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Where a photographic equipment assembler can go next

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

Photographic equipment assemblers build photographic products such as cameras, film cameras, and projectors. They collect the different optical, electronic, and mechanical camera components, such as the battery, mirrors, image processor, and lenses, and piece together cameras according to specifications using hand tools or machinery.

Also known as assembler of projectors, video camera assembler, assembler of photographic equipment, assembler of photo equipment, projector assembler, camera assembler, photography equipment assembler, assembler of photography equipment, assembler of cameras.

Plant and machine operators and assemblers 59 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: optical instrument repairer, 71%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
optical instrument repairer 71% covered dental instrument assembler 44% covered automated optical inspection … 43% covered optoelectronic engineering te… 43% covered optical instrument production… 40% covered photographic equipment as… You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from photographic equipment assembler, 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 photographic equipment assembler 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 photographic equipment assembler needs 31 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
  • assemble cameras handling and moving
  • centre lenses handling and moving
  • join lenses handling and moving
  • cameras arts and humanities
  • grind glass handling and moving
  • photographic lenses arts and humanities
  • operate optical equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • apply optical coating constructing
  • clean optical components handling and moving
  • verify lenses compliance information skills
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Photographic equipment assembler is filed under Plant and machine operators and assemblers, ISCO major group 8. 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 photographic equipment assembler’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.