Makeup Artists, Theatrical & Performance
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Job Outlook:
None
Education:
Postsecondary nondegree award
Details
Education Details
33%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)
29%
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production)
10%
Some College Courses
10%
Less than a High School Diploma
10%
Bachelor's Degree
5%
First Professional Degree - awarded for completion of a program that: requires at least 2 years of college work before entrance into the program, includes a total of at least 6 academic years of work to complete, and provides all remaining academic requirements to begin practice in a profession.
5%
Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)
Salary
High:
$170,860.00
Average:
$93,850.00
Hourly
Average:
$45.12
Summary of What they do:
Apply makeup to performers to reflect period, setting, and situation of their role.
Responsibilities
Tasks On The Job
- Advise hairdressers on the hairstyles required for character parts.
- Alter or maintain makeup during productions as necessary to compensate for lighting changes or to achieve continuity of effect.
- Analyze a script, noting events that affect each character's appearance, so that plans can be made for each scene.
- Apply makeup to enhance or alter the appearance of people appearing in productions such as movies.
- Assess performers' skin type to ensure that makeup will not cause break-outs or skin irritations.
- Attach prostheses to performers and apply makeup to create special features or effects, such as scars, aging, or illness.
- Cleanse and tone the skin to prepare it for makeup application.
- Clean supplies such as makeup brushes.
- Confer with stage or motion picture officials and performers to determine desired effects.
- Create character drawings or models, based upon independent research, to augment period production files.
- Demonstrate products to clients, and provide instruction in makeup application.
- Design rubber or plastic prostheses that can be used to change performers' appearances.
- Duplicate work precisely to replicate characters' appearances on a daily basis.
- Establish budgets, and work within budgetary limits.
- Evaluate environmental characteristics, such as venue size and lighting plans, to determine makeup requirements.
- Examine sketches, photographs, and plaster models to obtain desired character image depiction.
- Provide performers with makeup removal assistance after performances have been completed.
- Requisition or acquire needed materials for special effects, including wigs, beards, and special cosmetics.
- Select desired makeup shades from stock, or mix oil, grease, and coloring to achieve specific color effects.
- Study production information, such as character descriptions, period settings, and situations, to determine makeup requirements.
- Wash and reset wigs.
- Write makeup sheets and take photos to document specific looks and the products used to achieve the looks.
Personality Strengths:
Determined by your work personality assessment.
Strength:
Determined by your Aptitude Aversion Assessment (A3).
Caution:
Potentially negative impact as a result of your A3.
Warning:
Likely negative impact as a result of your A3.
Potential Strength:
A characteristic you could perform competently, but may not come naturally.
PERSONALITY
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IMPORTANT STRENGTHS
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95% | Artistic - Work involves creating original visual artwork, performances, written works, food, or music for a variety of media, or applying artistic principles to the design of various objects and materials. Artistic occupations are often associated with visual arts, applied arts and design, performing arts, music, creative writing, media, or culinary art. | |
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56% | Realistic - Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services. | |
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WORK VALUES
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61% | Relationships - Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service. | |
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53% | 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. | |
APTITUDES
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ABILITIES | SKILLS
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78% | Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). | |
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75% | Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. | |
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72% | Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. | |
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72% | 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. | |
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72% | Visual Color Discrimination - The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. | |
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69% | 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. | |
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66% | Visualization - The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. | |
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66% | 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. | |
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63% | Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. | |
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63% | 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). | |
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63% | 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. | |
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60% | 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 that there is a problem. | |
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60% | 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). | |
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60% | Selective Attention - The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. | |
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60% | Speech Recognition - The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. | |
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56% | Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. | |
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56% | Category Flexibility - The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. | |
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53% | Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. | |
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53% | Far Vision - The ability to see details at a distance. | |
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53% | Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. | |
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TASKS | ACTIVITIES
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90% | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships - Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. | |
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89% | Thinking Creatively - Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. | |
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86% | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates - Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. | |
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85% | Getting Information - Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. | |
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81% | Making Decisions and Solving Problems - Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. | |
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74% | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work - Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. | |
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73% | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings - Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. | |
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70% | Scheduling Work and Activities - Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. | |
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68% | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge - Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. | |
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66% | Assisting and Caring for Others - Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients. | |
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63% | Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others - Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. | |
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63% | Developing and Building Teams - Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members. | |
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61% | Training and Teaching Others - Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. | |
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61% | Documenting/Recording Information - Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. | |
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60% | Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others - Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others. | |
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59% | Handling and Moving Objects - Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. | |
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58% | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People - Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. | |
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57% | Monitoring and Controlling Resources - Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money. | |
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56% | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events - Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. | |
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56% | Performing Administrative Activities - Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork. | |
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55% | Performing General Physical Activities - Performing general physical activities includes doing activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials. | |
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54% | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials - Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. | |
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53% | Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates - Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance. | |
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53% | Coaching and Developing Others - Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills. | |
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51% | Communicating with People Outside the 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. | |
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CONTEXT | ATTRIBUTES
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99% | Physical Proximity - To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks physically close to other people? | |
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97% | Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams - How frequently does your job require face-to-face discussions with individuals and within teams? | |
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95% | E-Mail - How frequently does your job require you to use E-mail? | |
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91% | 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? | |
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89% | Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team - How important is it to work with or contribute to a work group or team in this job? | |
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88% | Time Pressure - How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? | |
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87% | 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? | |
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87% | Health and Safety of Other Workers - How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? | |
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83% | Level of Competition - To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? | |
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82% | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled - How often does this job require working indoors in an environmentally controlled environment (like a warehouse with air conditioning)? | |
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80% | Telephone Conversations - How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? | |
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79% | Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals - How much freedom does the worker have in determining the tasks, priorities, or goals of the job? | |
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79% | Freedom to Make Decisions - How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? | |
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76% | Spend Time Standing - How much does this job require standing? | |
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73% | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate - How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? | |
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69% | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions - How much does this job require making repetitive motions? | |
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67% | Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions - How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions? | |
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65% | Exposed to Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting Conditions - How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions? | |
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64% | Outdoors, Under Cover - How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (like in an open shed)? | |
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63% | Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled - How often does this job require working in an environment that is not environmentally controlled (like a warehouse without air conditioning)? | |
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58% | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results - What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? | |
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57% | Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that 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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56% | Exposed to Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions - How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions? | |
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56% | Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body - How much does this job require bending or twisting your body? | |
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55% | Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures - How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures? | |
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55% | Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities - How important is it to coordinate or lead others (not as a supervisor or team leader) in accomplishing work activities in this job? | |
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55% | Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers - How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? | |
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55% | Frequency of Decision Making - How often is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? | |
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51% | Deal With External Customers or the Public in General - How important is it to deal with external customers (as in retail sales) or the public in general (as in police work) in this job? | |
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51% | Written Letters and Memos - How frequently does your job require written letters and memos? | |
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69% | Duration of Typical Work Week - Number of hours typically worked in one week. | |