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Occupation AtlasBroadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys

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Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys

Speak or read from scripted materials, such as news reports or commercial messages, on radio, television, or other communications media. May play and queue music, announce artist or title of performance, identify station, or interview guests.

Also called Anchor · Announcer · Board Operator · Broadcaster · Commercial Announcer · DJ · DJ (Disc Jockey) · Entertainer
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Job Zone 4 — Considerable Preparation NeededHolland code AES35 skills on file

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Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed

Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.

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

AESArtistic · Enterprising · Social — the three strongest interests, in order

  • A Artistic5.68
  • E Enterprising4.38
  • S Social3.54
  • C Conventional3.11
  • I Investigative2.01
  • R Realistic1.66

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.

Education and experience

The education level respondents say the job requires, and the most common answer for experience and training.

  • High School Diploma or the equivalent27%
  • Some College Courses30%
  • Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree3%
  • Bachelor's Degree35%
  • Master's Degree5%
Related work experience
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months (20%)
On-site or in-plant training
Up to and including 1 month (55%)
On-the-job training
Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month (31%)

Typically associated skills

All 35 O*NET skills, most important first. Importance (1–5) says how much a skill matters here; level (0–7) says how much of it the work calls for, with O*NET's example of a nearby level. Neither is a proficiency rating of a person.

  • Speakingbasic4.84.1Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
  • Active Listeningbasic4.04.0Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
  • Reading Comprehensionbasic3.94.0Level 4 looks like: Understand an email from management describing new personnel policies
  • Critical Thinkingbasic3.84.0Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
  • Social Perceptiveness3.83.8Level 4 looks like: Be aware of how a coworker's promotion will affect a work group
  • Time Management3.33.1Level 4 looks like: Allocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming week
  • Writingbasic3.14.0Level 4 looks like: Write an email to staff outlining new directives
  • Active Learningbasic3.13.1Level 4 looks like: Determine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirements
  • Coordination3.03.4Level 4 looks like: Work with others to put a new roof on a house
  • Monitoringbasic3.03.1Level 4 looks like: Monitor a meeting and revise the agenda to ensure important topics are discussed
  • Complex Problem Solving3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Lay out tools to complete a job
  • Judgment and Decision Making3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Decide how scheduling a break will affect work flow
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Tasks

19 core · 5 supplemental

What people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).

  1. Read news flashes to inform audiences of important events.4.6
  2. Announce musical selections, station breaks, commercials, or public service information, and accept requests from listening audience.4.6
  3. Operate control consoles.4.5
  4. Identify stations, and introduce or close shows, ad-libbing or using memorized or read scripts.4.5
  5. Prepare and deliver news, sports, or weather reports, gathering and rewriting material so that it will convey required information and fit specific time slots.4.4
  6. Study background information to prepare for programs or interviews.4.4
  7. Record commercials for later broadcast.4.4
  8. Keep daily program logs to provide information on all elements aired during broadcast, such as musical selections and station promotions.4.3
  9. Develop story lines for broadcasts.4.2
  10. Select program content, in conjunction with producers and assistants, based on factors such as program specialties, audience tastes, or requests from the public.4.1
  11. Write and edit video and scripts for broadcasts.4.1
  12. Interview show guests about their lives, their work, or topics of current interest.4.0
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  1. Comment on music and other matters, such as weather or traffic conditions.3.9
  2. Make promotional appearances at public or private events to represent their employers.3.8
  3. Provide commentary and conduct interviews during sporting events, parades, conventions, or other events.3.7
  4. Host civic, charitable, or promotional events broadcast over television or radio.3.5
  5. Locate guests to appear on talk or interview shows.3.4
  6. Coordinate games, contests, or other on-air competitions, performing such duties as asking questions and awarding prizes.3.4
  7. Attend press conferences to gather information for broadcast.3.2
  8. Maintain organization of the music library.4.0
  9. Discuss various topics over the telephone with viewers or listeners.3.5
  10. Give network cues permitting selected stations to receive programs.3.3
  11. Moderate panels or discussion shows on topics such as current affairs, art, or education.3.3
  12. Describe or demonstrate products that viewers may purchase through specific shows or in stores.3.2

Knowledge

Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.

  • Communications and Media4.85.3Level 4 looks like: Host a music radio show
  • English Language4.74.7Level 4 looks like: Edit an article for a news website
  • Computers and Electronics3.83.9Level 4 looks like: Use a computer to format a document
  • Telecommunications3.73.3Level 4 looks like: Install a wireless internet router
  • Law and Government2.72.3Level 1 looks like: Describe the length of a U.S. presidential term
  • Public Safety and Security2.62.1Level 1 looks like: Use a seatbelt
  • Sales and Marketing2.62.1Level 1 looks like: Sell cakes at a bake sale
  • Administration and Management2.52.1Level 1 looks like: Approve a reimbursement request
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  • Customer and Personal Service2.52.7
  • Education and Training2.52.2Level 1 looks like: Show someone how to bowl
  • Production and Processing2.51.9Level 1 looks like: Put a computer back into its packing materials
  • Engineering and Technology2.31.9Level 1 looks like: Install a door lock
  • Fine Arts2.21.7Level 1 looks like: Attend a popular music concert
  • History and Archeology2.21.7Level 1 looks like: Take a class in US history
  • Personnel and Human Resources2.11.9Level 1 looks like: Fill out a medical claim form
  • Administrative2.01.8Level 1 looks like: Direct phone calls to the appropriate staff member
  • Geography2.01.7Level 1 looks like: Know the capital of the United States
  • Philosophy and Theology1.91.7Level 1 looks like: Watch a TV show on family values
  • Psychology1.81.2Level 1 looks like: Monitor several children on a playground
  • Mathematics1.71.6Level 1 looks like: Add two numbers
  • Sociology and Anthropology1.71.3Level 1 looks like: Identify two cultures in a story as being different
  • Transportation1.71.2Level 1 looks like: Ride a train to work
  • Economics and Accounting1.60.6Level 1 looks like: Answer billing questions from credit card customers
  • Design1.40.8Level 1 looks like: Draw a straight line 4 3/16 inches long
  • Therapy and Counseling1.40.8Level 1 looks like: Put ice on a sprained ankle
  • Mechanical1.3—
  • Biology1.2—
  • Building and Construction1.2—
  • Chemistry1.2—
  • Medicine and Dentistry1.2—
  • Physics1.2—
  • Food Production1.1—
  • Foreign Language1.1—

Abilities

Enduring capacities the work calls for.

  • Oral Expression5.04.1Level 4 looks like: Give instructions to a lost motorist
  • Speech Clarity4.84.9Level 4 looks like: Make stadium-wide announcements during a sporting event
  • Oral Comprehension4.04.0Level 4 looks like: Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport
  • Speech Recognition4.04.0Level 4 looks like: Identify a former customer's voice over the phone
  • Written Comprehension3.94.0Level 4 looks like: Understand an apartment lease
  • Originality3.83.9Level 4 looks like: Redesign job tasks to be interesting for employees
  • Written Expression3.83.9Level 4 looks like: Write a job recommendation for a subordinate
  • Fluency of Ideas3.63.3Level 4 looks like: Think of as many ideas as possible for the name of a new company
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  • Selective Attention3.43.1Level 4 looks like: Watch security monitors for intruders throughout the night shift
  • Deductive Reasoning3.33.6
  • Inductive Reasoning3.33.0Level 2 looks like: Decide what to wear based on the weather report
  • Information Ordering3.13.1Level 2 looks like: Follow the correct steps to make change
  • Near Vision3.13.1Level 2 looks like: Read indicators on the dashboard of a car
  • Problem Sensitivity3.13.1Level 4 looks like: Notice from a subtle difference in a client's mood that something is bothering them
  • Category Flexibility3.03.0Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
  • Memorization3.03.8Level 4 looks like: Recite the first names of the five people you just met
  • Speed of Closure3.03.0Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
  • Time Sharing3.03.0Level 3 looks like: Watch street signs while driving at 30 miles an hour
  • Auditory Attention2.52.3Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
  • Perceptual Speed2.42.3Level 2 looks like: Sort mail according to ZIP codes with no time pressure
  • Far Vision2.32.3Level 2 looks like: Read a roadside billboard
  • Flexibility of Closure2.32.0Level 2 looks like: Detect that your phone is ringing while at a concert
  • Control Precision2.11.9Level 2 looks like: Adjust a room light with a dimmer switch
  • Trunk Strength2.11.8Level 2 looks like: Sit up in an office chair
  • Hearing Sensitivity2.01.6Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
  • Number Facility2.01.1Level 1 looks like: Add 2 and 7
  • Reaction Time2.01.4Level 2 looks like: Start to slow down the car when a traffic light turns yellow
  • Visual Color Discrimination2.01.8Level 1 looks like: Separate laundry into colors and whites
  • Visualization2.01.9Level 2 looks like: Imagine how to place paper in a printer so that the letterhead comes out on top
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness1.91.5Level 2 looks like: Light a candle
  • Depth Perception1.91.0Level 2 looks like: Merge a car into traffic on a city street
  • Finger Dexterity1.91.6Level 2 looks like: Put coins in a parking meter
  • Manual Dexterity1.91.6Level 1 looks like: Screw a light bulb into a light socket
  • Mathematical Reasoning1.91.1Level 1 looks like: Determine how much 20 oranges will cost when they are priced at 5 for 4 dollars
  • Rate Control1.91.3Level 1 looks like: Ride a bicycle alongside a jogger
  • Response Orientation1.60.8
  • Sound Localization1.60.8
  • Wrist-Finger Speed1.60.8
  • Glare Sensitivity1.50.6
  • Peripheral Vision1.50.5
  • Spatial Orientation1.50.6
  • Dynamic Strength1.40.4
  • Explosive Strength1.40.4
  • Extent Flexibility1.40.4
  • Multilimb Coordination1.40.4
  • Night Vision1.40.4
  • Static Strength1.40.4Level 1 looks like: Push an empty shopping cart
  • Dynamic Flexibility1.0—
  • Gross Body Coordination1.0—
  • Gross Body Equilibrium1.0—
  • Speed of Limb Movement1.0—
  • Stamina1.0—

Work activities

Kinds of activity the work is made of.

  • Thinking Creatively4.75.2Level 4 looks like: Adapt popular music for a high school marching band
  • Communicating with People Outside the Organization4.45.8
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates4.45.2Level 4 looks like: Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor
  • Performing for or Working Directly with the Public4.45.9
  • Documenting/Recording Information4.23.7Level 4 looks like: Document the results of a crime scene investigation
  • Getting Information4.24.1Level 4 looks like: Review a budget
  • Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events4.24.5Level 4 looks like: Judge the suitability of food products for an event
  • Making Decisions and Solving Problems4.24.4Level 4 looks like: Select the location for a major retail store
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  • Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge4.04.5Level 4 looks like: Keep current on changes in maintenance procedures for repairing sports cars
  • Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships3.94.0Level 4 looks like: Maintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clients
  • Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work3.94.3Level 4 looks like: Plan and adjust a personal to-do list according to changing demands
  • Processing Information3.93.7Level 4 looks like: Calculate the adjustments for insurance claims
  • Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards3.83.8Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy terms
  • Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings3.84.0Level 4 looks like: Test electrical circuits
  • Working with Computers3.83.6Level 4 looks like: Write software for keeping track of parts in inventory
  • Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others3.62.8
  • Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People3.63.8Level 4 looks like: Determine the value of property lost in a fire
  • Developing Objectives and Strategies3.53.3Level 4 looks like: Develop the plan to complete the merger of two organizations over a 3-year period
  • Scheduling Work and Activities3.33.2Level 4 looks like: Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store
  • Developing and Building Teams3.22.8
  • Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others3.13.2Level 4 looks like: Organize the cleanup crew after a major sporting event
  • Analyzing Data or Information3.02.9
  • Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information3.02.8
  • Coaching and Developing Others2.73.5Level 4 looks like: Provide on-the-job training for administrative workers
  • Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others2.73.4Level 4 looks like: Get two subordinates to agree about vacation schedules
  • Training and Teaching Others2.72.8
  • Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates2.62.6
  • Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials2.61.9Level 1 looks like: Check that doors to building are locked
  • Providing Consultation and Advice to Others2.63.3Level 4 looks like: Recommend a new software package to increase operational efficiency
  • Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment2.32.4Level 1 looks like: Use display settings to adjust a television picture
  • Selling or Influencing Others2.32.4Level 1 looks like: Convince a coworker to assist with an assignment
  • Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment2.01.6Level 1 looks like: Drive a car
  • Performing Administrative Activities2.01.8Level 1 looks like: Complete routine paperwork
  • Performing General Physical Activities2.01.6Level 1 looks like: Walk between workstations in a small office
  • Assisting and Caring for Others1.91.6Level 1 looks like: Help a coworker complete an assignment
  • Controlling Machines and Processes1.91.5Level 1 looks like: Operate a cash register
  • Monitoring and Controlling Resources1.81.2Level 1 looks like: Work as a server responsible for keeping track of utensils
  • Staffing Organizational Units1.61.1Level 1 looks like: Work in a position that has minimal staffing requirements
  • Handling and Moving Objects1.51.0Level 1 looks like: Change settings on copy machines
  • Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment1.4—
  • Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment1.3—

Work context

The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.

  • E-Mail4.9
  • Time Pressure4.9
  • Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.7
  • Indoors, Environmentally Controlled4.7
  • Frequency of Decision Making4.5
  • Telephone Conversations4.5
  • Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team4.5
  • Contact With Others4.4
  • Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results4.3
  • Deal With External Customers or the Public in General4.2

Technology

17 tools

Software used in this work. In demand: among the tools job postings for this occupation name most. Hot: often named in job postings across the economy.

In demand (2)

  • Microsoft Office softwarehot
  • Adobe Audition

Hot (6; 1 more marked hot above)

  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word
  • Zoom
Other tools (9)
  • Audion Laboratories VoxPro
  • Avid Technology Pro Tools
  • Burli Software Burli Newsroom System
  • Dalet Digital Media Systems Dalet Media Life
  • Database software
  • Enterprise application integration EAI software
  • Program logging software
  • Statistical processing software
  • Web browser software

Related occupations

O*NET's own list of the occupations most related to this one, closest first.

  1. News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
  2. Producers and Directors
  3. Media Programming Directors
  4. Media Technical Directors/Managers
  5. Film and Video Editors
  6. Disc Jockeys, Except Radio
  7. Editors
  8. Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers
  9. Writers and Authors
  10. Public Relations Specialists

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