Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a pyrotechnician can go next

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

Pyrotechnicians control the pyrotechnical elements 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. Pyrotechnicians prepare the pyrotechnics, supervise the setup, steer the technical crew, program the equipment and operate the pyro system. The use of explosive and combustible material close to performers and audience makes this a high risk occupation.

Also known as fireworks operator, fireworks specialist, fireworks technician, master pyrotechnician, fireworks handler, pyrotechnics operator, pyrotechnics specialist, pyrotechnist.

Technicians and associate professionals 61 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: tent installer, 79%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
tent installer 79% covered performance video operator 78% covered followspot operator 77% covered event electrician 75% covered automated fly bar operator 73% covered pyrotechnician You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from pyrotechnician, 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 pyrotechnician 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 pyrotechnician needs 37 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
  • build pyrotechnical devices handling and moving
  • test pyrotechnical effects information skills
  • obtain pyrotechnic permits information skills
  • operate pyrotechnical control working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • plan pyrotechnical effects communication, collaboration and creativity
  • react to emergency situations in a live performance environment assisting and caring
  • work safely with pyrotechnical materials in a performance environment assisting and caring
  • set up pyrotechnical equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • store pyrotechnical materials handling and moving
  • intervene with actions on stage communication, collaboration and creativity
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Pyrotechnician 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 pyrotechnician’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.