Models

Also called: Art Model, Artist's Model, Figure Model

Career Cluster: Marketing
What they do:
Model garments or other apparel and accessories for prospective buyers at fashion shows, private showings, or retail establishments. May pose for photos to be used in magazines or advertisements. May pose as subject for paintings, sculptures, and other types of artistic expression.
On the job, you would:
  • Pose for artists and photographers.
  • Record rates of pay and durations of jobs on vouchers.
  • Gather information from agents concerning the pay, dates, times, provisions, and lengths of jobs.
KNOWLEDGE

Arts and Humanities
  • English language
Business
  • customer service
SKILLS

Social
  • understanding people's reactions
Basic Skills
  • listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
ABILITIES

Flexibility, Balance, and Coordination
  • keep your balance or stay upright
Verbal
  • listen and understand what people say
PERSONALITY

People interested in this work like activities that include creating, designing, and making your own rules.

They do well at jobs that need:
  • Dependability
  • Integrity
  • Cooperation
  • Self Control
  • Adaptability/Flexibility
  • Independence
TECHNOLOGY

You might use software like this on the job:

Instant messaging software
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
Web page creation and editing software
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
Video creation and editing software
  • YouTube
EDUCATION


high school diploma/GED or no high school diploma/GED
usually needed
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JOB OUTLOOK

New job opportunities are less likely in the future.

Salary:
High: $140,310.00
Median: $47,430.00
Low: $31,680.00
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