Models

What the job really is

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.

At a glance

• Sector: Sales
• O*NET-SOC code: 41-9012
• O*NET job zone: 2 — some preparation
• Work sample tasks on file: 10
• Tools and technologies listed: 12

What you actually do

Work sample tasks recorded for this occupation:

• 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.
• Report job completions to agencies and obtain information about future appointments.
• Assemble and maintain portfolios, print composite cards, and travel to go-sees to obtain jobs.
• Pose as directed, or strike suitable interpretive poses for promoting and selling merchandise or fashions during appearances, filming, or photo sessions.
• Follow strict routines of diet, sleep, and exercise to maintain appearance.
• Apply makeup to face and style hair to enhance appearance, considering such factors as color, camera techniques, and facial features.
• Work closely with photographers, fashion coordinators, directors, producers, stylists, make-up artists, other models, and clients to produce the desired looks, and to finish photo shoots on schedule.
• Dress in sample or completed garments, and select accessories.

Tools and technology

Apple Safari, Apple iOS, Facebook, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Airbrushing tools, Blow dryers, Blurring brushes, Blush brushes, Bronzer brushes

What employers expect you to already be comfortable with.

Where this job leads

Related occupations — the usual moves up and sideways:

• Graphic Designers
• Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
• Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance
• Photographers
• Costume Attendants
• Craft Artists
• Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film
• Demonstrators and Product Promoters

Getting in

O*NET assigns this occupation job zone 2 (some preparation). The related occupations above are the realistic routes in and out.

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