PHOTOGRAPHER

By: Al ejandra A.
Job Description
Photograph people use digital or film cameras.
They use computer software to produce finished images and prints.
It includes scientific photographer, aerial photographers, etc..
Training
Job training require more than 12 months.

This category includes formal and informal apprenticeships that may last up to 4 years
and short- term intensive employer-sponsored training that workers must successfully
complete.

Includes occupations in which workers may gain experience in non-work activities,
such as professional athletes who gain experience through participation in athletic
programs in academic institutions.
Abilities
Abilities that influence the acquisition and application of verbal information in problem
solving

Abilities that influence the application and manipulation of information in problem
solving

Abilities related to the acquisition and organization of visual information
Knowledge
Knowledge of principles and facts related to business administration and accounting,
human and material resource management in organizations, sales and marketing,
economics, and office information and organizing systems.

Knowledge of principles and facts related to the production, processing, storage, and
distribution of manufactured and agricultural goods
Skills
Background structures needed to work with and acquire more specific skills in a variety
of different domains

Procedures that contribute to the more rapid acquisition of knowledge and skill across
a variety of domains

Developed capacities used to work with people to achieve goals
Tasks
Take pictures of individuals, families, and small groups, either in studio or on location.
Adjust apertures, shutter speeds, and camera focus based on a combination of factors
such as lighting, field depth, subject motion, film type, and film speed.
Use traditional or digital cameras, along with a variety of equipment such as tripods,
filters, and flash attachments.
Create artificial light, using flashes and reflectors.
Determine desired images and picture composition, selecting and adjusting subjects,
equipment, and lighting to achieve desired effects.
Scan photographs into computers for editing, storage, and electronic transmission.

Work Values
HIGHEST WORK VALUE
The Independence Work Value is associated with jobs where workers are allowed to do
things on their own initiative, and where they can make decisions on their own.

LOWEST WORK VALUE
The Support Work Value is associated with jobs where the company stands behind its workers and
where the workers are comfortable with management's style of supervision. These companies
typically have a reputation for competent, considerate, and fair management.
Hourly Wages 2013 ($15.66)
This variable is the prevailing average hourly wage at the state level during the survey
year 2013. "Prevailing" means that the wages of all workers in a given occupation were
used to calculate the wage rate, not solely entry level wages.

The majority of the wage data is taken from the inaugural survey of the new
Occupational Employment Statistic (OES) program. These data were supplemented
from a variety of sources, to reflect a wage rate for each occupation in Texas CARES.
Users are reminded that these data are for general planning purposes only and may
not reflect the actual wage for any specific job.