3431 Photographers
Photographers operate still cameras to photograph people, events, scenes, materials, products and other subjects. Tasks include - (a) taking photographs for advertising or other commercial, industrial or scientific purposes and to illustrate stories and articles in newspapers, magazines and other publications; (b) taking portrait photographs of persons and groups of persons; (c) studying requirements of a particular assignment and decide on type of camera, film, lighting and background accessories to be used; (d) determining picture composition, making technical adjustments to equipment and photograph subject; (e) operating scanners to transfer photographic images to computers; (f) operating computers to manipulate photographic images; (g) adapting existing photographic images to create new digitized images to be included in multimedia products; (h) using airbrush, computer or other techniques to create the desired visual effect. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Aerial photographer - Commercial photographer - Industrial photographer - Photojournalist - Photographer - Portrait photographer - Scientific photographer Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Film camera operator - 3521 - Video camera operator - 3521 - Photographic equipment repairer - 7311 - Photogravure photographer - 7321 - Photolithographer - 7321 - Electronics mechanic - 7421.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ISCO-08 3431?
- ISCO-08 3431 is "Photographers". Photographers operate still cameras to photograph people, events, scenes, materials, products and other subjects. Tasks include - (a) taking photographs for advertising or other commercial, industrial or scientific purposes and to illustrate stories and articles in newspapers, magazines and other publications; (b) taking portrait photographs of persons and groups of persons; (c) studying requirements of a particular assignment and decide on type of camera, film, lighting and background accessories to be used; (d) determining picture composition, making technical adjustments to equipment and photograph subject; (e) operating scanners to transfer photographic images to computers; (f) operating computers to manipulate photographic images; (g) adapting existing photographic images to create new digitized images to be included in multimedia products; (h) using airbrush, computer or other techniques to create the desired visual effect. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Aerial photographer - Commercial photographer - Industrial photographer - Photojournalist - Photographer - Portrait photographer - Scientific photographer Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Film camera operator - 3521 - Video camera operator - 3521 - Photographic equipment repairer - 7311 - Photogravure photographer - 7321 - Photolithographer - 7321 - Electronics mechanic - 7421.
- How does ISCO-08 3431 map to other classification systems?
- 3431 Photographers has equivalents in ESCO Occupations (480d2853-db07-43d4-847f-7ffdd8d368f5, 66542dd6-05a6-4d9e-97ff-3f4858c31ff9); SOC 2018 (27-4021). These crosswalks let you translate this code between ISCO-08 and 2 other classification systems.
- What is the parent category of 3431?
- 3431 Photographers sits under 3431 Photographers in the ISCO-08 hierarchy.
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