Actors
O*NET Code: 27-2011.00
Education Level
Zone 2 - Some Prep
High school + some training
Description
Play parts in stage, television, radio, video, or film productions, or other settings for entertainment, information, or instruction. Interpret serious or comic role by speech, gesture, and body movement to entertain or inform audience. May dance and sing.
🗺️ Explore Your Career Path
Visualize advancement opportunities, lateral moves, and skill development roadmaps. See interactive career maps showing transition difficulty and salary progression.
💼 Also Known As
ActorActor UnderstudyActressBackground ActorCharacter ArtistCharacter PerformerComedianComicCommunity Theater ActorDoubleDramatic ReaderElocutionistEnsemble MemberEntertainerExtraIllusionistImpersonatorMimeMinstrelMonologist
⚡ Skills (7)
Reading Comprehension4/100
Speaking4/100
Active Listening4/100
Social Perceptiveness4/100
Critical Thinking3/100
Monitoring3/100
Time Management3/100
📚 Knowledge (0)
💪 Abilities (0)
🔧 Technologies & Tools (20)
🔥Facebook
Web page creation and editing software
🔥Linux
Operating system software
🔥Microsoft Excel
Spreadsheet software
🔥Microsoft Office software
Office suite software
🔥Microsoft Outlook
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🔥Microsoft PowerPoint
Presentation software
🔥Microsoft Word
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🔥TikTok
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🔥Zoom
Video conferencing software
0Apple Final Cut Pro
Video creation and editing software
0Email software
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0FileMaker Pro
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0Instagram
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0LinkedIn
Web page creation and editing software
0Motion capture software
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0Twitter
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0Website development software
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0Word processing software
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0YouTube
Video creation and editing software
🔄 Career Transition Paths
Occupations with similar skills and natural career progression opportunities
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes
Salary: $50,000
Education: Zone 4 - High Prep(↑2 levels)
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
Salary: $50,000
Education: Zone 5 - Extensive Prep(↑3 levels)
Art Directors
Salary: $50,000
Education: Zone 4 - High Prep(↑2 levels)
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
Salary: $50,000
Education: Zone 3 - Medium Prep(↑1 level)
Special Effects Artists and Animators
Salary: $50,000
Education: Zone 4 - High Prep(↑2 levels)
Set and Exhibit Designers
Salary: $50,000
Education: Zone 5 - Extensive Prep(↑3 levels)
Producers and Directors
Salary: $50,000
Education: Zone 4 - High Prep(↑2 levels)
Talent Directors
Salary: $50,000
Education: Zone 4 - High Prep(↑2 levels)
Dancers
Salary: $50,000
Education: Zone 3 - Medium Prep(↑1 level)
Choreographers
Salary: $50,000
Education: Zone 3 - Medium Prep(↑1 level)
📊 Skills Comparison
Actors → Art Directors
Transition Difficulty: Moderate (33% skill overlap)
✅ Transferable Skills (7)
Skills you already have that transfer to the new role
Active Listening
Current: 4Target: 4
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Speaking
Current: 4Target: 4
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Reading Comprehension
Current: 4Target: 4
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Critical Thinking
Current: 3Target: 4
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Time Management
Current: 3Target: 4
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Monitoring
Current: 3Target: 3
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Social Perceptiveness
Current: 4Target: 3
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