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Photographers

Significant Points

  • Competition for jobs is expected to be keen because the work is attractive to many people.
  • Technical expertise, a "good eye," imagination, and creativity are essential.
  • More than half of all photographers are self-employed; the most successful are adept at operating a business and able to take advantage of opportunities provided by rapidly changing technologies.

source: OOH; about this section

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