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What They Do
About This Career
Models garments or other apparel and accessories for prospective buyers at fashion shows, private showings, or retail establishments. May pose for photos to be used in magazines or advertisements. May pose as subject for paintings, sculptures, and other types of artistic expression.
This career is part of the Marketing cluster Merchandising pathway.
A person in this career:
- Poses for artists and photographers, with or without clothes.
- Records rates of pay and durations of jobs on vouchers.
- Gathers information from agents concerning the pay, dates, times, provisions, and lengths of jobs.
- Reports job completions to agencies and obtains information about future appointments.
- Assembles and maintains portfolios, prints composite cards, and travels to go-sees to obtain jobs.
- Poses as directed, or strikes suitable interpretive poses for promoting and selling merchandise or fashions during appearances, filming, or photo sessions.
- Promotes products and services in television commercials, on film, or in videos.
- Makes many quick changes backstage during fashion shows and yet maintains poised appearance before audiences.
- Follows strict routines of diet, sleep, and exercise to maintain appearance.
- Applies makeup to face and style hair to enhance appearance, considering such factors as color, camera techniques, and facial features.
Working Conditions and Physical Demands
People who do this job report that:
- You would often handle loads up to 20 lbs., sometimes up to 50 lbs. You might do a lot of lifting, carrying, pushing or pulling.
- Work in this occupation requires being inside most of the time
Working in this career involves (physical activities):
- No physical abilities rated as significant to this occupation
Work Hours and Travel
- Irregular hours
- Overnight travel
Specialty and Similar Careers
Careers that are more detailed or close to this career:
- Art Class Model
- Art Model
- Artist's Model
- Life Drawing Model
- Figure Model
- Fine Arts Model
- Nude Model
- Studio Model
- Undraped Artist Model
Every year the U.S. Department of Labor conducts national surveys of wage data by occupation in every state and in all industry divisions. These surveys are conducted through the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) program.
The statistics collected for one year are published the next fall. For example, 2013 wage information was published in the fall of 2014.
There are over 800 occupations in the surveys, and these occupations cover the entire U.S. labor market. The surveys ask for reports in a scale of ranges for both hourly wages and annual wages.
In many cases, these occupations are broad enough to cover many more detailed specialties of an occupation. A specific occupation may be included in a broader occupational category for which labor market data is available. When you look at the statistics for a broad category, be aware that the salary data for a specific career may differ.
For more details about how wage information is collected and calculated by the U.S. Department of Labor, visit their website at http://www.bls.gov/bls/blswage.htm.
Every year the U.S. Department of Labor conducts a national survey of over 400,000
employers in every state and in all industry divisions. This survey is conducted
through the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) program. Every other year the
department publishes outlook information based on these surveys.
Each outlook period covers 10 years. For example, in 2003 the outlook information
was published for 2004-2014. Employers are asked to report the number of employees
in about 770 different occupations that cover the entire U.S. labor market.
From this information, staffing patterns for different industries are established.
Industry growth is projected into the future based on past trends and current economic
conditions. Industry staffing patterns are then applied to the industry projections
to obtain occupational projections.
In many cases, these occupations are broad enough to cover many more detailed specialties
of an occupation. A specific occupation may be included in a broader occupational
category for which labor market data is available. When you look at the statistics
for a broad category, be aware that the employment data for a specific field may
differ.
For more details about how employment information is collected and calculated by
the U.S. Department of Labor, visit their website at http://stats.bls.gov/news.release/ocwage.tn.htm.
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