Occupations/13-1011.00
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes
Represent and promote artists, performers, and athletes in dealings with current or prospective employers. May handle contract negotiation and other business matters for clients.
Usually a four-year bachelor’s degree.
AI automation risk
64%
Higher automation risk
Human characteristics
41%
Balanced human and task mix
Task orientation
33%
More resilient
A day in this job
- Mostly human
Conduct auditions or interviews to evaluate potential clients.
- Mostly human
Negotiate with managers, promoters, union officials, and other persons regarding clients' contractual rights and obligations.
- Mostly human
Send samples of clients' work and other promotional material to potential employers to obtain auditions, sponsorships, or endorsement deals.
The tasks we can read here lean on people, judgment, or hands-on work. The AI risk number is still this job’s rank against other occupations.
Core tasks
- 01Collect fees, commissions, or other payments, according to contract terms.
- 02Send samples of clients' work and other promotional material to potential employers to obtain auditions, sponsorships, or endorsement deals.
- 03Keep informed of industry trends and deals.
- 04Conduct auditions or interviews to evaluate potential clients.
- 05Negotiate with managers, promoters, union officials, and other persons regarding clients' contractual rights and obligations.
- 06Confer with clients to develop strategies for their careers, and to explain actions taken on their behalf.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks2.86
- Degree of automation1.66
- Time sitting4.60
- Originality (ability)3.12
- Conflict situations3.33
- Hands-on objects/tools1.75
- Outdoors / weather1.18
- Disease exposure1.11
- Decision freedom4.22
Top abilities
- Oral Expression4.12
- Written Comprehension4.00
- Oral Comprehension4.00
- Speech Recognition3.88
- Speech Clarity3.88
- Problem Sensitivity3.88
- Deductive Reasoning3.75
- Written Expression3.62
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension4.00
- Active Listening4.00
- Writing3.62
- Speaking4.00
- Mathematics2.12
- Science1.62
- Critical Thinking3.75
- Active Learning3.50
- Learning Strategies2.62
- Monitoring2.88
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 85 shown
Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · Public | Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management 52.0202 | $15,200 | 24% | 87% | 1 yr $150,453 2 yr $143,744 Master's · CIP 52.02 |
New York University New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management 52.0202 | $60,400 | 12% | 88% | 1 yr $150,006 2 yr $145,543 Master's · CIP 52.02 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA · Private nonprofit | Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management 52.0202 | $60,100 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $88,639 2 yr $96,183 Master's · CIP 52.02 |
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · Public | Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management 52.0202 | $17,700 | 18% | 93% | 1 yr $87,942 2 yr $83,177 Bachelor's · CIP 52.02 |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC · Public | Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management 52.0202 | $9,000 | 17% | 91% | 1 yr $76,041 2 yr $73,823 Bachelor's · CIP 52.02 |
Georgetown University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit | Sports Communication 09.0906 | $65,400 | 12% | 95% | 1 yr $75,795 2 yr $73,272 Master's · CIP 09.09 |
University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · Public | Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management 52.0202 | $13,800 | 9% | 92% | 1 yr $73,549 2 yr $81,456 Bachelor's · CIP 52.02 |
Emory University Atlanta, GA · Private nonprofit | Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management 52.0202 | $60,800 | 11% | 91% | 1 yr $73,112 2 yr $77,283 Bachelor's · CIP 52.02 |
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College Chicago, IL · Public | Sports Communication 09.0906 | $4,600 | 100% | 27% | 1 yr $70,776 2 yr $87,754 Master's · CIP 09.09 |
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · Public | Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management 52.0202 | $14,800 | 11% | 93% | 1 yr $67,101 2 yr $64,328 Bachelor's · CIP 52.02 |
Northeastern University Boston, MA · Private nonprofit | Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management 52.0202 | $63,200 | 7% | 91% | 1 yr $63,997 2 yr $63,997 Bachelor's · CIP 52.02 |
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA · Public | Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management 52.0202 | $11,800 | 17% | 91% | 1 yr $58,967 2 yr $61,714 Bachelor's · CIP 52.02 |