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Musicians, Instrumental - 27-2042.02

O*NET-SOC Description

Play one or more musical instruments in recital, in accompaniment, or as members of an orchestra, band, or other musical group.

Sample of Reported Job Titles

  • Musician
  • Violinist
  • Horn Player
  • Oboist
  • Orchestra Musician
  • Percussionist
  • Violist
  • Cellist
  • Clarinetist
  • English Horn Player

SOC Occupation Groups

Related Occupations

Tasks

  • Audition for orchestras, bands, or other musical groups.
  • Compose original music such as popular songs, symphonies, or sonatas.
  • Direct bands or orchestras.
  • Improvise music during performances.
  • Make or participate in recordings in music studios.
  • Perform before live audiences.
  • Play from memory or by following scores.
  • Play musical instruments as soloists, or as members or guest artists of musical groups such as orchestras, ensembles, or bands.
  • Practice musical instrument performances, individually or in rehearsal with other musicians, to master individual pieces of music and to maintain and improve skills.
  • Promote their own or their group's music by participating in media interviews and other activities.
  • Provide the musical background for live shows such as ballets, operas, musical theatre, and cabarets.
  • Sight-read musical parts during rehearsals.
  • Specialize in playing a specific family of instruments and/or a particular type of music.
  • Teach music for specific instruments.
  • Transpose music to alternate keys, or to fit individual styles or purposes.

Detailed Work Activities

  • compare musical pitch
  • compose musical scores
  • convey moods or emotions through music
  • direct band or orchestra
  • express creativity through music, dance, or acting
  • teach music for specific instruments
  • 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
  • understand printed text, musical notation, or customer instructions
  • work as a team member

Military Crosswalk Titles

  • Army Bandperson (Army - Enlisted)
  • Arranger (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Basic Musician (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Bassoon Instrumentalist (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Bassoon Player (Army - Enlisted)
  • Brass Group Leader (Army - Enlisted)
  • Clarinet Instrumentalist (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Clarinet Player (Army - Enlisted)
  • Cornet or Trumpet Player (Army - Enlisted)
  • Electric Bass Player (Army - Enlisted)
  • Electric Bass/String Bass Instrumentalist (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Euphonium Instrumentalist (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Euphonium Player (Army - Enlisted)
  • Flute or Piccolo Player (Army - Enlisted)
  • Flute/Piccolo Instrumentalist (Navy - Enlisted)
  • French Horn Instrumentalist (Navy - Enlisted)
  • French Horn Player (Army - Enlisted)
  • Guitar Instrumentalist (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Guitar Player (Army - Enlisted)
  • Keyboard Instrumentalist (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Keyboard Player (Army - Enlisted)
  • Member "The President's Own" U.S.M.C. Band (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Member, "The Commandant's Own," U.S. Marine Drum and Bugle Corps (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Member, The President's Own, United States Marine Band (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Musician (Coast Guard - Enlisted)
  • Musician (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Musician (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Musician Basic (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Musician, Bassoon (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Musician, Clarinet (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Musician, Electric Bass (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Musician, Euphonium (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Musician, Flute/Piccolo (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Musician, Guitar (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Musician, Horn (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Musician, Oboe (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Musician, Percussion (Drums, Timpani, Mallets) (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Musician, Piano (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Musician, Saxophone (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Musician, Trombone (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Musician, Trumpet (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Musician, Tuba/Sousaphone (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Oboe Instrumentalist (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Oboe Player (Army - Enlisted)
  • Percussion Group Leader (Army - Enlisted)
  • Percussion Instrumentalist (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Percussion Player (Army - Enlisted)
  • Premier Band Apprentice (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Premier Band Craftsman (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Premier Band Helper (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Apprentice, Bagpipe (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Apprentice, Baritone Or Euphonium (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Apprentice, Bassoon (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Apprentice, Clarinet (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Apprentice, Cornet Or Trumpet (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Apprentice, Electric Bass/String Bass (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Apprentice, Flute Or Piccolo (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Apprentice, French Horn (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Apprentice, Guitar (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Apprentice, Instrumentalist, General (Air National Guard Bands) (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Apprentice, Military Band Support (USAF Band) (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Apprentice, Music Arranger (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Apprentice, Oboe (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Apprentice, Percussion (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Apprentice, Piano (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Apprentice, Saxophone (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Apprentice, Steel Guitar (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Apprentice, Trombone (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Apprentice, Tuba (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Craftsman, Bagpipe (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Craftsman, Baritone or Euphonium (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Craftsman, Bassoon (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Craftsman, Clarinet (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Craftsman, Cornet or Trumpet (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Craftsman, Electric Bass/string Bass (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Craftsman, Flute or Piccolo (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Craftsman, French Horn (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Craftsman, Guitar (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Craftsman, Instrumentalist, General (Air National Guard Bands) (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Craftsman, Military Band Support (USAF Band) (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Craftsman, Music Arranger (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Craftsman, Oboe (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Craftsman, Percussion (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Craftsman, Piano (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Craftsman, Saxophone (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Craftsman, Steel Guitar (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Craftsman, Trombone (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Craftsman, Tuba (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Helper, Bagpipe (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Helper, Baritone or Euphonium (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Helper, Bassoon (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Helper, Clarinet (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Helper, Cornet or Trumpet (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Helper, Electric Bass/String Bass (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Helper, Flute or Piccolo (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Helper, French Horn (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Helper, Guitar (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Helper, Instrumentalist, General (Air National Guard Bands) (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Helper, Military Band Support (USAF Band) (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Helper, Music Arranger (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Helper, Oboe (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Helper, Percussion (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Helper, Piano (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Helper, Saxophone (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Helper, Steel Guitar (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Helper, Trombone (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Helper, Tuba (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Journeyman, Bagpipe (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Journeyman, Baritone Or Euphonium (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Journeyman, Bassoon (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Journeyman, Clarinet (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Journeyman, Cornet Or Trumpet (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Journeyman, Electric Bass/String Bass (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Journeyman, Flute Or Piccolo (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Journeyman, French Horn (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Journeyman, Guitar (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Journeyman, Instrumentalist, General (Air National Guard Bands) (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Journeyman, Military Band Support (USAF Band) (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Journeyman, Music Arranger (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Journeyman, Oboe (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Journeyman, Percussion (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Journeyman, Piano (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Journeyman, Saxophone (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Journeyman, Steel Guitar (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Journeyman, Trombone (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Regional Band Journeyman, Tuba (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Saxophone Instrumentalist (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Saxophone Player (Army - Enlisted)
  • Special Band Member (Army - Enlisted)
  • Trombone Instrumentalist (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Trombone Player (Army - Enlisted)
  • Trumpet Instrumentalist (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Tuba Instrumentalist (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Tuba Player (Army - Enlisted)
  • Woodwind Group Leader (Army - Enlisted)

Apprenticeship Crosswalk Titles

No information available.

DOT Crosswalk Titles

  • Musician, Instrumental