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

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

Followspot operators control follow spots based on the artistic or creative concept, in interaction with the performers. Follow spots are specialized lighting instruments, designed to follow performers or movements on stage. Movement, size, beam width and color are controlled manually. Therefore, the operators work closely together with the light board operators and performers. Their work is based on instructions and other documentation. Their work can include working on heights, in bridges or above an audience.

Technicians and associate professionals 26 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: tent installer, 70%

tent installer 70% covered event electrician 56% covered stagehand 56% covered ground rigger 55% covered dresser 48% covered followspot operator You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from followspot operator. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a followspot 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 1

Table 1 · Within reach

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

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How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a followspot 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.