Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a sound artist can go next

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

Sound artists use sound as a main creative medium. They express, through the creation of sounds, their intention and identity. Sound art is interdisciplinary in nature and takes on hybrid forms.

Also known as sound installation creator, sound designer & artist, live sound artist, sonic manipulator, sound artist and designer, sound designer and artist, sound artist & designer.

Professionals 36 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: glass artist, 39%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
glass artist 39% covered street artist 39% covered performance artist 39% covered conceptual artist 36% covered drawing artist 34% covered sound artist You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from sound artist, 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 sound artist already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

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

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A sound artist needs 23 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
  • manage electronic logistics for sound equipment management skills
  • operate the sound in the rehearsal studio working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • set up a multi-track recording working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • mix multi-track recordings working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • mix sound in a live situation communication, collaboration and creativity
  • program sound cues working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • set up basic recording working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • coordinate activities in audio recording studio management skills
  • operate sound live working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • manage sound quality constructing
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Sound artist is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a sound artist’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.