# Talent Directors

> Audition and interview performers to select most appropriate talent for parts in stage, television, radio, or motion picture productions.
- **Entity Type:** role
- **Schema Version:** role.v1
- **Soc Code:** 27-2012.04
- **Summary:** Audition and interview performers to select most appropriate talent for parts in stage, television, radio, or motion picture productions.

## Aliases

- Artistic Director
- Casting Agent
- Casting Coordinator
- Casting Director
- Extras Casting Director
- Model Booker
- Talent Producer
- Talent Scout
- Artist Manager
- Contestant Coordinator
- Entertainment Agent
- Pageant Director

## Tasks

| Text | Type | Iwa |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Audition and interview performers to match their attributes to specific roles or to increase the pool of available acting talent. | Core | 4.A.4.c.2.a |
| Prepare actors for auditions by providing scripts and information about roles and casting requirements. | Core | 4.A.4.a.8.a |
| Select performers for roles or submit lists of suitable performers to producers or directors for final selection. | Core | 4.A.4.c.2.a |
| Contact agents and actors to provide notification of audition and performance opportunities and to set up audition times. | Core | 4.A.4.b.4.j |
| Serve as liaisons between directors, actors, and agents. | Core | 4.A.4.b.4.j |
| Negotiate contract agreements with performers, with agents, or between performers and agents or production companies. | Core | 4.A.4.a.7.b |
| Arrange for or design screen tests or auditions for prospective performers. | Core | 4.A.4.b.4.j |
| Review performer information, such as photos, resumes, voice tapes, videos, and union membership, to decide whom to audition for parts. | Core | 4.A.4.c.2.a |
| Maintain talent files that include information such as performers' specialties, past performances, and availability. | Core | 4.A.3.b.6.h |
| Read scripts and confer with producers to determine the types and numbers of performers required for a given production. | Core | 4.A.1.a.1.a |
| Direct shows, productions, and plays. | Supplemental | 4.A.4.b.1.d |
| Hire and supervise workers who help locate people with specified attributes and talents. | Supplemental | 4.A.4.c.2.a |

## Emerging Tasks


## Activities

| Name | Iwa |
| --- | --- |
| Audition or interview potential performers or staff members. | 4.A.4.c.2.a |
| Study scripts to determine project requirements. | 4.A.1.a.1.a |
| Collaborate with others to determine technical details of productions. | 4.A.4.a.2.h |
| Select staff, team members, or performers. | 4.A.4.c.2.a |
| Maintain records, documents, or other files. | 4.A.3.b.6.h |
| Collaborate with others to prepare or perform artistic productions. | 4.A.4.a.8.a |
| Support the professional development of others. | 4.A.4.b.2.a |
| Coach others. | 4.A.4.b.5.a |
| Coordinate logistics for productions or events. | 4.A.4.b.4.j |
| Monitor current trends. | 4.A.1.a.2.h |
| Negotiate for services. | 4.A.4.a.7.b |
| Direct productions or performances. | 4.A.4.b.1.d |
| Coordinate musical rehearsals or performances. | 4.A.4.b.1.d |
| Teach classes in area of specialization. | 4.A.4.b.3.b |
| Teach humanities courses at the college level. | 4.A.4.b.3.b |

## Capabilities

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| English Language | knowledge | 4.2 |
| Oral Expression | ability | 4.12 |
| Customer and Personal Service | knowledge | 4.02 |
| Active Listening | essential_skill | 4 |
| Speaking | essential_skill | 4 |
| Oral Comprehension | ability | 4 |
| Written Comprehension | ability | 4 |
| Reading Comprehension | essential_skill | 3.88 |
| Critical Thinking | essential_skill | 3.88 |
| Social Perceptiveness | transferable_skill | 3.88 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | transferable_skill | 3.88 |
| Inductive Reasoning | ability | 3.75 |
| Speech Clarity | ability | 3.75 |
| Written Expression | ability | 3.62 |
| Originality | ability | 3.62 |
| Deductive Reasoning | ability | 3.62 |
| Communications and Media | knowledge | 3.6 |
| Personnel and Human Resources | knowledge | 3.59 |
| Administration and Management | knowledge | 3.5 |
| Problem Sensitivity | ability | 3.5 |
| Near Vision | ability | 3.5 |
| Speech Recognition | ability | 3.5 |
| Administrative | knowledge | 3.41 |
| Monitoring | essential_skill | 3.38 |
| Negotiation | transferable_skill | 3.38 |
| Fine Arts | knowledge | 3.32 |
| Writing | essential_skill | 3.25 |
| Coordination | transferable_skill | 3.25 |
| Complex Problem Solving | transferable_skill | 3.25 |
| Time Management | transferable_skill | 3.25 |
| Fluency of Ideas | ability | 3.25 |
| Information Ordering | ability | 3.25 |
| Sales and Marketing | knowledge | 3.19 |
| Persuasion | transferable_skill | 3.12 |
| Category Flexibility | ability | 3.12 |
| Active Learning | essential_skill | 3 |
| Instructing | transferable_skill | 3 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | transferable_skill | 3 |
| Far Vision | ability | 3 |
| Selective Attention | ability | 2.88 |

## Skills

| Name | Type |
| --- | --- |
| English Language | Common Skill |
| Active Listening | Common Skill |
| Social Perceptiveness | Common Skill |
| Reading Comprehension | Common Skill |
| Critical Thinking | Common Skill |
| Inductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Deductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Speech Recognition | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Excel | Common Skill |
| Negotiation | Common Skill |
| Writing | Common Skill |
| Time Management | Common Skill |
| Information Ordering | Specialized Skill |
| Complex Problem Solving | Common Skill |
| Unix | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft Word | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Windows | Common Skill |
| Linux | Specialized Skill |
| Instructing | Specialized Skill |
| Active Learning | Common Skill |
| Learning Strategies | Specialized Skill |
| Psychology | Specialized Skill |
| Visualization | Specialized Skill |
| Systems Analysis | Specialized Skill |
| Mathematics | Common Skill |
| Telecommunications | Specialized Skill |
| Email Software | Specialized Skill |
| Database Software | Specialized Skill |
| Finger Dexterity | Common Skill |
| Depth Perception | Common Skill |
| Geography | Specialized Skill |
| Foreign Language | Common Skill |
| Biology | Specialized Skill |
| Chemistry | Specialized Skill |
| Physics | Specialized Skill |
| Presentation Software | Specialized Skill |
| Installation | Specialized Skill |
| Equipment Selection | Specialized Skill |
| Equipment Maintenance | Specialized Skill |

## Tools

| Example | Category | Hot | In Demand |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software | yes | yes |
| Salesforce software | Customer relationship management CRM software | yes | yes |
| Amazon Web Services AWS software | Data base user interface and query software | yes | no |
| Linux | Operating system software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Windows | Operating system software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software | yes | no |
| Oracle Java | Object or component oriented development software | yes | no |
| SAP software | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | yes | no |
| UNIX | Operating system software | yes | no |
| AgencyPro | Data base user interface and query software | no | no |
| Appointment scheduling software | Calendar and scheduling software | no | no |
| Blogging software | Web page creation and editing software | no | no |
| Database software | Data base user interface and query software | no | no |
| Email software | Electronic mail software | no | no |
| Oracle JavaServer Pages JSP | Web platform development software | no | no |
| Video content editing software | Video creation and editing software | no | no |
| Web browser software | Internet browser software | no | no |
| Website development software | Web page creation and editing software | no | no |

## Work Context

| Name | Value |
| --- | --- |
| E-Mail | 4.93 |
| Telephone Conversations | 4.78 |
| Contact With Others | 4.57 |
| Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals | 4.55 |
| Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | 4.45 |
| Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | 4.45 |
| Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams | 4.43 |
| Freedom to Make Decisions | 4.23 |
| Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team | 4.22 |
| Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers | 4.17 |
| Deal With External Customers or the Public in General | 3.96 |
| Spend Time Sitting | 3.94 |
| Frequency of Decision Making | 3.79 |
| Written Letters and Memos | 3.77 |
| Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities | 3.75 |
| Time Pressure | 3.66 |
| Health and Safety of Other Workers | 3.33 |
| Level of Competition | 3.32 |
| Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | 3.25 |
| Conflict Situations | 2.93 |
| Physical Proximity | 2.61 |
| Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | 2.54 |
| Public Speaking | 2.47 |
| Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People | 2.42 |
| Spend Time Standing | 2.31 |
| Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | 2.31 |
| Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | 2.1 |
| Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable | 2.05 |
| Consequence of Error | 2.05 |
| Spend Time Walking or Running | 1.89 |
| Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | 1.83 |
| In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment | 1.75 |
| Degree of Automation | 1.73 |
| Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions | 1.53 |
| Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures | 1.39 |
| Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body | 1.38 |
| Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling | 1.36 |
| Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance | 1.3 |
| Outdoors, Under Cover | 1.28 |
| Exposed to Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting Conditions | 1.24 |

## Preparation

- **Job Zone:** 4
- **Job Zone Name:** Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
- **Education:** Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
- **Experience:** A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
- **Svp Range:** (7.0 to < 8.0)

### Education Distribution

| Label | Percentage |
| --- | --- |
| Bachelor's Degree | 42.31 |
| Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) | 18.77 |
| Master's Degree | 10.89 |
| Some College Courses | 10.24 |
| Post-Baccalaureate Certificate | 8.55 |
| First Professional Degree | 7.49 |
| High School Diploma | 1.34 |

## Person Fit

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Media | specific_interest_area | 5.98 |
| Enterprising | career_interest_type | 5.93 |
| Artistic | career_interest_type | 5.69 |
| Performing Arts | specific_interest_area | 5.16 |
| Management/Administration | specific_interest_area | 4.57 |
| Social | career_interest_type | 4.27 |
| Conventional | career_interest_type | 3.57 |
| Applied Arts and Design | specific_interest_area | 3.46 |
| Professional Advising | specific_interest_area | 3.03 |
| Cooperation | work_style | 3 |
| Human Resources | specific_interest_area | 2.94 |
| Marketing/Advertising | specific_interest_area | 2.83 |
| Personal Service | specific_interest_area | 2.68 |
| Business Initiatives | specific_interest_area | 2.68 |
| Public Speaking | specific_interest_area | 2.51 |
| Social Orientation | work_style | 2.42 |

## Related Roles

| Soc Code | Slug | Title | Tier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13-1011.00 | role-13-1011-00 | Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes | Primary-Short |
| 27-2012.00 | role-27-2012-00 | Producers and Directors | Primary-Short |
| 27-2041.00 | role-27-2041-00 | Music Directors and Composers | Primary-Short |
| 27-2012.03 | role-27-2012-03 | Media Programming Directors | Primary-Short |
| 27-2032.00 | role-27-2032-00 | Choreographers | Primary-Short |
| 27-3043.00 | role-27-3043-00 | Writers and Authors | Primary-Long |
| 27-2042.00 | role-27-2042-00 | Musicians and Singers | Primary-Long |
| 27-3031.00 | role-27-3031-00 | Public Relations Specialists | Primary-Long |
| 27-1011.00 | role-27-1011-00 | Art Directors | Primary-Long |
| 27-2012.05 | role-27-2012-05 | Media Technical Directors/Managers | Primary-Long |
| 27-2011.00 | role-27-2011-00 | Actors | Supplemental |
| 27-3043.05 | role-27-3043-05 | Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers | Supplemental |

## Career Clusters

| Cluster | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Arts, Entertainment, & Design | arts-entertainment-design |

## Education Level

- **Category:** Bachelor's degree

## Study Programs

| Title | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs | communication-journalism-and-related-programs |
| Visual and Performing Arts | visual-and-performing-arts |

## Market

- **Median Wage:** 83480
- **Mean Wage:** 114280
- **Pct10Wage:** 43060
- **Pct25Wage:** 59810
- **Pct75Wage:** 131160
- **Pct90Wage:** 198530
- **Employment:** 145270
- **Area Title:** U.S.

## Industries


### Top

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Median Wage | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 51 | 51 | Information | Sector | 90050 | 90790 | 32.87 |
| 71 | 71 | Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | Sector | 19690 | 74090 | 7.91 |
| 54 | 54 | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | Sector | 16990 | 100630 | 1.67 |
| 516120 | 516120 | Television Broadcasting Stations | National industry | 14210 | 62370 | 232.32 |
| 61 | 61 | Educational Services | Sector | 6130 | 68890 | 0.48 |
| 711110 | 711110 | Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters | National industry | 5550 | 59990 | 81.37 |
| 516110 | 516110 | Radio Broadcasting Stations | National industry | 5500 | 53540 | 112.74 |
| 56 | 56 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | Sector | 3700 | 98180 | 0.43 |
| 55 | 55 | Management of Companies and Enterprises | Sector | 2100 |  | 0.79 |
| 561320 | 561320 | Temporary Help Services | National industry | 1880 | 112640 | 0.75 |
| 81 | 81 | Other Services (except Public Administration) | Sector | 1370 | 67000 | 0.33 |
| 513110 | 513110 | Newspaper Publishers | National industry | 1220 | 87910 | 14.29 |

### Concentrated

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 516120 | 516120 | Television Broadcasting Stations | National industry | 14210 | 232.32 |
| 516110 | 516110 | Radio Broadcasting Stations | National industry | 5500 | 112.74 |
| 711110 | 711110 | Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters | National industry | 5550 | 81.37 |
| 51 | 51 | Information | Sector | 90050 | 32.87 |
| 513110 | 513110 | Newspaper Publishers | National industry | 1220 | 14.29 |
| 71 | 71 | Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | Sector | 19690 | 7.91 |
| 54 | 54 | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | Sector | 16990 | 1.67 |
| 55 | 55 | Management of Companies and Enterprises | Sector | 2100 | 0.79 |
- **Count:** 23

## Ai Signals

| Source | Label | Score | Scale | Release |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| frey_osborne | Computerization probability | 0.022 | 0-1 probability | 2013-baseline-2016-employment-snapshot |
| felten_aioe | AI occupational exposure | 0.9388108 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_image_generation_aioe | Image generation occupational exposure | 1.20628 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_language_modeling_aioe | Language modeling occupational exposure | 0.8597838 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |

## Ai Outlook


### Index

- **Value:** 70
- **Percentile:** 70
- **Band:** High
- **Version:** ai-exposure-index-v1

#### Components

| Percentile | Source |
| --- | --- |
| 71 | felten_aioe |
| 82 | openai_gpts_are_gpts |
| 57 | microsoft_working_with_ai |
- **Component Count:** 3

### Exposure

| Source | Label | Value | Percentile | Band | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| felten_aioe | Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.) | 0.9388108 | 71 | High | How much this job's abilities overlap with what AI systems can do, across many AI capabilities. A relative research score, not a forecast of job loss. |
| eloundou_gamma | LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou) | 0.9230769230769231 | 82 | High | Share of this job's tasks where a large language model plus simple tools could cut the time to do them by at least half. γ is capped at 1.0 and many jobs reach that ceiling, so treat a top score as 'in the top group', not a precise rank. |
| microsoft_applicability | AI assistant applicability (Microsoft) | 0.16735186555931048 | 57 | Moderate | How applicable today's AI assistants are to this job's activities, measured from real Microsoft Copilot conversations. Applicability is not the same as replacement. |

### Frey Historical

- **Source:** frey
- **Label:** Computerization probability (Frey & Osborne, 2013)
- **Value:** 0.022
- **Percentile:** 15
- **Band:** Low
- **Note:** A pre-LLM (2013) estimate of how automatable this job is by computerization and robotics. Shown for historical context only — it is not part of any current AI ranking.
- **Teleworkable:** yes

### Eloundou

- **Alpha:** 0.07692307692307693
- **Beta:** 0.5
- **Gamma:** 0.9230769230769231

### Usage Tasks

| Task | Usage Percent | Importance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Read scripts and confer with producers to determine the types and numbers of performers required for a given production. | 0.015406168218923705 | 3.65 |
| Maintain talent files that include information such as performers' specialties, past performances, and availability. | 0.005135389406307902 | 3.97 |
| Attend or view productions to maintain knowledge of available actors. | 0.004929973830055586 | 3.43 |
| Review performer information, such as photos, resumes, voice tapes, videos, and union membership, to decide whom to audition for parts. | 0.003286649220037057 | 4.03 |
| Prepare actors for auditions by providing scripts and information about roles and casting requirements. | 0.002464986915027793 | 4.38 |
| Select performers for roles or submit lists of suitable performers to producers or directors for final selection. | 0.0017460323981446867 | 4.33 |
- **Usage Release:** 2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2

### Bls

- **Growth Percent:** 4.9
- **Growth Percentile:** 73
- **Direction:** About average
- **Annual Openings Thousands:** 12.8
- **Annual Openings Percentile:** 68
- **Employment2024Thousands:** 167
- **Employment2034Thousands:** 175.2

### Sources

| Source | Version |
| --- | --- |
| bls_employment_projections | 2024-2034 |
| dingel_neiman | dingel-neiman-workathome |
| felten_aioe | felten-raj-seamans-aioe |
| frey_osborne | frey-osborne-automation |
| microsoft_working_with_ai | working-with-ai |
| openai_gpts_are_gpts | gpts-are-gpts |

## Ai Playbook

- **Trusted Task Count:** 3
- **Task Count:** 7
- **Total Sample:** 280
- **Autonomy Median:** 3
- **Dominant Collaboration:** directive
- **Automation Share:** 46.23
- **Augmentation Share:** 16.08
- **Work Use Percent:** 11.56

### Collaboration

| Label | Percent |
| --- | --- |
| directive | 46.23 |
| task iteration | 16.08 |

### Use Case

| Label | Percent |
| --- | --- |
| personal | 80.4 |
| work | 11.56 |

### Delegated Tasks

| Task | Usage Percent | Collaboration | Autonomy Median | Sample Count |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Read scripts and confer with producers to determine the types and numbers of performers required for a given production. | 0.008001000125015627 | directive | 4 | 80 |
| Attend or view productions to maintain knowledge of available actors. | 0.006200775096887111 | directive | 3 | 62 |
| Maintain talent files that include information such as performers' specialties, past performances, and availability. | 0.005700712589073635 | directive | 3 | 57 |

### Boundary Tasks

| Task | Human Needed Percent | Sample Count |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Attend or view productions to maintain knowledge of available actors. | 100 | 62 |
| Maintain talent files that include information such as performers' specialties, past performances, and availability. | 100 | 57 |
| Read scripts and confer with producers to determine the types and numbers of performers required for a given production. | 97.5 | 80 |

### Seed Prompts

| Prompt | Collaboration |
| --- | --- |
| Do this for me: read scripts and confer with producers to determine the types and numbers of performers required for a given production. Give me a finished draft I can review and adjust. | directive |
| Do this for me: attend or view productions to maintain knowledge of available actors. Give me a finished draft I can review and adjust. | directive |
| Do this for me: maintain talent files that include information such as performers' specialties, past performances, and availability. Give me a finished draft I can review and adjust. | directive |
- **Release:** 2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2

## Counts

- **Tasks:** 15
- **Skills:** 40
- **Capabilities:** 120
- **Tools:** 20
- **Related Roles:** 20

## Source

- **Dataset:** gold.onet_role_starter_surface
- **Version:** 30.3
- **Generated At:** 2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00
- **Content Hash:** dbc9df27a51b5853