Career information and college search tools for models and those interested in pursuing careers in related fields.
Career information and college search tools for models and those interested in pursuing careers in related fields.
Below are the skills needed to be models according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
Skill Name | Importance | Competence |
Social Perceptiveness | 3 | 2.5 |
Active Listening | 2.88 | 2.5 |
Time Management | 2.88 | 2.38 |
Speaking | 2.75 | 2.12 |
Critical Thinking | 2.62 | 2 |
Below are the abilities needed to be models according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
Ability Name | Importance | Competence |
Oral Comprehension | 2.88 | 2.63 |
Oral Expression | 2.88 | 2.63 |
Speech Recognition | 2.88 | 2.5 |
Speech Clarity | 2.75 | 2.5 |
Extent Flexibility | 2.63 | 2.63 |
Below are the knowledge areas needed to be models according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
Knowledge Area | Importance | Competence |
Fine Arts | 2.25 | 1.4 |
Transportation | 1.93 | 1.26 |
Customer and Personal Service | 1.84 | 1.61 |
English Language | 1.76 | 1.25 |
Mathematics | 1.38 | 0.44 |
Below are the work activities involved in being models according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest).
Work Activity | Importance | Competence |
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | 3.42 | 3.42 |
Performing General Physical Activities | 3.16 | 3.24 |
Thinking Creatively | 2.99 | 2.26 |
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public | 2.83 | 2.95 |
Scheduling Work and Activities | 2.68 | 2.37 |
Below are the work styles involved in being models according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest).
Work Style | Importance | |
Cooperation | 4.5 | |
Dependability | 4.36 | |
Self Control | 4.27 | |
Adaptability/Flexibility | 3.92 | |
Social Orientation | 3.68 |
Listed below are the 10 largest metro areas based on the total number of people employed in Models jobs , as of 2019
Metro Area | Total Employment | Annual Mean Salary |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | 230 | $45,230 |
Knoxville | 40 | $18,940 |
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Source : 2019 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2018-28 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov; O*NET® 24.3 Database, O*NET OnLine, National Center for O*NET Development, Employment & Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, onetonline.org
We have some additional detailed pages at the state level for Models.
Numbers in parentheses are counts of relevant campus-based schools in the state; online schools may also be available.