Occupation Atlasactor/actress
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/26171f39-e85a-448f-bd28-a73a5a99927f
actor/actress
Actors/actresses play roles and parts on live stage performances, TV, radio, video, motion picture productions, or other settings for entertainment or instruction. They use body language (gestures and dancing) and voice (speech and singing) in order to present the character or story according to the script, following the guidelines of a director.
Job Zone
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 2: Some Preparation Needed
Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma, some previous work-related skill or experience, and a few months to a year of training with experienced workers.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
ASEArtistic · Social · Enterprising — the three strongest interests, in order
- A Artistic7.00
- S Social4.08
- E Enterprising4.00
- R Realistic2.29
- I Investigative2.16
- C Conventional1.81
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Actors (27-2011.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its exact O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (18)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- act for an audience
- acting techniques
- adapt to acting roles
- analyse own performance
- attend rehearsals
- engage the audience emotionally
- follow directions of the artistic director
- follow time cues
- interact with an audience
- interact with fellow actors
- interpret performance concepts in the creative process
- manage feedback
- perform live
- self-promote
- study roles from scripts
- use declaiming techniques
- work with an artistic team
- work with respect for own safety
Optional (39)
- assess progress with the artistic team
- attend read-through
- breathing techniques
- communicate during show
- conduct background research for plays
- deal with public
- develop drama production process
- develop magic show concepts
- develop puppet shows
- direct an artistic team
- lead cast and crew
- literary theory
- music literature
- organise an exhibition
- organise cultural events
- organise rehearsals
- participate in tourism events
- perform for young audiences
- perform improvisation
- perform in a public space
- perform music solo
- perform scenes for filming
- perform scripted dialogue
- perform stunts
- perform with motion capture equipment
- photography
- plan choreographic improvisation
- practice dance moves
- practise singing
- pronunciation techniques
- show intercultural awareness
- show professional responsibility
- sing
- speak different languages
- study media sources
- study music
- vocal techniques
- work in an international environment
- work with a voice coach
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 18 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
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13 shared · 19 more of its ownself-promote, acting techniques, interact with fellow actors, perform live
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street performer
12 shared · 11 more of its ownact for an audience, self-promote, interact with fellow actors, perform live
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singer
11 shared · 7 more of its ownengage the audience emotionally, acting techniques, interact with fellow actors, perform live
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circus artist
11 shared · 20 more of its owninteract with fellow actors, perform live, analyse own performance, study roles from scripts
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musician
10 shared · 6 more of its owninteract with fellow actors, perform live, analyse own performance, study roles from scripts
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performance artist
9 shared · 13 more of its ownself-promote, perform live, analyse own performance, study roles from scripts
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