Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a set builder can go next

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

Set builders construct, build, prepare, adapt and maintain scenic elements used on stage and for filming movies or television programs. They use a wide variety of materials like wood, steel, aluminium and plastics. Their work is based on artistic vision, scale models, sketches and plans. They work in close cooperation with the designers and may build exibition stands for fairs, carnavals and other events.

Also known as chief carpenter, set dresser & builder, set builder & designer, set constructor, set builder & dresser, set & stage builder, stage & set builder, set builder and designer, stage and set builder, carpenter, prop maker & set builder, property maker & set builder.

Technicians and associate professionals 45 skills on file 5 career moves 4 above 60% overlap Closest: scenic painter, 80%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
scenic painter 80% covered wig and hairpiece maker 72% covered prop maker 69% covered tent installer 64% covered dresser 57% covered set builder You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from set builder, 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 set builder 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 set builder needs 21 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 set constructions constructing
  • maintain theatre sets communication, collaboration and creativity
  • adapt sets communication, collaboration and creativity
  • maintain workshop space management skills
  • maintain theatre equipment constructing
  • paint sets constructing
  • prepare personal work environment management skills
  • finish project within budget management skills
  • understand artistic concepts communication, collaboration and creativity
  • work safely with mobile electrical systems under supervision working with machinery and specialised equipment
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

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

Index

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Set builder 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 set builder’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.