Set and Exhibit Designers

Design special exhibits and movie, television, and theater sets. May study scripts, confer with directors, and conduct research to determine appropriate architectural styles.

Tasks Include:

Examine objects to be included in exhibits in order to plan where and how to display them.
Acquire, or arrange for acquisition of, specimens or graphics required to complete exhibits.
Prepare rough drafts and scale working drawings of sets, including floor plans, scenery, and properties to be constructed.
Confer with clients and staff in order to gather information about exhibit space, proposed themes and content, timelines, budgets, materials, and/or promotion requirements.
Estimate set- or exhibit-related costs including materials, construction, and rental of props or locations.
Develop set designs based on evaluation of scripts, budgets, research information, and available locations.
Direct and coordinate construction, erection, or decoration activities in order to ensure that sets or exhibits meet design, budget, and schedule requirements.
Inspect installed exhibits for conformance to specifications, and satisfactory operation of special effects components.

The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™ 16.0; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection.

Projections Quick View:

Virginia: +13.3%

National: + 9.9%

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job Zone:

Four: Considerable Preparation Needed

Income Range:

Highest ($50,000 and up)

Average Earnings:

National

$51,600.00

State

$51,030.00

Regional

Set and Exhibit Designers

Description

Career Cluster:

Hospitality & Tourism

Design special exhibits and movie, television, and theater sets. May study scripts, confer with directors, and conduct research to determine appropriate architectural styles.

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Education

Required Level of Education

Bachelor's Degree = 59.99%
Master's Degree = 14.68%
Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) = 13.76%
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in Personnel Services, Engineering-related Technologies, Vocational Home Economics, Construction Trades, Mechanics and Repairers, Precision Production Trades) = 9.46%
Some College Courses = 2.12%

Related Work Experience

Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 35.03%
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 33.45%
Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 11.83%
None = 11.69%
Over 8 years, up to and including 10 years = 6.87%
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 0.80%
Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years = 0.32%

On-Site or In-Plant Training

None = 50.48%
Up to and including 1 month = 21.51%
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 15.51%
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 5.43%
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 4.11%
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 2.96%

On-the-Job Training

Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 25.91%
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 24.62%
None or short demonstration = 15.25%
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 14.54%
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 14.11%
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 4.86%
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 0.71%

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Tasks

Core Tasks Include:

Examine objects to be included in exhibits in order to plan where and how to display them.
Acquire, or arrange for acquisition of, specimens or graphics required to complete exhibits.
Prepare rough drafts and scale working drawings of sets, including floor plans, scenery, and properties to be constructed.
Confer with clients and staff in order to gather information about exhibit space, proposed themes and content, timelines, budgets, materials, and/or promotion requirements.
Estimate set- or exhibit-related costs including materials, construction, and rental of props or locations.
Develop set designs based on evaluation of scripts, budgets, research information, and available locations.
Direct and coordinate construction, erection, or decoration activities in order to ensure that sets or exhibits meet design, budget, and schedule requirements.
Inspect installed exhibits for conformance to specifications, and satisfactory operation of special effects components.
Plan for location-specific issues such as space limitations, traffic flow patterns, and safety concerns.
Submit plans for approval, and adapt plans to serve intended purposes, or to conform to budget or fabrication restrictions.
Prepare preliminary renderings of proposed exhibits, including detailed construction, layout, and material specifications, and diagrams relating to aspects such as special effects and/or lighting.
Select and purchase lumber and hardware necessary for set construction.
Collaborate with those in charge of lighting and sound so that those production aspects can be coordinated with set designs or exhibit layouts.
Research architectural and stylistic elements appropriate to the time period to be depicted, consulting experts for information as necessary.
Design and produce displays and materials that can be used to decorate windows, interior displays, or event locations such as streets and fairgrounds.
Coordinate the removal of sets, props, and exhibits after productions or events are complete.
Select set props such as furniture, pictures, lamps, and rugs.
Confer with conservators in order to determine how to handle an exhibit's environmental aspects, such as lighting, temperature, and humidity, so that objects will be protected and exhibits will be enhanced.

Supplemental Tasks Include:

Assign staff to complete design ideas and prepare sketches, illustrations, and detailed drawings of sets, or graphics and animation.
Observe sets during rehearsals in order to ensure that set elements do not interfere with performance aspects such as cast movement and camera angles.
Design and build scale models of set designs, or miniature sets used in filming backgrounds or special effects.
Read scripts in order to determine location, set, and design requirements.
Attend rehearsals and production meetings in order to obtain and share information related to sets.
Arrange for outside contractors to construct exhibit structures.
Provide supportive materials for exhibits and displays, such as press kits and advertising, posters, brochures, catalogues, and invitations and publicity notices.
Incorporate security systems into exhibit layouts.
Coordinate the transportation of sets that are built off-site, and coordinate their setup at the site of use.

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Knowledge

%	Subject	Description
90.00	Design	Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
83.75	Fine Arts	Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.
60.75	Administration and Management	Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
56.50	English Language	Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
52.75	Communications and Media	Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
49.75	Computers and Electronics	Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

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Skills

%	Subject	Description
68.75	Active Listening	Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
68.75	Time Management	Managing one's own time and the time of others.
65.50	Operations Analysis	Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
65.50	Judgment and Decision Making	Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
65.50	Coordination	Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
65.50	Critical Thinking	Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
62.50	Reading Comprehension	Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
62.50	Monitoring	Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
59.50	Speaking	Talking to others to convey information effectively.
59.50	Writing	Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
56.25	Management of Personnel Resources	Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
56.25	Social Perceptiveness	Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
56.25	Mathematics	Using mathematics to solve problems.
56.25	Complex Problem Solving	Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
50.00	Systems Analysis	Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
50.00	Service Orientation	Actively looking for ways to help people.
50.00	Management of Financial Resources	Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.
50.00	Management of Material Resources	Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work.
50.00	Active Learning	Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

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Abilities

%	Subject	Description
72.00	Oral Comprehension	The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
68.75	Originality	The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
65.75	Visualization	The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
65.75	Speech Recognition	The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
65.75	Fluency of Ideas	The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
65.75	Speech Clarity	The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
65.75	Written Comprehension	The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
65.75	Oral Expression	The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
62.50	Near Vision	The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
62.50	Written Expression	The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
62.50	Category Flexibility	The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
59.50	Deductive Reasoning	The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
59.50	Information Ordering	The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
59.50	Inductive Reasoning	The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
59.50	Far Vision	The ability to see details at a distance.
59.50	Problem Sensitivity	The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
56.25	Number Facility	The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.
56.25	Finger Dexterity	The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
53.25	Manual Dexterity	The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
53.25	Selective Attention	The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
53.25	Mathematical Reasoning	The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.
53.25	Perceptual Speed	The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.
53.25	Visual Color Discrimination	The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.
53.25	Flexibility of Closure	The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
50.00	Arm-Hand Steadiness	The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
50.00	Control Precision	The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.

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Work Activities

%	Subject	Description
91.50	Thinking Creatively	Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
85.25	Getting Information	Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
84.25	Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events	Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
82.50	Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates	Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
81.75	Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships	Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
81.25	Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work	Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
80.75	Making Decisions and Solving Problems	Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
80.25	Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge	Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
74.50	Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information	Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
71.50	Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others	Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
71.50	Developing and Building Teams	Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
71.25	Interacting With Computers	Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
70.25	Documenting/Recording Information	Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
70.00	Handling and Moving Objects	Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
69.75	Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment	Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.
68.50	Scheduling Work and Activities	Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
67.75	Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings	Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
63.50	Processing Information	Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
62.50	Monitoring and Controlling Resources	Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money.
62.25	Developing Objectives and Strategies	Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
61.00	Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People	Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
61.00	Performing General Physical Activities	Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.
60.75	Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others	Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
60.00	Coaching and Developing Others	Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
59.25	Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others	Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
57.00	Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates	Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
56.25	Analyzing Data or Information	Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
54.00	Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material	Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
53.00	Controlling Machines and Processes	Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
52.50	Communicating with Persons Outside Organization	Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
51.75	Training and Teaching Others	Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
49.75	Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards	Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

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Work Styles

%	Subject	Description
91.75	Innovation	Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
90.75	Adaptability/Flexibility	Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
90.75	Attention to Detail	Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
87.75	Dependability	Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
87.25	Cooperation	Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
85.25	Initiative	Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
81.00	Persistence	Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
80.00	Analytical Thinking	Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
77.25	Independence	Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
74.00	Integrity	Job requires being honest and ethical.
72.75	Leadership	Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
72.00	Achievement/Effort	Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
70.25	Stress Tolerance	Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
60.50	Self Control	Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
56.75	Concern for Others	Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
50.00	Social Orientation	Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.

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Work Values

%	Subject	Description
77.83	Achievement	Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
66.67	Independence	Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.
61.17	Working Conditions	Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions.

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Work Context

%	Subject	Description
94.20	Electronic Mail	How often do you use electronic mail in this job?
92.80	Indoors, Environmentally Controlled	How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
92.40	Telephone	How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?
91.80	Work With Work Group or Team	How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
89.00	Face-to-Face Discussions	How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
87.60	Structured versus Unstructured Work	To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals?
87.00	Importance of Being Exact or Accurate	How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
86.00	Freedom to Make Decisions	How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
82.00	Contact With Others	How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
81.20	Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results	How do the decisions an employee makes impact the results of co-workers, clients or the company?
76.60	Coordinate or Lead Others	How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job?
74.40	Frequency of Decision Making	How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?
73.60	Responsibility for Outcomes and Results	How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?
73.40	Time Pressure	How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?
72.80	Letters and Memos	How often does the job require written letters and memos?
65.60	Spend Time Sitting	How much does this job require sitting?
65.40	Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls	How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?
63.20	In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment	How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car)?
61.60	Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled	How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)?
60.80	Importance of Repeating Same Tasks	How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job?
58.40	Physical Proximity	To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people?
58.20	Level of Competition	To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures?
58.00	Responsible for Others' Health and Safety	How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?
57.20	Spend Time Standing	How much does this job require standing?
56.60	Deal With External Customers	How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job?
55.80	Frequency of Conflict Situations	How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job?
55.00	Public Speaking	How often do you have to perform public speaking in this job?
52.40	Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting	How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions?
52.20	Consequence of Error	How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable?
51.20	Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People	How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements?
50.80	Exposed to Contaminants	How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)?
50.20	Spend Time Walking and Running	How much does this job require walking and running?
50.20	Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable	How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?

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Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed

Overall Experience
- A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
Job Training
- Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
Examples
- Many of these occupations involve coordinating, supervising, managing, or training others. Examples include accountants, sales managers, database administrators, teachers, chemists, environmental engineers, criminal investigators, and special agents.
Education
- Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

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Earnings Benefits

Region	Entry Level	Average	Experienced
United States	$25,290.00	$54,890.00	$91,570.00
Virginia	$26,400.00	$51,030.00	$85,180.00

Region	Entry Level	Average	Experienced
Bay Consortium	No Data	No Data	No Data
Capital Region Workforce Partnership	$26,695.06	$46,891.54	$78,155.27
Central VA/Region2000	No Data	No Data	No Data
Crater Area	No Data	No Data	No Data
Greater Peninsula	No Data	No Data	No Data
Hampton Roads	$19,265.51	$35,799.95	$56,180.00
New River/Mt. Rogers	No Data	No Data	No Data
Northern Virginia and Alexandria/Arlington	$33,594.21	$50,660.06	$91,106.78
Piedmont Workforce	No Data	No Data	No Data
Shenandoah Valley	No Data	No Data	No Data
South Central	No Data	No Data	No Data
Southwestern Virginia	No Data	No Data	No Data
West Piedmont	No Data	No Data	No Data
Western Virginia	No Data	No Data	No Data

The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection.

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Employment Projections

National	2010	2020	% Change
United States	11,700	12,800	+ 9.9%

State	2008	2018	% Change
Virginia	452	512	+ 13.3%

Region	2008	2018	% Change
Bay Consortium	0	0	+ 0.0%
Capital Region Workforce Partnership	101	110	+ 8.9%
Central VA/Region2000	18	20	+ 11.1%
Crater Area	0	0	+ 0.0%
Greater Peninsula	20	23	+ 15.0%
Hampton Roads	34	40	+ 17.6%
New River/Mt. Rogers	0	0	+ 0.0%
Northern Virginia and Alexandria/Arlington	125	141	+ 12.8%
Piedmont Workforce	0	0	+ 0.0%
Shenandoah Valley	0	0	+ 0.0%
South Central	3	3	+ 0.0%
Southwestern Virginia	0	0	+ 0.0%
West Piedmont	No Data	No Data	No Data
Western Virginia	0	0	+ 0.0%

The data sources for the information displayed here include: Virginia Workforce Connection.

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Proficiency Ratings

These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.

Proficiency	Rating
Thinking Creatively	4.5
Getting Information	4.5
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events	4.5
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates	4.5
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships	4.5
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work	4.5
Making Decisions and Solving Problems	4.0
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge	4.0
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information	4.0
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others	4.0
Developing and Building Teams	4.0
Interacting With Computers	4.0
Documenting/Recording Information	4.0
Handling and Moving Objects	4.0
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment	4.0
Scheduling Work and Activities	3.5
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings	3.5
Processing Information	3.5
Monitoring and Controlling Resources	3.5
Developing Objectives and Strategies	3.5
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People	3.5
Performing General Physical Activities	3.5
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others	3.5
Coaching and Developing Others	3.5
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others	3.5
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates	3.5
Analyzing Data or Information	3.5
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material	3.0
Controlling Machines and Processes	3.0
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization	3.0
Training and Teaching Others	3.0
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards	3.0
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public	3.0
Performing Administrative Activities	3.0
Selling or Influencing Others	3.0
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others	3.0
Assisting and Caring for Others	2.5
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment	2.5
Staffing Organizational Units	2.5
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment	2.5
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment	1.5

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Titles

Art and Exhibits Director
Art Coordinator
Art Director
Artist
Curator
Design Chief
Designer
Display Coordinator
Display Designer
Exhibit Designer
Exhibit Preparator
Exhibitions Curator
Exhibits Manager
Food Stylist
Historical Society Window Dresser
Installations Designer
Miniature Set Designer
Museum Curator
Presentation Specialist
Production Manager
Room Designer
Scenic Arts Supervisor
Scenic Designer
Set Decorator
Set Designer
Show Design Supervisor
Stage Scenery Designer
Stage Set Designer
Television Scenic Design Supervisor
Theater Set Production Designer

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Related Schools

Blue Ridge Community College
Central Virginia Community College
Danville Community College
Germanna Community College
ITT Technical Institute-Chantilly
ITT Technical Institute-Norfolk
ITT Technical Institute-Richmond
ITT Technical Institute-Springfield
Mary Baldwin College
Mountain Empire Community College
Northern Virginia Community College
Piedmont Virginia Community College
Radford University
Shenandoah University
Thomas Nelson Community College
Tidewater Community College
Virginia Commonwealth University
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