Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a boom operator can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a boom operator already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Boom operators set up and operate the boom microphone, either by hand, on an arm or on a moving platform. They make sure that every microphone is correctly stationed on set and in the best position to capture the dialogues. Boom operators are also responsible for the microphones on the actors clothing.

Technicians and associate professionals 27 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: recording studio technician, 47%

recording studio technician 47% covered camera operator 34% covered disc jockey 30% covered stand-in 27% covered sound mastering engineer 26% covered boom operator You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from boom operator. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a boom operator already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

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boom operator is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a boom operator already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.