Negotiate with managers, promoters, union officials, and other persons regarding clients' contractual rights and obligations.

“Negotiate with managers, promoters, union officials, and other persons regarding clients' contractual rights and obligations.” is a core task performed by Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes. Among the occupation's 14 rated tasks, workers place it 10th by importance (#5 most important). About 91% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Negotiate contracts or agreements. in Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E2. Exposure with tools — software built on top of a language model (not the model alone) could cut the time by at least half.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.50. Automation potential label: T1.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Collect fees, commissions, or other payments, according to contract terms. · importance 4.6
• Send samples of clients' work and other promotional material to potential employers to obtain auditions, sponsorships, or endorsement deals. · importance 4.5
• Keep informed of industry trends and deals. · importance 4.3
• Conduct auditions or interviews to evaluate potential clients. · importance 4.0
• Confer with clients to develop strategies for their careers, and to explain actions taken on their behalf. · importance 4.0
• Develop contacts with individuals and organizations, and apply effective strategies and techniques to ensure their clients' success. · importance 3.9
• Schedule promotional or performance engagements for clients. · importance 3.6
• Arrange meetings concerning issues involving their clients. · importance 3.5
• Manage business and financial affairs for clients, such as arranging travel and lodging, selling tickets, and directing marketing and advertising activities. · importance 3.5
• Hire trainers or coaches to advise clients on performance matters, such as training techniques or performance presentations. · importance 3.4
• Prepare periodic accounting statements for clients. · importance 3.4
• Obtain information about or inspect performance facilities, equipment, and accommodations to ensure that they meet specifications. · importance 3.0
• Advise clients on financial and legal matters, such as investments and taxes. · importance 2.5

See all tasks on the Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes page.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

@misc{singulariki-task-12869,
  title  = {Negotiate with managers, promoters, union officials, and other persons regarding clients' contractual rights and obligations.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/tasks/task-12869}
}