7个高薪职业，适合热爱音乐的你

 　　If you love music, but can't sing or play an instrument for your life, don't fret¹: There are other lucrative² career options for you out there.

　　如果你热爱音乐，但不能以唱歌或演奏乐器作为谋生技能，请不要感到焦虑：还有其他收入可观的职业值得你选择。

　　We combed through the Occupational Information Network (O*NET), a US Department of Labor³ database that compiles detailed⁴ information on hundreds of jobs, to find positions with a median annual salary of over $50,000 that require knowledge of the theory and techniques needed to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.

　　我们梳理了“职业信息网络”（O*NET）——美国的劳工部数据库里成百上千个职位的具体数据，找出其中年薪超过5万美元的职位，这些职位要求求职者具备对音乐、舞蹈、视觉艺术、戏剧和雕刻的创作、制作和展示作品的理论知识和技术。

　　7个高薪职业，适合热爱音乐的你

　　Each job is assigned a "fine arts importance level" between 1 and 100.

　　我们根据“艺术重要程度”对每一个职位进行1-100的打分。

　　Here are the jobs that earned a "fine arts importance" score above 40 with a median pay over $50,000 a year:

　　下面是年薪超过五万美元的职业，它们的“艺术重要程度”都高于40分：

　　7. Sound engineering technicians

　　7. 专业录音师

　　Fine arts importance level:66

　　艺术重要程度：66

　　Sound engineering technicians operate machines and equipment to record, synchronize⁵, mix, or reproduce music, voices, or sound effects in sporting arenas⁶, theater productions, recording⁷ studios, or movie and video productions.

　　专业录音师懂得利用器材录音、同步音乐、混音，或对音乐、声音或体育场馆、戏剧作品、录音室、电影视频作品的声音效果进行二次创作。

　　6. Poets, lyricists, and creative writers

　　6. 诗人，作词者，有创造力的作家

　　Fine arts importance level: 70

　　艺术重要程度：70

　　Poets, lyricists, and creative writers create original written works, such as scripts, essays, prose, poetry or song lyrics⁸, for publication or performance.

　　诗人，作词者以及有创造力的作家能够写出原创的文字作品，如剧本，小品，散文，诗歌，或歌词，用于出版或表演。

　　5. Agent or business manager of artists, performers, or athletes

　　5. 艺术家、演员或运动员的代理人或经纪人

　　Fine arts importance level: 54

　　艺术重要程度：54

　　Agents and business managers represent and promote artists, performers, and athletes in dealings with current or prospective⁹ employers.

　　代理人或经纪人充当艺术家、演员和运动员与现有雇主或未来雇主之间的桥梁，为他们发言和做宣传。

　　4. Multimedia¹⁰ artists and animators

　　4. 多媒体设计师和动画师

　　Fine arts importance level: 80

　　艺术重要程度：80

　　Multimedia artists and animators create special effects, animation¹¹, or other visual images using film, video, computers, or other electronic tools and media for use in products or creations, such as computer games, movies, music videos, and commercials.

　　多媒体设计师和动画师利用影片、视频、电脑或其他电子工具创造特别的效果、动画效果或视觉图片，从而制作出计算机游戏、电影、音乐影片和广告等产品或创作。

　　3. Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary

　　3. 高校的艺术教师、戏剧教师及音乐教师

　　Fine arts importance level: 100

　　艺术重要程度：100

　　Postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers teach courses in music.

　　高校的艺术、戏剧和音乐老师主要教授音乐相关的课程。

　　2. Talent directors

　　2. 人才导演

　　Fine arts importance level: 72

　　艺术重要程度：72

　　Talent directors audition¹² and interview performers to select most appropriate talent for parts in stage, television, radio, or motion picture productions.

　　人才导演让表演者进行试演和面试，以此选出最合适的舞台表演者、电视剧演员、广播员或动作片的演员。

　　1. Producers

　　1. 制片人

　　Fine arts importance level: 44

　　艺术重要程度：44

　　Producers plan and coordinate¹³ various aspects of radio, television, stage, or motion picture production, such as selecting script, coordinating¹⁴ writing, directing and editing, and arranging financing.

　　制片人策划并协调影视、舞台或动作电影的各个方面，如剧本筛选，修改剧本，导演和编辑，还有调配经费。

1 fret   

v.(使)烦恼；(使)焦急；(使)腐蚀，(使)磨损

参考例句：

• Don't fret.We'll get there on time.别着急，我们能准时到那里。
• She'll fret herself to death one of these days.她总有一天会愁死的.

2 lucrative   

adj.赚钱的，可获利的

参考例句：

• He decided to turn his hobby into a lucrative sideline.他决定把自己的爱好变成赚钱的副业。
• It was not a lucrative profession.那是一个没有多少油水的职业。

3 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

4 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。

5 synchronize   

v.使同步 [=synchronise]

参考例句：

• The sound on a film must synchronize with the action. 影片中的声音必须与动作配合一致。
• You must synchronize your Inbox before selecting additional folders. 在选择其他文件夹前，您必须同步您的收件箱。

6 arenas   

表演场地( arena的名词复数 )； 竞技场； 活动或斗争的场所或场面； 圆形运动场

参考例句：

• Demolition derbies are large-scale automobile rodeos that take place in big arenas. 撞车比赛指的是在很大的竞技场上举行的大型汽车驾驶技术表演。
• Are there areas of privacy in the most public of arenas? 在绝大部分公开的场合中存在需要保护隐私的领域吗？

7 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

8 lyrics   

n.歌词

参考例句：

• music and lyrics by Rodgers and Hart 由罗杰斯和哈特作词作曲
• The book contains lyrics and guitar tablatures for over 100 songs. 这本书有100多首歌的歌词和吉他奏法谱。

9 prospective   

adj.预期的，未来的，前瞻性的

参考例句：

• The story should act as a warning to other prospective buyers.这篇报道应该对其他潜在的购买者起到警示作用。
• They have all these great activities for prospective freshmen.这会举办各种各样的活动来招待未来的新人。

10 multimedia   

adj.多种手段的，多媒体的；n.多媒体

参考例句：

• Multimedia is the combination of computer and video technology.多媒体是计算机和视频技术的结合。
• Adam raised the issue of multimedia applications and much useful discussion ensued.亚当提出了多媒体应用的问题，从而引发了许多有益的讨论。

11 animation   

n.活泼，兴奋，卡通片／动画片的制作

参考例句：

• They are full of animation as they talked about their childhood.当他们谈及童年的往事时都非常兴奋。
• The animation of China made a great progress.中国的卡通片制作取得很大发展。

12 audition   

n.(对志愿艺人等的)面试(指试读、试唱等)

参考例句：

• I'm going to the audition but I don't expect I'll get a part.我去试音，可并不指望会给我个角色演出。
• At first,they said he was too young,but later they called him for an audition.起初，他们说他太小，但后来他们叫他去试听。

13 coordinate   

adj.同等的，协调的；n.同等者；vt.协作，协调

参考例句：

• You must coordinate what you said with what you did.你必须使你的言行一致。
• Maybe we can coordinate the relation of them.或许我们可以调和他们之间的关系。

14 coordinating   

v.使协调，使调和( coordinate的现在分词 )；协调；协同；成为同等

参考例句：

• He abolished the Operations Coordinating Board and the Planning Board. 他废除了行动协调委员会和计划委员会。 来自辞典例句
• He's coordinating the wedding, and then we're not going to invite him? 他是来协调婚礼的，难道我们不去请他？ 来自电影对白