| Role Type | Visual Arts | Music | Film | Theatre | Performing Arts | Literary Arts | Interdisciplinary |
|-----------|-------------|-------|------|---------|-----------------|---------------|-------------------|
| Frontline Creatives | Fine Artists, Illustrators, Tattoo Artists, Photographers, Muralists, Glassblowers, Mosaic Artists, Frescoists, Encaustic Artists, Printmakers | Vocalists, Musicians, DJs, Conductors, Composers, Songwriters (lyricists), Beatmakers | Directors, Cinematographers, Actors, Animators, Storyboard Artists, Voice-Over Artists | Playwrights, Directors, Actors, Musical Theatre Performers, Opera Singers | Dancers, Choreographers, Stage Actors, Circus Arts (Aerialists, Jugglers, Tightrope), Physical Theatre/Mime Artists, Improvisers, Burlesque/Variety Performers, Drag Performers, Puppeteers | Novelists, Poets, Playwrights, Screenwriters, Essayists, Comic/Graphic Novelists, Speechwriters, Ghostwriters, Poets Laureate | Performance Artists, Installation Artists, VR/AR Creators, Bio-Artists, Eco-Artists, Game Designers, XR/Immersive Designers, Food Artists, Social Practice Artists, Creative Technologists |
| Technical Specialists | Printmakers, Kiln Technicians, Digital Renderers, Conservators, Set/Production Designers (film/theatre), Prop Makers, Costume Designers, Frame Makers, Canvas Stretchers, Lens Technicians | Audio Engineers, Mixers, Sound Designers, Session Musicians, Copyists/Engravers, Tuners/Instrument Repair Techs, Music Librarians, Roadies/Stagehands | Editors, Colorists, Color Timers, VFX Artists, Gaffers, Grips, Sound Recordists, Dialogue Editors, ADR Mixers, DITs, Script Supervisors | Set Designers, Stage Designers, Lighting Designers, Sound Designers, Prop Makers, Costume Designers, Wig/Makeup Artists, Fly/Rigging Technicians, Automation Operators | Lighting Designers, Stage Technicians, Costume Makers, Riggers, Fight Choreographers | Copy Editors, Translators, Typographers, Book Designers, Literary Translators | Interactive Designers, Projection Mappers, Software Developers (creative coding), Architects (conceptual), Data Visualizers |
| Production/Operations | Studio Managers, Art Handlers, Installers, Framers | Producers, Arrangers, Orchestra Contractors, Orchestra Librarians, Tour Managers | Producers, Script Supervisors, Location Scouts, Unit Managers, Casting Associates | Stage Managers, Production Managers, Company Managers, Rehearsal Directors, Prompters | Stage Managers, Company Managers, Rehearsal Directors | Literary Agents (acquisitions), Publishers (production), Editorial Directors, Grant Writers (arts orgs) | Curators (exhibitions), Festival Directors, Creative Directors, Arts Administrators, Community Arts Organizers, Residency Program Directors |
| Business & Distribution | Gallery Owners, Art Dealers, Licensing Agents, Auction House Specialists | Label Reps, Sync Agents, Distributors, Streaming Strategists, Festival Curators, Music Supervisors | Distributors, Festival Programmers, Publicists, Sales Agents | Theatrical Producers, General Managers, Venue Owners, Booking Agents, Festival Curators, Tour Promoters | Booking Agents, Tour Promoters, Venue Owners, Theatrical Producers | Publishers (imprints), Booksellers, Literary Festival Organizers, Audiobook Producers, Zinesters (DIY publishing) | Cross-Platform Distributors, Grant Writers (arts orgs), Arts Consultants |
| Talent & Representation | Art Advisors, Appraisers, Estate Planners | Managers, Agents, A&R Reps, Brand Partners | Managers, Agents, Casting Directors, Casting Associates | Casting Directors, Agents, Union Reps (Equity, SAG-AFTRA) | Dance/Acting Coaches, Agents, Union Reps (Equity/SAG) | Literary Agents, Author Managers, Speaking Agents | Career Coaches, Creative Mentors, Artist-in-Residence Coordinators |
| Critique & Education | Art Critics, Curators, Teachers (studio art), Art Historians | Music Critics, Educators, Masterclass Clinicians, Conductors (educational) | Film Critics, Professors (film studies), Workshop Leaders | Drama Critics, Theatre Professors, Movement/Dialect Coaches, Fight Choreographers | Dance Critics, Drama Teachers, Movement Coaches | Critics (book reviews), Creative Writing Professors, Editors (developmental), Oral Historians/Storytellers | Arts Journalists, Theorists, Program Directors (arts education), Art Therapists |
| Preservation & Heritage | Conservators, Archivists, Restoration Specialists, Estate Planners | Archivists (recordings), Restoration Specialists (instruments/recordings), Music Librarians | Archivists (film), Restoration Specialists (film preservation), Color Timers (archival) | Archivists (scripts, recordings, designs), Costume Conservators, Set Preservationists | Archivists (choreographic notation, performance footage) | Archivists (manuscripts, letters, first editions), Oral Historians | Archivists (multimedia), Digital Preservation Specialists, Curators (legacy) |