Career Discovery

Lighting Technicians

Career Overview Set up, maintain, and dismantle light fixtures, lighting control devices, and the associated lighting electrical and rigging equipment used for photography, television, film, video, and live productions. May focus or operate light fixtures, or attach color filters or other lighting accessories. Alternate Job Titles Controls Technician (Controls Tech) Dimmer Board Operator Electrical Lighting …

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Audio and Video Technicians

Career Overview Set up, maintain, and dismantle audio and video equipment, such as microphones, sound speakers, connecting wires and cables, sound and mixing boards, video cameras, video monitors and servers, and related electronic equipment for live or recorded events, such as concerts, meetings, conventions, presentations, podcasts, news conferences, and sporting events. Also Known As Audio …

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Broadcast Technicians

Career Overview Set up, operate, and maintain the electronic equipment used to acquire, edit, and transmit audio and video for radio or television programs. Control and adjust incoming and outgoing broadcast signals to regulate sound volume, signal strength, and signal clarity. Operate satellite, microwave, or other transmitter equipment to broadcast radio or television programs. Also …

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Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners

Career Overview Use verbatim methods and equipment to capture, store, retrieve, and transcribe pretrial and trial proceedings or other information. Includes stenocaptioners who operate computerized stenographic captioning equipment to provide captions of live or prerecorded broadcasts for hearing-impaired viewers. Also Known As Certified Shorthand Reporter (CSR) Court Reporter Court Stenographer Official Court Reporter Alternate Job …

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Media and Communication Workers, All Other

Career Overview All media and communication workers not listed separately. Alternate Job Titles Audience Coordinator Audio-Visual Specialist Continuity Manager Graphologist PA Announcer (Public Address Announcer) Reader Script Manager Stage Technician Train Announcer Train Caller Salary & Job Market Salary Percentile Annual Wage Entry-Level (10th percentile) $38,530 Median $71,770 Top Earners (90th percentile) $148,070 Workers Employed …

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Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers

Career Overview Create original written works, such as scripts, essays, prose, poetry or song lyrics, for publication or performance. Also Known As Author Freelance Writer Novelist Songwriter Alternate Job Titles Author Blog Content Writer Blog Writer Blogger Children's Author Comic Book Writer Comic Writer Community Blogger Content Writer Continuity Writer Creative Writer Crossword Puzzle Maker …

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Interpreters and Translators

Career Overview Interpret oral or sign language, or translate written text from one language into another. Also Known As Interpreter Medical Interpreter Sign Language Interpreter Translator Alternate Job Titles American Sign Language Interpreter (ASL Interpreter) Arabic Translator Bilingual Interpreter Bilingual Secretary Braille Transcriber Braille Translator Community Interpreter Contract Translator Court Interpreter Cryptologic Linguist Deaf Interpreter …

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Writers and Authors

Career Overview Originate and prepare written material, such as scripts, stories, advertisements, and other material. Also Known As Advertisement Agency Copywriter (Ad Agency Copywriter) Advertising Copywriter Copywriter Freelance Copywriter Alternate Job Titles Advertisement Agency Copywriter (Ad Agency Copywriter) Advertisement Copywriter (Ad Copywriter) Advertisement Writer (Ad Writer) Advertising Associate Advertising Copywriter Advertising Specialist Advertising Writer Article …

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Editors

Career Overview Plan, coordinate, revise, or edit written material. May review proposals and drafts for possible publication. Also Known As Editor News Editor Newspaper Copy Editor Sports Editor Alternate Job Titles Acquisitions Editor Acute Editor Advertising Editor Art Editor Assignment Editor Book Editor Business Editor Censor Communications Editor Content Editor Continuity Editor Continuity Reader Copy …

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Technical Writers

Career Overview Write technical materials, such as equipment manuals, appendices, or operating and maintenance instructions. May assist in layout work. Also Known As Documentation Specialist Information Developer Technical Communicator Technical Writer Alternate Job Titles Assembly Instructions Writer Clinical Writer Contracts Writer Document Specialist Documentation Designer Documentation Specialist Documentation Writer Engineering Documentation Specialist Engineering Writer Grant …

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