I get/got hired for my:
1. adaptability and wide range of style knowledge
2. organization and punctuality
3. I am called "One Take" in all of my bands, both on drums and bass
4. I can play guitar, bass, and some piano, so the guys in the band like it that they can say "lets start at the bridge, where we go B, Cm to G7", and I know exactly what they mean. I can read the chords in their hands.
and I also don't drunk, or do drugs, so my designated driving skills get me lots of gigs...
5. singers and guitarists like me cause I am ugly, so they don't have to worry about me stealing girls from them...
6. I drive an SUV