Occupations/27-2012.04
Talent Directors
Audition and interview performers to select most appropriate talent for parts in stage, television, radio, or motion picture productions.
Usually a four-year bachelor’s degree.
AI automation risk
43%
Mixed exposure
Human characteristics
49%
Balanced human and task mix
Task orientation
23%
More resilient
A day in this job
- Mostly human
Audition and interview performers to match their attributes to specific roles or to increase the pool of available acting talent.
- Mostly human
Negotiate contract agreements with performers, with agents, or between performers and agents or production companies.
- Task
Prepare actors for auditions by providing scripts and information about roles and casting requirements.
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
- 01Audition and interview performers to match their attributes to specific roles or to increase the pool of available acting talent.
- 02Prepare actors for auditions by providing scripts and information about roles and casting requirements.
- 03Select performers for roles or submit lists of suitable performers to producers or directors for final selection.
- 04Contact agents and actors to provide notification of audition and performance opportunities and to set up audition times.
- 05Serve as liaisons between directors, actors, and agents.
- 06Negotiate contract agreements with performers, with agents, or between performers and agents or production companies.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks2.31
- Degree of automation1.73
- Time sitting3.94
- Originality (ability)3.62
- Conflict situations2.93
- Hands-on objects/tools2.10
- Outdoors / weather1.53
- Disease exposure1.21
- Decision freedom4.23
Top abilities
- Oral Expression4.12
- Written Comprehension4.00
- Oral Comprehension4.00
- Speech Clarity3.75
- Inductive Reasoning3.75
- Written Expression3.62
- Originality3.62
- Deductive Reasoning3.62
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension3.88
- Active Listening4.00
- Writing3.25
- Speaking4.00
- Mathematics2.00
- Science1.50
- Critical Thinking3.88
- Active Learning3.00
- Learning Strategies2.75
- Monitoring3.38
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 79 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC · Public | Radio and Television 09.0701 | $9,000 | 17% | 91% | 1 yr $66,171 2 yr — Master's · CIP 09.07 |
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA · Public | Radio and Television 09.0701 | $11,800 | 17% | 91% | 1 yr $65,477 2 yr $58,673 Bachelor's · CIP 09.07 |
University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA · Public | Radio and Television 09.0701 | $12,600 | 48% | 84% | 1 yr $63,005 2 yr $69,338 Master's · CIP 09.07 |
New York University New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Radio and Television 09.0701 | $60,400 | 12% | 88% | 1 yr $44,616 2 yr $49,019 Bachelor's · CIP 09.07 |
Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN · Private for-profit | Radio and Television 09.0701 | $18,600 | 100% | 64% | 1 yr $42,682 2 yr $41,205 Bachelor's · CIP 09.07 |
Austin Community College District Austin, TX · Public | Radio and Television 09.0701 | $4,500 | 100% | 21% | 1 yr $41,565 2 yr $41,193 Bachelor's · CIP 09.07 |
Boston University Boston, MA · Private nonprofit | Radio and Television 09.0701 | $65,200 | 14% | 89% | 1 yr $37,208 2 yr $35,131 Bachelor's · CIP 09.07 |
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College Chicago, IL · Public | Radio and Television 09.0701 | $4,600 | 100% | 27% | 1 yr $36,992 2 yr $26,739 Bachelor's · CIP 09.07 |
Florida State University Tallahassee, FL · Public | Radio and Television 09.0701 | $6,500 | 25% | 84% | 1 yr $34,828 2 yr $32,439 Bachelor's · CIP 09.07 |
Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee, WI · Public | Radio and Television 09.0701 | $4,900 | 100% | 27% | 1 yr $33,993 2 yr $31,581 Bachelor's · CIP 09.07 |
University of Florida Gainesville, FL · Public | Radio and Television 09.0701 | $6,400 | 23% | 89% | 1 yr $33,565 2 yr $33,382 Bachelor's · CIP 09.07 |
The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX · Public | Radio and Television 09.0701 | $14,600 | 65% | 73% | 1 yr $33,043 2 yr $34,942 Bachelor's · CIP 09.07 |