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Musicians and Singers — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
Not published
Employment
Not published
Typical education
Not recorded
Job Zone 4
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Play one or more musical instruments or sing. May perform on stage, for broadcasting, or for sound or video recording.
- O*NET code
- 27-2042.00
- Job zone
- 4
- Experience required
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Typical tasks
- Research particular roles to find out more about a character, or the time and place in which a piece is set.
- Perform before live audiences in concerts, recitals, educational presentations, and other social gatherings.
- Practice performances, individually or in rehearsal with other musicians, to master individual pieces of music or to maintain and improve skills.
- Specialize in playing a specific family of instruments or a particular type of music.
- Play musical instruments as soloists, or as members or guest artists of musical groups such as orchestras, ensembles, or bands.
- Provide the musical background for live shows, such as ballets, operas, musical theatre, and cabarets.
- Play from memory or by following scores.
- Sight-read musical parts during rehearsals.
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Salary analysis — United States
Salary data is not available for this occupation/location in the current BLS dataset.
Most important skills
- Speaking3.4
- Monitoring3.3
- Active Listening3.3
- Reading Comprehension3.1
- Social Perceptiveness3.1
- Critical Thinking3.0
- Coordination3.0
- Time Management2.9
- Service Orientation2.9
- Systems Analysis2.8
- Writing2.8
- Active Learning2.8
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 7 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
7
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speaking | 3.4 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Active Listening | 3.3 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Monitoring | 3.3 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Coordination | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.1 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.0 | 2.6 | Not selected | 2.6 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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