Career Overlap Occupation record
RecordJob

Where a head of workshop can go next

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

Heads of workshop coordinate specialised workshops that construct, build, prepare, adapt and maintain elements used on stage. Their work is based on artistic vision, schedules and overall production documentation. They liaise with the designers involved in the production, the production team and other services of the organisation.

Also known as head of scenic workshop, deputy workshop manager, workshop coordinator, scenic workshop manager, stage workshop supervisor, theater crafstmanship coordinator, head of set workshop, theatre craftsmanship coordinator, deputy workshop supervisor.

Technicians and associate professionals 39 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: tent installer, 59%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
tent installer 59% covered mask maker 48% covered event electrician 46% covered high rigger 44% covered technical director 43% covered head of workshop You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from head of workshop, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a head of workshop already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A head of workshop needs 28 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • commission set construction communication, collaboration and creativity
  • develop project schedule management skills
  • negotiate health and safety issues with third parties communication, collaboration and creativity
  • react to emergency situations in a live performance environment assisting and caring
  • consult with design team communication, collaboration and creativity
  • plan workshop activity management skills
  • calculate design costs information skills
  • support a designer in the developing process communication, collaboration and creativity
  • update budget management skills
  • promote health and safety communication, collaboration and creativity
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a head of workshop does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

Index

Look up another occupation

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

Note

How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a head of workshop’s work. 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.