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	Overview	Nature of Work	Knowledge Areas	Skills Utilized
Job Activities	Abilities	Job Conditions	Work Satisfaction	Education/Training

Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Music Composers and Arrangers. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
		Importance*	More Info
1.	Thinking Creatively	97
2.	Interacting With Computers	91
3.	Getting Information	83
4.	Communicating with Persons Outside Organization	77
5.	Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships	75
6.	Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work	74
7.	Scheduling Work and Activities	72
8.	Making Decisions and Solving Problems	71
9.	Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates	70
10.	Documenting/Recording Information	69
* Importance out of 100 Score Key Importance for success in this profession Level of proficiency needed

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Thinking Creatively
Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.

Change the spacing on a printed report	Adapt popular music for a high school marching band	Create new computer software

Interacting With Computers
Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.

Enter employee information into a computer database	Write software for keeping track of parts in inventory	Set up a new computer system for a large multinational company

Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.

Follow a standard blueprint	Review a budget	Study international tax laws

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.

Have little contact with people outside the organization	Make standard presentations about available services	Prepare or deliver press releases

Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.

Exchange greetings with a coworker	Maintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clients	Gain cooperation from a culturally diverse group of executives hostile to your company

Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.

Organize a work schedule that is repetitive and easy to plan	Plan and organize your own activities that often change	Prioritize and plan multiple tasks several months ahead

Scheduling Work and Activities
Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.

Make appointments for patients using a predetermined schedule	Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store	"Schedule a complex conference program with multiple, parallel sessions"

Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.

Determine the meal selection for a cafeteria	Select the location for a major department store	Make the final decision about a company's 5-year plan

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.

Write brief notes to others	Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor	Create a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies

Documenting/Recording Information
Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.

Record the weights of trucks that use the highways	Document the results of a crime scene investigation	Maintain information about the use of orbiting satellites for private industry communications