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Work Activities — Thinking Creatively   Save Table (XLS/CSV)

Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
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98  95  27-3043.05 Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers
  • compose scripts
  • convey moods or emotions through writing
  • practice creative writing - development
  • tell stories through musical, visual, or dramatic arts
  • write story copy
99  93  15-1199.11 Video Game Designers   Bright Outlook Bright Outlook  
96  93  27-2032.00 Choreographers
  • choreograph dance
  • convey moods or emotions through music
  • create art from ideas
  • express creativity through music, dance, or acting
  • study story line or music to devise dance movements
  • tell stories through musical, visual, or dramatic arts
95  93  19-2011.00 Astronomers
  • design equipment, apparatus, or instruments for scientific research
  • develop scientific or mathematical hypotheses, theories, or laws
97  92  27-2041.04 Music Composers and Arrangers
  • compose musical scores
  • convey moods or emotions through music
  • create art from ideas
  • express creativity through music, dance, or acting
  • tell stories through musical, visual, or dramatic arts
  • transcribe musical ideas into notes on scored music paper
  • transpose music from one voice or instrument to another
96  92  27-1022.00 Fashion Designers
  • create art from ideas
  • design tailored garments
  • sketch or draw subjects or items
  • use characteristics of graphic design materials
  • use creativity in graphics
  • use creativity to art or design work
94  92  25-1051.00 Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
  • design classroom presentations
94  91  19-2012.00 Physicists
  • design equipment, apparatus, or instruments for scientific research
  • design manufacturing processes or methods
  • develop mathematical ideas or interpretations
  • develop mathematical simulation models
  • develop new products based on scientific research results
  • develop scientific or mathematical hypotheses, theories, or laws
93  91  19-1029.01 Bioinformatics Scientists Bright Outlook
91  91  25-1054.00 Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
  • design classroom presentations
95  90  27-1013.00 Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
  • create art from ideas
  • decorate using hand or power tools
  • design molds
  • draw designs, letters, or lines
  • etch or cut designs in glass, metal, or plastic
  • prepare artwork for camera or press
  • sketch or draw subjects or items
  • tell stories through musical, visual, or dramatic arts
  • use creativity in graphics
  • use creativity in industrial artistry
  • use creativity to art or design work
87  90  15-2031.00 Operations Research Analysts
  • create mathematical or statistical diagrams or charts
  • design computer programs or programming tools
  • develop mathematical ideas or interpretations
  • develop mathematical simulation models
90  89  25-1082.00 Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary
  • design classroom presentations
83  88  19-1021.00 Biochemists and Biophysicists Bright Outlook
  • design equipment, apparatus, or instruments for scientific research
  • develop new products based on scientific research results
  • develop scientific or mathematical hypotheses, theories, or laws
75  88  17-2199.07 Photonics Engineers Bright Outlook   Green Occupation Green
95  87  27-2011.00 Actors
  • apply make-up
  • convey moods or emotions through music
  • create art from ideas
  • express creativity through music, dance, or acting
  • portray roles using gesture or body movement
  • rehearse role from script
  • tell stories through musical, visual, or dramatic arts
  • use poise or stage presence skills
84  87  19-3011.01 Environmental Economists Bright Outlook Green Occupation
98  86  27-1024.00 Graphic Designers Bright Outlook
  • create art from ideas
  • prepare artwork for camera or press
  • set page layout or composition
  • sketch or draw subjects or items
  • tell stories through musical, visual, or dramatic arts
  • use creativity in graphics
  • use creativity in industrial artistry
  • use creativity to art or design work
94  86  17-1012.00 Landscape Architects Green Occupation
  • design construction projects
93  86  27-1012.00 Craft Artists
  • create art from ideas
  • decorate using hand or power tools
  • design molds
  • fabricate model or mold for jewelry, silverware or related products
  • sketch or draw subjects or items
  • use creativity to art or design work
91  86  27-1025.00 Interior Designers
  • create art from ideas
  • decorate using hand or power tools
  • design office layout
  • sketch or draw subjects or items
  • use creativity in designing interior spaces
  • use creativity to art or design work
84  86  19-1029.02 Molecular and Cellular Biologists Bright Outlook
81  86  25-1021.00 Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary
  • design classroom presentations
80  86  15-2021.00 Mathematicians
  • create mathematical or statistical diagrams or charts
  • develop mathematical ideas or interpretations
  • develop mathematical or computer languages
  • develop mathematical simulation models
  • develop new products based on scientific research results
  • develop scientific or mathematical hypotheses, theories, or laws
92  85  25-1031.00 Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary
  • design classroom presentations
  • use creativity in designing interior spaces
  • use creativity to art or design work
90  85  25-4012.00 Curators
86  85  11-3021.00 Computer and Information Systems Managers Bright Outlook
85  85  15-1132.00 Software Developers, Applications Bright Outlook
  • design computer hardware or software interface
  • design data processing systems
  • design data security systems
  • design electronic equipment
  • design hardware or software systems
  • develop mathematical or computer languages
  • develop mathematical simulation models
92  84  27-1014.00 Multimedia Artists and Animators
  • achieve special camera effects
  • achieve special lighting or sound effects
  • create art from ideas
  • edit video film scenes
  • establish pace of program or sequence of scenes
  • prepare artwork for camera or press
  • set page layout or composition
  • sketch or draw subjects or items
  • use characteristics of graphic design materials
  • use creativity in graphics
  • use creativity to art or design work
  • write story copy
90  84  19-3094.00 Political Scientists
  • create mathematical or statistical diagrams or charts
  • develop scientific or mathematical hypotheses, theories, or laws

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