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O*NET-SOC 27-2032.00

Choreographers

Create new dance routines. Rehearse performance of routines. May direct and stage presentations.

From O*NET 30.3

Tasks

From O*NET 30.3, by importance, as O*NET OnLine lists them

Free · O*NET 30.3
  1. Direct rehearsals to instruct dancers in dance steps and in techniques to achieve desired effects.Core11028
  2. Advise dancers on standing and moving properly, teaching correct dance techniques to help prevent injuries.Core11032
  3. Teach students, dancers, and other performers about rhythm and interpretive movement.Core11038
  4. Record dance movements and their technical aspects, using a technical understanding of the patterns and formations of choreography.Core11043
  5. Direct and stage dance presentations for various forms of entertainment.Core11035
  6. Choose the music, sound effects, or spoken narrative to accompany a dance.Core11031
  7. Experiment with different types of dancers, steps, dances, and placements, testing ideas informally to get feedback from dancers.Core11040
  8. Seek influences from other art forms, such as theatre, the visual arts, and architecture.Core11041
  9. Develop ideas for creating dances, keeping notes and sketches to record influences.Core11036
  10. Coordinate production music with music directors.Core11033
  11. Design dances for individual dancers, dance companies, musical theatre, opera, fashion shows, film, television productions, and special events, and for dancers ranging from beginners to professionals.Core11030
  12. Audition performers for one or more dance parts.Core11034
  13. Assess students' dancing abilities to determine where improvement or change is needed.Core11039
  14. Design sets, lighting, costumes, and other artistic elements of productions, in collaboration with cast members.Core11042
  15. Train, exercise, and attend dance classes to maintain high levels of technical proficiency, physical ability, and physical fitness.Core11037
  16. Read and study story lines and musical scores to determine how to translate ideas and moods into dance movements.Core11029
  17. Manage dance schools, or assist in their management.Core11045
  18. Restage traditional dances and works in dance companies' repertoires, developing new interpretations.Supplemental11044

Technology Skills

From O*NET 30.3, 13 examples in 11 categories, 6 Hot Technology

Free · O*NET 30.3

Graphics or photo imaging software

  • Chorel Technology Dance Designer
  • Credo Interactive DanceForms

Electronic mail software

  • Email software

Web page creation and editing software

  • FacebookHot Technology
  • Social media sites

Spreadsheet software

  • Microsoft ExcelHot Technology

Office suite software

  • Microsoft Office softwareHot Technology

Presentation software

  • Microsoft PowerPointHot Technology

Word processing software

  • Microsoft WordHot Technology

Customer relationship management CRM software

  • Salesforce softwareHot Technology

Graphical user interface development software

  • Salesforce Visualforce

Internet browser software

  • Web browser software

Video creation and editing software

  • YouTube

Detailed Work Activities

From O*NET 30.3, under their work activities; open one for the AI skills Workforce Automation maps to it

Free · O*NET 30.3

Getting Information

  • Study scripts to determine project requirements.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet

Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings

  • Monitor current trends.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet

Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People

  • Evaluate skills of athletes or performers.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet

Thinking Creatively

  • Determine presentation subjects or content.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet
  • Choreograph dances.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet
  • Develop artistic or design concepts for decoration, exhibition, or commercial purposes.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet

Performing General Physical Activities

  • Practice athletic or artistic skills.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet

Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others

  • Coordinate artistic activities.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet

Training and Teaching Others

  • Train others on performance techniques.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet

Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates

  • Manage operations of artistic or entertainment departments or organizations.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet

Staffing Organizational Units

  • Audition or interview potential performers or staff members.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet

Job Zone

From O*NET 30.3

Free · O*NET 30.3

Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed

Workforce Automation analysis, not part of the source

WFA coverage: AI skills for this job

WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

Pilot mapping: these skill links come from our seed list and haven’t been reviewed yet. Expect them to change as each one is checked.

DWAs covered by an AI skill0 of 11
Distinct tools0
Level mix
  • No tools yet

Equivalents

NICE work roles, with their DCWF equivalents

Mapped to this job by the ETO-CSET NICE/O*NET crosswalk (2024); roles from NICE Framework Components v2.2.0, DCWF equivalents from DoD DCWF Tool v5.3 (2026-09-25)

Free · NICE Framework Components v2.2.0 and DoD DCWF Tool v5.3 (2026-09-25)

No NICE work role maps to this job.