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

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

Music producers are responsible for acquiring music to be published. They listen to demos of songs and determine whether they are good enough to be published. Music producers oversee the production of records. They manage the technical aspects of recording and editing.

Professionals 37 skills on file 5 career moves 2 above 60% overlap Closest: sound mastering engineer, 62%

sound mastering engineer 62% covered publishing rights manager 61% covered producer 53% covered video and motion picture prod… 42% covered radio producer 40% covered music producer You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from music producer. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a music producer 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

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

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music producer is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. 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 music producer 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.