Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a sound mastering engineer can go next

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

Sound mastering engineers convert finished recordings to the desired format such as CD, vinyl and digital. They ensure the quality of the sound on all formats.

Technicians and associate professionals 18 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: recording studio technician, 31%

recording studio technician 31% covered music producer 27% covered music arranger 24% covered disc jockey 23% covered podcast producer 22% covered sound mastering engineer You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from sound mastering engineer. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a sound mastering engineer already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

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sound mastering engineer 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

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a sound mastering engineer already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. 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.