment, selection, training, and promotion regulations and procedures; compensation and benefits packages; labor relations and negotiation strategies; and personnel information systems
71 English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar
71 Fine Arts
Knowledge of theory and techniques required to produce, compose, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture
46 Mathematics
Knowledge of numbers, their operations, and interrelationships including arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications
42 Economics and Accounting
Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data
21 Sociology and Anthropology
Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, cultures, their history, migrations, ethnicity, and origins
21 Telecommunications
Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems
17 Computers and Electronics
Knowledge of electric circuit boards, processors, chips, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming
17 Education and Training
Knowledge of instructional methods and training techniques including curriculum design principles, learning theory, group and individual teaching techniques, design of individual development plans, and test design principles
13 Production and Processing
Knowledge of inputs, outputs, raw materials, waste, quality control, costs, and techniques for maximizing the manufacture and distribution of goods
13 Psychology
Knowledge of human behavior and performance, mental processes, psychological research methods, and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders
8 Law, Government and Jurisprudence
Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process
8 Clerical
Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing systems, filing and records management systems, stenography and transcription, forms design principles, and other office procedures and terminology
8 Design
Knowledge of design techniques, principles, tools and instruments involved in the production and use of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models
8 Sales and Marketing
Knowledge of principles and methods involved in showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategies and tactics, product demonstration and sales techniques, and sales control systems
SKILLS:
Skills elements are ranked by importance.
100 Coordination
Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions
90 Reading Comprehension
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents
90 Speaking
Talking to others to effectively convey information
80 Idea Generation
Generating a number of different approaches to problems
75 Management of Financial Resources
Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures
75 Management of Material Resources
Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work
75 Management of Personnel Resources
Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job
75 Writing
Communicating effectively with others in writing as indicated by the needs of the audience
70 Idea Evaluation
Evaluating the likely success of an idea in relation to the demands of the situation
70 Product Inspection
Inspecting and evaluating the quality of products
70 Implementation Planning
Developing approaches for implementing an idea
65 Critical Thinking
Using logic and analysis to identify the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches
65 Monitoring
Assessing how well one is doing when learning or doing something
65 Active Learning
Working with new material or information to grasp its implications
65 Active Listening
Listening to what other people are saying and asking questions as appropriate
65 Time Management
Managing one's own time and the time of others
60 Operations Analysis
Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design
60 Mathematics
Using mathematics to solve problems
60 Judgment and Decision Making
Weighing the relative costs and benefits of a potential action
60 Negotiation
Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences
55 Social Perceptiveness
Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react the way they do
50 Problem Identification
Identifying the nature of problems
50 Identification of Key Causes
Identifying the things that must be changed to achieve a goal
50 Learning Strategies
Using multiple approaches when learning or teaching new things
45 Instructing
Teaching others how to do something
45 Persuasion
Persuading others to approach things differently
45 Information Gathering
Knowing how to find information and identifying essential information
45 Synthesis/Reorganization
Reorganizing information to get a better approach to problems or tasks
45 Solution Appraisal
Observing and evaluating the outcomes of a problem solution to identify lessons learned or redirect efforts
45 Identifying Downstream Consequences
Determining the long-term outcomes of a change in operations
45 Systems Perception
Determining when important changes have occurred in a system or are likely to occur
45 Visioning
Developing an image of how a system should work under ideal conditions
40 Systems Evaluation
Looking at many indicators of system performance, taking into account their accuracy
40 Information Organization
Finding ways to structure or classify multiple pieces of information
35 Operation and Control
Controlling operations of equipment or systems
30 Equipment Selection
Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job
15 Operation Monitoring
Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly
15 Troubleshooting
Determining what is causing an operating error and deciding what to do about it
10 Science
Using scientific methods to solve problems
10 Testing
Conducting tests to determine whether equipment, software, or procedures are operating as expected
5 Service Orientation
Actively looking for ways to help people
5 Technology Design
Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs .
ABILITIES:
Abilities elements are ranked by importance.
85 Oral Expression
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand
80 Written Comprehension
The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing
75 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
75 Written Expression
The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand
70 Oral Comprehension
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences
70 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.
65 Speech Clarity
The ability to speak clearly so that it is understandable to a listener
65 Deductive Reasoning
The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to come up with logical answers. It involves deciding if an answer makes sense.
65 Near Vision
The ability to see details of objects at a close range (within a few feet of the observer)
60 Fluency of Ideas
The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a given topic. It concerns the number of ideas produced and not the quality, correctness, or creativity of the ideas.
60 Information Ordering
The ability to correctly follow a given rule or set of rules in order to arrange things or actions in a certain order. The things or actions can include numbers, letters, words, pictures, procedures, sentences, and mathematical or logical operations.
60 Time Sharing
The ability to efficiently shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources)
60 Memorization
The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures
50 Inductive Reasoning
The ability to combine separate pieces of information, or specific answers to problems, to form general rules or conclusions. It includes coming up with a logical explanation for why a series of seemingly unrelated events occur together.
50 Visualization
The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged
50 Number Facility
The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly
45 Selective Attention
The ability to concentrate and not be distracted while performing a task over a period of time
40 Speech Recognition
The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person
35 Far Vision
The ability to see details at a distance
35 Mathematical Reasoning
The ability to understand and organize a problem and then to select a mathematical method or formula to solve the problem
30 Speed of Closure
The ability to quickly make sense of information that seems to be without meaning or organization. It involves quickly combining and organizing different pieces of information into a meaningful pattern
30 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
30 Spatial Orientation
The ability to know one's location in relation to the environment, or to know where other objects are in relation to one's self
25 Trunk Strength
The ability to use one's abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing
25 Category Flexibility
The ability to produce many rules so that each rule tells how to group (or combine) a set of things in a different way.
25 Auditory Attention
The ability to focus on a single source of auditory (hearing) information in the presence of other distracting sounds
20 Hearing Sensitivity
The ability to detect or tell the difference between sounds that vary over broad ranges of pitch and loudness
20 Response Orientation
The ability to choose quickly and correctly between two or more movements in response to two or more signals (lights, sounds, pictures, etc.). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body parts
20 Perceptual Speed
The ability to quickly and accurately compare 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
15 Wrist-Finger Speed
The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists
10 Sound Localization
The ability to tell the direction from which a sound originated
10 Static Strength
The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects
10 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
10 Stamina
The ability to exert one's self physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath
10 Glare Sensitivity
The ability to see objects in the presence of glare or bright lighting
10 Peripheral Vision
The ability to see objects or movement of objects to one's side when the eyes are focused forward
10 Reaction Time
The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to one signal (sound, light, picture, etc.) when it appears
10 Visual Color Discrimination
The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness
10 Extent Flexibility
The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach out with the body, arms, and/or legs
10 Manual Dexterity
The ability to quickly make coordinated movements of one hand, a hand together with its arm, or two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects
5 Arm-Hand Steadiness
The ability to keep the hand and arm steady while making an arm movement or while holding the arm and hand in one position
5 Multilimb Coordination
The ability to coordinate movements of two or more limbs together (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the body is in motion
5 Dynamic Strength
The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue
5 Dynamic Flexibility
The ability to quickly and repeatedly bend, stretch, twist, or reach out with the body, arms, and/or legs
5 Gross Body Coordination
The ability to coordinate the movement of the arms, legs, and torso together in activities where the whole body is in motion
5 Night Vision
The ability to see under low light conditions
5 Depth Perception
The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from the observer, or to judge the distance between an object and the observer
5 Control Precision
The ability to quickly and repeatedly make precise adjustments in moving the controls of a machine or vehicle to exact positions
WORK ACTIVITIES:
Work activities elements are ranked by importance.
100 Coordinating Work and Activities of Others
Coordinating members of a work group to accomplish tasks.
96 Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Combining, evaluating, and reasoning with information and data to make decisions and solve problems. These processes involve making decisions about the relative importance of information and choosing the best solution.
96 Scheduling Work and Activities
Scheduling events, programs, activities, as well as the work of others.
96 Communicating With Other Workers
Providing information to supervisors, fellow workers, and subordinates. This information can be exchanged face-to-face, in writing, or via telephone/electronic transfer.
92 Resolving Conflict or Negotiating with Others
Handling complaints, arbitrating disputes, and resolving grievances, or otherwise negotiating with others.
92 Staffing Organizational Units
Recruiting, interviewing, selecting, hiring, and promoting persons for the organization.
88 Getting Information Needed to Do the Job
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
83 Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing
Developing plans to accomplish work, and prioritizing and organizing one's own work.
83 Thinking Creatively
Originating, inventing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
83 Establishing and Maintaining Relationships
Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others.
83 Guiding, Directing and Motivating Subordinates
Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring subordinates.
83 Implementing Ideas or Programs
Conducting or carrying out work procedures and activities in accord with one's own ideas or information provided through directions/instructions for purposes of installing, modifying, preparing, delivering, constructing, integrating, finishing, or completing programs, systems, structures, or products.
79 Providing Consultation and Advice to Others
Providing consultation and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-related, or process related topics.
79 Evaluating Information Against Standards
Evaluating information against a set of standards and verifying that it is correct.
79 Monitor Processes, Material, or Surroundings
Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, often to detect problems or to find out when things are finished.
79 Monitoring and Controlling Resources
Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money.
75 Judging Qualities of Things, Services, or People
Making judgments about or assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
75 Communicating With Persons Outside Organization
Communicating with persons outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged face-to-face, in writing, or via telephone/electronic transfer.
71 Analyzing Data or Information
Identifying underlying principles, reasons, or facts by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
71 Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Identifying information received by making estimates or categorizations, recognizing differences or similarities, or sensing changes in circumstances or events.
71 Developing Objectives and Strategies
Establishing long range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve these objectives.
67 Estimating Needed Characteristics
Estimating the Characteristics of Materials, Products, Events, or Information: Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities, or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
63 Drafting and Specifying Technical Devices
Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to inform others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.
58 Performing Administrative Activities
Approving requests, handling paperwork, and performing day-to-day administrative tasks.
58 Developing and Building Teams
Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
58 Processing Information
Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, verifying, or processing information or data.
54 Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Inspecting or diagnosing equipment, structures, or materials to identify the causes of errors or other problems or defects.
50 Handling and Moving Objects
Using one's own hands and arms in handling, installing, forming, positioning, and moving materials, or in manipulating things, including the use of keyboards.
50 Documenting or Recording Information
Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in either written form or by electronic/magnetic recording.
50 Updating and Using Job-Relevant Knowledge
Keeping up-to-date technically and knowing one's own jobs' and related jobs' functions.
46 Interpreting Meaning of Information to Others
Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be understood or used to support responses or feedback to others.
46 Performing For or Working With Public
Performing for people or dealing directly with the public, including serving persons in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
42 Coaching and Developing Others
Identifying developmental needs of others and coaching or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
42 Teaching Others
Identifying educational needs, developing formal training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
42 Selling or Influencing Others
Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods, or otherwise changing their minds or actions.
38 Controlling Machines and Processes
Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
25 Performing General Physical Activities
Performing physical activities that require moving one's whole body, such as in climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, where the activities often also require considerable use of the arms and legs, such as in the physical handling of materials.
21 Interacting With Computers
Controlling computer functions by using programs, setting up functions, writing software, or otherwise communicating with computer systems.
8 Assisting and Caring for Others
Providing assistance or personal care to others.
4 Repairing and Maintaining Electrical Equipment
Fixing, servicing, adjusting, regulating, calibrating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles.
4 Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
Fixing, servicing, aligning, setting up, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.
WORK CONTEXT:
Work context elements are ranked by frequency (F), importance (I), responsibility (R), amount of contact (C), how serious (S), objective vs. subjective (O), automation (A), extent of frustration (E), responsible for health and safety (H), likelihood of injury (L), degree of injury (D) .
85 (F) Indoors
How frequently does this job require the worker to work: Indoors
75 (I) Coordinate or Lead Others
How important are interactions requiring the worker to: Coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities (not supervision)?
72 (I) Importance of Being Sure All Is Done
How important is it to be sure that all the details of this job are performed and everything is done completely?
72 (I) Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
70 (C) Job-Required Social Interaction
How much does this job require the worker to be in contact (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) with others in order to perform it?
68 (I) Supervise, Coach, Train Others
How important are interactions requiring the worker to: Supervise, coach, train, or develop other employees?
67 (O) Objective or Subjective Information
How objective or subjective is the information communicated in this job?
65 (F) Sitting
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Sitting?
50 (F) Standing
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Standing?
48 (I) Persuade Someone to a Course of Action
How important are interactions requiring the worker to: Persuade someone to a course of action (informally) or influence others to buy something (to sell)?
44 (I) Deal With External Customers
How important are interactions requiring the worker to: Deal with external customers (e.g., retail sales) or the public in general (e.g., police work)?
43 (E) Frustrating Circumstances
To what extent do frustrating circumstances ("road blocks" to work that are beyond the worker's control) hinder the accomplishment of this job?
43 (R) Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?
43 (S) Consequence of Error
How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable?
35 (F) Using Hands on Objects, Tools, Controls
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Using hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?
35 (F) Walking or Running
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Walking or running?
30 (F) Outdoors
How frequently does this job require the worker to work: Outdoors
25 (F) Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
How often during a usual work period is the worker exposed to the following conditions: Extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions?
25 (F) Sounds or Noise Levels Are Distracting
How often during a usual work period is the worker exposed to the following conditions: Sounds and noise levels that are distracting and uncomfortable?
24 (I) Importance of Being Aware of New Events
How important is being constantly aware of either frequently changing events (e.g. security guard watching for shoplifters) or infrequent events (e.g. radar operator watching for tornadoes) to performing this job?
24 (I) Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job?
24 (I) Provide a Service to Others
How important are interactions requiring the worker to: Provide a service to others (e.g., customers)?
24 (I) Take a Position Opposed to Others
How important are interactions requiring the worker to: Take a position opposed to coworkers or others?
20 (F) Frequency in Conflict Situations
How frequently do the job requirements place the worker in conflict situations?
20 (F) Making Repetitive Motions
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Making repetitive motions?
15 (F) Special Uniform
How often does the worker wear: A special uniform, such as that of a commercial pilot, nurse, police officer, or military personnel?
15 (F) Very Hot
How often during a usual work period is the worker exposed to the following conditions: Very hot (above 90 F) or very cold (under 32 F) temperatures?
15 (F) Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements?
14 (H) Responsible for Health and Safety of Others
How responsible is the worker for others' health and safety on this job?
10 (F) Hazardous Conditions
How often does this job require the worker to be exposed to hazardous conditions? Hazardous Conditions (e.g., high voltage electricity, combustibles, explosives, chemicals; do not include hazardous equipment or situations)
10 (F) Bending or Twisting the Body
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Bending or twisting the body?
10 (F) Contaminants
How often during a usual work period is the worker exposed to the following conditions: Contaminants (pollutants, gases, dust, odors, etc.)?
6 (L) Hazardous Conditions
What is the likelihood that the worker would be injured as a result of being exposed to hazardous conditions while performing this job? Hazardous Conditions (e.g., high voltage electricity, combustibles, explosives, chemicals; do not include hazardous equipment or situations)
5 (F) Hazardous Equipment
How often does this job require the worker to be exposed to harardous equipment? Hazardous Equipment (e.g., saws, machinery/mechanical parts include exposure to vehicular traffic, but not driving a vehicle)
5 (F) Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, Poles, etc.
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Climbing ladders, scaffolds, poles, etc?
5 (F) Deal With Physically Aggressive People
How frequently does this job require the worker to deal with physical aggression of violent individuals?
5 (F) High Places
How often does this job require the worker to be exposed to high places? High Places (e.g., heights above 8 feet on ladders, poles, scaffolding, catwalks, etc.)
4 (I) Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.)
4 (D) High Places
If injury, due to exposure to high places, were to occur while performing this job, how serious would be the likely outcome? High Places (e.g., heights above 8 feet on ladders, poles, scaffolding, catwalks, etc.)
4 (D) Hazardous Conditions
If injury, due to exposure to hazardous conditions, were to occur while performing this job, how serious would be the likely outcome? Hazardous Conditions (e.g., high voltage electricity, combustibles, explosives, chemicals; do not include hazardous equipment or situations)
4 (D) Hazardous Equipment
If injury, due to exposure to hazardous equipment, were to occur while performing this job, how serious would be the likely outcome? Hazardous Equipment (e.g., saws, machinery/mechanical parts include exposure to vehicular traffic, but not driving a vehicle)
3 (L) Hazardous Equipment
What is the likelihood that the worker would be injured as a result of being exposed to hazardous equipment while performing this job? Hazardous Equipment (e.g., saws, machinery/mechanical parts include exposure to vehicular traffic, but not driving a vehicle)
3 (A) Degree of Automation
Indicate the level of automation of this job.
3 (L) High Places
What is the likelihood that the worker would be injured as a result of being exposed to high places while performing this job? High Places (e.g., heights above 8 feet on ladders, poles, scaffolding, catwalks, etc.)
INTERESTS:
Interest elements are ranked by occupational interest.
83 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.
67 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.
50 Social
Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.
39 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.
33 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.
28 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.
WORK VALUES:
Work values elements are ranked by extent.
90 Independence-Mean Extent
Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employs to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.
89 Achievement-Mean Extent
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.
73 Recognition-Mean Extent
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.
66 Working Conditions-Mean Extent
Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions.
50 Relationships-Mean Extent
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.
40 Support-Mean Extent
Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.
91 Achievement
Workers on this job get a feeling of accomplishment
91 Autonomy
Workers on this job plan their work with little supervision
91 Responsibility
Workers on this job make decisions on their own
88 Creativity
Workers on this job try out their own ideas
88 Ability Utilization
Workers on this job make use of their individual abilities
88 Authority
Workers on this job give directions and instructions to others
84 Recognition
Workers on this job receive recognition for the work they do
81 Compensation
Workers on this job are paid well in comparison with other workers
78 Social Status
Workers on this job are looked up to by others in their company and their community
72 Variety
Workers on this job have something different to do every day
72 Working Conditions
Workers on this job have good working conditions
66 Co-workers
Workers on this job have co-workers who are easy to get along with
66 Company Policies and Practices
Workers on this job are treated fairly by the company
66 Activity
Workers on this job are busy all the time
59 Security
Workers on this job have steady employment
50 Moral Values
Workers on this job are never pressured to do things that go against their sense of right and wrong
44 Independence
Workers on this job do their work alone
44 Supervision, Human Relations
Workers on this job have supervisors who back up their workers with management
41 Advancement
Workers on this job have opportunities for advancement
34 Social Service
Workers on this job have work where they do things for other people
9 Supervision, Technical
Workers on this job have supervisors who train their workers well
CROSSWALKS:
| DOT91 (Dictionary of Occupational Titles): |
962167014 Program Assistant 159117010 Producer 187167182 Producer, Assistant 187167178 Producer 187167174 Producer |
| AIM97 (Apprenticeship Information Management): |
0913 PROGRAM ASSISTANT |
| CEN90 (1990 Census Occupations): |
187 Actors and Directors |
| CIP90 (Classification of Instructional Programs): |
500602 Film-Video Making/Cinematography and Production 500502 Technical Theater/Theater Design and Stagecraft 090701 Radio and Television Broadcasting 500503 Acting and Directing 500501 Drama/Theater Arts, General |
| GOE93 (Guide for Occupational Exploration): |
010101 Literary Arts: Editing 110502 Business Administration: Administrative Specialization 010301 Performing Arts:Drama: Instructing and Directing |
| MOC97 (Military Occupational Codes): |
8804 Motion Picture and Television Project Officer 2445 Radio-Television Program Officer 2445 Radio-Television Program Officer 46Z Public Affairs Chief 46B Broadcast 25Z Visual Information Operations Chief 4602 Visual Information Officer 4602 Visual Information Officer 4302 Public Affairs Officer 8144 Motion Picture/TV Director 4691 Visual Information Chief 8143 Vid/Film Cameraman |
| OES98 (Occupational Employment Statistics): |
34056 Producers, Directors, Actors, and Other Entertainers |
| OPM97 (Office of Personnel Management Occupations): |
1054 Theater Specialist 1071 Audiovisual Production |
| SOC98 (Standard Occupational Classification): |
27-2012 Producers and Directors |
