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Where a light board operator can go next

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

Light board operators control the lighting of a performance based on the artistic or creative concept, in interaction with the performers. Their work is influenced by and influences the results of other operators. Therefore, the operators work closely together with the designers, operators and performers. Light board operators prepare and supervise the setup, steer the technical crew, program the equipment and operate the lighting system. They may be responsible for conventional or automated lighting fixtures and, in some instances, controlling video as well. Their work is based on plans, instructions and other documentation.

Also known as lighting board operator and programmer, lighting operator, lighting board programmer and operator, lighting board programmer & operator, sound & lighting board operator, board operator, LX board operator, LX operator, lighting board controller, light board controller, sound and lighting board operator.

Technicians and associate professionals 69 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: performance lighting technician, 80%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
performance lighting technici… 80% covered stage machinist 76% covered automated fly bar operator 72% covered ground rigger 71% covered mask maker 70% covered light board operator You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from light board operator, 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 light board operator already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A light board operator needs 35 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
  • plot lighting states with automated lights working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • plot lighting states working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • manage performance light quality constructing
  • operate a lighting console working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • set up light board working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • read lighting plans information skills
  • draw up lighting plan communication, collaboration and creativity
  • intervene with actions on stage communication, collaboration and creativity
  • interpret artistic intentions communication, collaboration and creativity
  • assess power needs management skills
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Light board 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

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a light board operator’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.