Virginia Career VIEW

Singers

Sing songs on stage, radio, television, or motion pictures.

Tasks Include:

  • Memorize musical selections and routines, or sing following printed text, musical notation, or customer instructions.
  • Sing as a soloist or as a member of a vocal group.
  • Perform before live audiences, or in television, radio, or movie productions.
  • Interpret or modify music, applying knowledge of harmony, melody, rhythm, and voice production to individualize presentations and maintain audience interest.
  • Practice singing exercises and study with vocal coaches, in order to develop their voices and skills and to rehearse for upcoming roles.
  • Sing a cappella or with musical accompaniment.
  • Observe choral leaders or prompters for cues or directions in vocal presentation.
  • Make or participate in recordings.
  • Seek out and learn new music that is suitable for live performance and/or recording.
  • Compose songs and/or create vocal arrangements.


The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™ 16.0; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection.

Projections Quick View:
Virginia: + 5.6%

National: +10.1%

 

Education

High School Diploma

Job Zone:

Two: Some Preparation Needed

Income Range:

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Average Earnings:

 

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State

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Singers

Description


Career Cluster: Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications

Sing songs on stage, radio, television, or motion pictures.

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Education


Required Level of Education
  • High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate) = 62.08%
  • Less than a High School Diploma = 18.35%
  • Master's Degree = 16.42%
  • Bachelor's Degree = 1.62%
  • Some College Courses = 1.54%

Related Work Experience
  • None = 26.48%
  • Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 23.68%
  • Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 17.98%
  • Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 17.59%
  • Over 10 years = 7.47%
  • Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 2.62%
  • Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 2.01%
  • Up to and including 1 month = 1.11%
  • Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 1.06%

On-Site or In-Plant Training
  • None = 44.93%
  • Up to and including 1 month = 38.50%
  • Over 10 years = 7.47%
  • Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 7.15%
  • Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 1.56%
  • Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 0.39%

On-the-Job Training
  • Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 53.00%
  • Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 18.94%
  • None or short demonstration = 17.03%
  • Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 7.47%
  • Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 2.01%
  • Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 1.15%
  • Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 0.41%


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Singers

Tasks


Core Tasks Include:

  • Memorize musical selections and routines, or sing following printed text, musical notation, or customer instructions.
  • Sing as a soloist or as a member of a vocal group.
  • Perform before live audiences, or in television, radio, or movie productions.
  • Interpret or modify music, applying knowledge of harmony, melody, rhythm, and voice production to individualize presentations and maintain audience interest.
  • Practice singing exercises and study with vocal coaches, in order to develop their voices and skills and to rehearse for upcoming roles.
  • Sing a cappella or with musical accompaniment.
  • Observe choral leaders or prompters for cues or directions in vocal presentation.
  • Make or participate in recordings.
  • Seek out and learn new music that is suitable for live performance and/or recording.
  • Compose songs and/or create vocal arrangements.

Supplemental Tasks Include:

  • Collaborate with a manager or agent who handles administrative details, finds work, and negotiates contracts.
  • Learn acting, dancing, and other skills required for dramatic singing roles.
  • Research particular roles to find out more about a character, or the time and place in which a piece is set.


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Additional Resources


For general information about music and music teacher education and a list of accredited college-level programs, contact:

National Association of Schools of Music
11250 Roger Bacon Dr.
Suite 21
Reston, VA 22091
http://nasm.arts-accredit.org/



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Singers

Knowledge


% Subject Description
75.25 English Language Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
71.75 Fine Arts Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.
54.50 Sales and Marketing Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
52.50 Customer and Personal Service Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.


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Skills


% Subject Description
53.00 Social Perceptiveness Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
53.00 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.
53.00 Speaking Talking to others to convey information effectively.
53.00 Coordination Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
50.00 Monitoring Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
50.00 Critical Thinking Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
50.00 Judgment and Decision Making Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.


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Abilities


% Subject Description
62.50 Memorization The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures.
62.50 Speech Clarity The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
59.50 Oral Expression The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
56.25 Oral Comprehension The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
56.25 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.
53.25 Fluency of Ideas The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
53.25 Selective Attention The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
53.25 Speech Recognition The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
50.00 Auditory Attention The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds.
50.00 Hearing Sensitivity The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness.
50.00 Information Ordering The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).


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Work Activities


% Subject Description
66.25 Thinking Creatively Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
62.25 Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
58.25 Making Decisions and Solving Problems Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
57.00 Communicating with Persons Outside Organization Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
55.00 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.
54.25 Selling or Influencing Others Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions.
52.50 Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
52.50 Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.


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Work Styles


% Subject Description
89.50 Dependability Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
88.50 Social Orientation Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.
87.00 Achievement/Effort Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
86.25 Self Control Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
85.25 Attention to Detail Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
85.00 Cooperation Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
80.75 Concern for Others Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
80.25 Integrity Job requires being honest and ethical.
80.00 Persistence Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
76.00 Initiative Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
75.75 Adaptability/Flexibility Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
74.00 Leadership Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
72.75 Stress Tolerance Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
68.50 Independence Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
64.00 Innovation Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.


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Work Values


% Subject Description
83.33 Relationships 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.
72.17 Achievement 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.
55.50 Recognition 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.
52.83 Working Conditions Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions.
50.00 Independence Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.


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Work Context


% Subject Description
83.00 Face-to-Face Discussions How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
81.60 Freedom to Make Decisions How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
79.80 Physical Proximity To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people?
77.60 Work With Work Group or Team How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
75.60 Contact With Others How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
73.20 Importance of Being Exact or Accurate How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
71.80 Telephone How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?
71.40 Structured versus Unstructured Work To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals?
69.20 Time Pressure How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?
67.60 Deal With External Customers How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job?
65.60 Indoors, Environmentally Controlled How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
64.00 Spend Time Standing How much does this job require standing?
64.00 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?
63.00 Coordinate or Lead Others How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job?
62.40 Level of Competition To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures?
62.20 Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results How do the decisions an employee makes impact the results of co-workers, clients or the company?
60.60 In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car)?
57.60 Electronic Mail How often do you use electronic mail in this job?
57.60 Frequency of Decision Making How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?
56.60 Spend Time Sitting How much does this job require sitting?
54.40 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?
53.80 Public Speaking How often do you have to perform public speaking in this job?
53.80 Letters and Memos How often does the job require written letters and memos?
52.00 Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?
51.80 Very Hot or Cold Temperatures How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures?
50.20 Frequency of Conflict Situations How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job?


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Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed


  • Overall Experience
    • Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed. For example, a teller would benefit from experience working directly with the public.
  • Job Training
    • Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
  • Examples
    • These occupations often involve using your knowledge and skills to help others. Examples include sheet metal workers, forest fire fighters, customer service representatives, physical therapist aides, salespersons (retail), and tellers.
  • Education
    • These occupations usually require a high school diploma.


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Earnings Benefits


Region Entry Level Average Experienced
United States No Data No Data No Data
Virginia No Data No Data No Data
 
Region Entry Level Average Experienced
Bay Consortium No Data No Data No Data
Capital Region Workforce Partnership No Data No Data No Data
Central VA/Region2000 No Data No Data No Data
Crater Area No Data No Data No Data
Greater Peninsula No Data No Data No Data
Hampton Roads No Data No Data No Data
New River/Mt. Rogers No Data No Data No Data
Northern Virginia and Alexandria/Arlington No Data No Data No Data
Piedmont Workforce No Data No Data No Data
Shenandoah Valley No Data No Data No Data
South Central No Data No Data No Data
Southwestern Virginia No Data No Data No Data
West Piedmont No Data No Data No Data
Western Virginia No Data No Data No Data


The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection.


 

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Employment Projections


National 2010 2020 % Change
United States 176,200 194,100 + 10.1%
 
State 2008 2018 % Change
Virginia 1,300 1,373 + 5.6%
 
Region 2008 2018 % Change
Bay Consortium 0 0 + 0.0%
Capital Region Workforce Partnership 262 280 + 6.9%
Central VA/Region2000 0 0 + 0.0%
Crater Area 0 0 + 0.0%
Greater Peninsula 25 28 + 12.0%
Hampton Roads 0 0 + 0.0%
New River/Mt. Rogers 0 0 + 0.0%
Northern Virginia and Alexandria/Arlington 0 0 + 0.0%
Piedmont Workforce 0 0 + 0.0%
Shenandoah Valley 0 0 + 0.0%
South Central No Data No Data No Data
Southwestern Virginia 0 0 + 0.0%
West Piedmont 45 46 + 2.2%
Western Virginia 54 51 - 5.6%


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Related Occupations


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The data sources for the information displayed here include: New York State Department of Labor; New Jersey Department of Labor; California Occupational Information Coordinating Committee.


 

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Military Training


The following military job classifications are available for this occupation:

  • Musicians, General
  • Not Occupationally Qualified, General



The data sources for the information displayed here include: Defense Manpower Data Center.


 

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Proficiency Ratings


These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.

Proficiency Rating
Thinking Creatively 3.5
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships 3.5
Making Decisions and Solving Problems 3.5
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization 3.5
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public 3.0
Selling or Influencing Others 3.0
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work 3.0
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others 3.0
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge 3.0
Developing Objectives and Strategies 3.0
Training and Teaching Others 3.0
Scheduling Work and Activities 3.0
Performing General Physical Activities 2.5
Monitoring and Controlling Resources 2.5
Coaching and Developing Others 2.5
Performing Administrative Activities 2.5
Getting Information 2.5
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates 2.5
Assisting and Caring for Others 2.5
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People 2.5
Handling and Moving Objects 2.5
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others 2.5
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events 2.5
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others 2.5
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material 2.0
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information 2.0
Developing and Building Teams 2.0
Controlling Machines and Processes 2.0
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates 2.0
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others 2.0
Documenting/Recording Information 2.0
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment 2.0
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment 2.0
Interacting With Computers 2.0
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings 2.0
Processing Information 1.5
Analyzing Data or Information 1.5
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards 1.5
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment 1.5
Staffing Organizational Units 1.5
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment 1.0


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Singers

Titles

  • Alto Singer
  • Baritone
  • Bass Singer
  • Cantor
  • Choir Member
  • Choir Singer
  • Concert Singer
  • Country Singer
  • Entertainer
  • Gospel Singer
  • Jazz Musician
  • Music Artist
  • Musician
  • Opera Singer
  • Rap Artist
  • Rapper
  • Recording Artist
  • Rock Star
  • Singer
  • Singer Songwriter
  • Singing Messenger
  • Singing Telegram Performer
  • Tenor
  • Vocal Artist
  • Vocal Performer
  • Vocalist


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Related Schools

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  • Emory and Henry College
  • Ferrum College
  • George Mason University
  • Hampton University
  • Hollins University
  • James Madison University
  • Liberty University
  • Lynchburg College
  • Mary Baldwin College
  • Norfolk State University
  • Old Dominion University
  • Radford University
  • Randolph College
  • Randolph-Macon College
  • Roanoke College
  • Shenandoah University
  • Southern Virginia University
  • Sweet Briar College
  • University of Mary Washington
  • University of Richmond
  • University of Virginia-Main Campus
  • Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  • Virginia State University
  • Virginia Union University
  • Virginia Wesleyan College
  • Washington and Lee University