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What industry could I work in?

Creative and performing arts activities

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My future: Musician.

What's it like to be a Musician?

Musicians write, arrange, orchestrate, perform, record and conduct musical compositions.

Musicians must be prepared to work irregular hours and spend long periods in practice and rehearsal. Some musicians work in areas unrelated to music to support themselves. Many professional musicians with experience in all styles combine music performance and music teaching careers in Australia.

Is this occupation in demand?

Australian JobOutlook for Musician

How much can I expect to earn?

Earnings data based on the Employee Earnings, Benefits and Trade Union Membership survey by the Australian Bureau of Statistics is either unavailable or unpublishable (typically for privacy reasons).

Personal requirements

• musical skills
• stamina to perform at peak level
• self-confidence, motivation, dedication and determination
• good communication skills
• able to concentrate for long periods
• mastery of one or more styles of music such as classical, jazz or pop
• flair for entertainment.

This job also involves:

Full use of hands/fingers

Use of precision or semi-precision tools or instruments or deft hand movements are required for these occupations. Included are jobs where poor co-ordination or incomplete use of hands or fingers may make tasks dangerous or difficult to undertake.

Mainly indoor work

Workers performing these jobs would usually be expected to spend more than three-quarters of their day indoors, in an office, factory or other enclosed area protected from the weather.

Noisy environment

These jobs are generally performed in a noisy environment, where a hearing impairment may make the task dangerous or difficult to perform.

Reading or writing

These jobs require moderate or better reading and writing skills. Workers may be expected to prepare, understand or act on written materials, such as letters or reports. People may wish to avoid these jobs if their reading or writing English skills are limited to a small range of words or phrases and symbols. Jobs remaining may still require very basic reading or writing skills.

This occupation offers jobs at the following skill levels:

Professional Jobs

Jobs in this group usually require completion of a recognised Bachelor Degree, or extensive relevant experience. Some jobs also require post-graduate study, such as a Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Master Degree.

Study requirements

At school, you can study these subject(s) to get a good foundation for this occupation:

Performing Arts

School subjects that include some aspect of the PERFORMING ARTS provide a useful background to these jobs. In some cases a performing arts subject is a pre-requisite for entry to courses that provide the training for the job. Find a related course
Check the information for your state for details about specific education and training requirements.

Date: 2015-12-11; view: 1000