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Where a performance rental technician can go next

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

Performance rental technicians prepare, maintain, issue, transport, set‐up, program, operate, take in, check, clean and store audiovisual, performance and event equipment. Their work is based on plans, instructions and order forms.

Also known as load cell hire technician, equipment hire technician, rental equipment performance technician, lighting hire equipment technician, venue technician (rental equipment), rental equipment performance engineer, equipment technician, performance rental engineer, sound equipment hire technician, special effects hire equipment technician, weight report technician, performance rental monitor.

Technicians and associate professionals 46 skills on file 5 career moves 2 above 60% overlap Closest: tent installer, 70%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
tent installer 70% covered event electrician 69% covered followspot operator 56% covered ground rigger 52% covered video technician 51% covered performance rental techni… You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from performance rental technician, 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 performance rental technician 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 performance rental technician needs 27 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
  • set up multimedia equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • manage performance light quality constructing
  • load equipment handling and moving
  • unload equipment handling and moving
  • manage sound quality constructing
  • repair equipment on site working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • handle rental overdues communication, collaboration and creativity
  • set up equipment in a timely manner handling and moving
  • store performance equipment handling and moving
  • deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances communication, collaboration and creativity
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Performance rental technician 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 performance rental technician’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.