Occupation Research

Kendra Donahue
Personal Career

Exploration
Musician
 Nature of a Musician
Perform live or recordings of music
Audition for parts in a show or
performances
Practice their music or instruments
Travel for an audition or a show
Promote themselves through social
media, posters, etc.
Play solo, in a band, or orchestra
Specialize in a certain type
of music
Specialize in a certain
element of music (i.e.
backup singers,
conductors)
Give private lessons
throughout their
community
Become a music educator
in schools across the
 Education & Training
No education requirements necessary

Can go to college for music theory or performance

Must submit audition piece to be accepted

Long period of training for vocalists

Start off with lessons at a young age

Practice on own time for technique

 Qualifications
Musical Talent Open to new ideas

Dedication Confidence

Skill in their area of

Energy
music
Increasing amount of stamina
Singers: vocal range
helps for longer periods of
Instrumentalists: how
work
their instrument
Excelling in Sight-Reading operates

Being able to play a piece of Knowledge about

 Job Outlook & Prospects
Expected to grow 3% between 2014-2024

Possible decrease in orchestras, opera groups, etc.

Larger amount of competition for music jobs

Periods of unemployment

Increased demand for musical performances

Primarily for backup singers, opening acts, etc.

Future and Current Earnings
Average wage May 2015: $24.20 per hour

Lesser known musicians: $9.20 per hour

More known musicians: $68.98

Yearly average salary: $37,889

As skills increase, earnings increase

Hourly Wage Expectancy: $33.62 per hour

 3 Related Occupations
Music Composer-

Someone who writes a piece of music to be performed by a

singer/instrumentalist

Choreographer-

A person who creates dance numbers to be performed in a

musical or by a group of people

Producer-
Historical Career
Exploration
Coal Miner
 Nature of a Coal Miner
Bring coal to the surface from the mines

Transport to preparation factories

Work to ensure safe areas

Most dont dig for coal

Some workers build tunnels for other workers

Remove coal from ground deposits

Boss coal miners check for safety

Education & Training
Learn on the job

Some classes for safety precautions

Learn by helping experienced miners

Formal training becoming necessary

More machinery work

Learn safety skills first

 Qualifications
Must be able to work in cramped
Certification comes
spaces
after education
Good reflexes classes and
experience classes
Better health
State certification

Work well with others exams

8 hours of re-
Above 18 years old
training every

Under 18 can work in mining year

 Job Outlook & Prospects
Expected to decline 15% within a few years

Use of coal as an energy source decreasing

Accidents cause declines in jobs

Conditions safer, but always the chance of an accident

Always the need for replacement miners

 Future and Current Earnings
Current Average Wage: $24.00 Pay raises depend on

per hour the amount of coal in

Depending on experience and that area

work hours Highest Earning:

$180,000
Surface miners earn less than
Lowest Earning:
underground miners
$54,000

Wages increased 3.1% within

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Civil Engineers-

People who design and maintain projects within the city such as
sweage, water, etc.

Geoscientists-

Scientists who study Earths physical structures such as the

crust and how it affects daily life
 Works Cited
http://www.bls.gov/ooh/entertainment-and-sports/musicians
-and-singers.htm#tab-2

https://www.prospects.ac.uk/job-profiles/musician

http://www.careercentre.dtwd.wa.gov.au/Occupations/Pages/

musician-instrumental.aspx

http://job-outlook.careerplanner.com/Musicians-Singers-and

-Related-Workers.cfm
 Works Cited *Continued*
http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Musician_or_Singer/Salar
y

http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes272042.htm

http://careers.stateuniversity.com/pages/16/Miner-Coal.html

http://work.chron.com/qualifications-coal-miner-5280.html

https://www.allthingspolitical.org/careers/Industries/mining_indust

ry_job_outlook.htm