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

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

Sound operators control the sound 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 and performers. They prepare audio fragments, supervise the setup, steer the technical crew, program the equipment and operate the sound system. Their work is based on plans, instructions and other documentation.

Technicians and associate professionals 71 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: instrument technician, 77%

instrument technician 77% covered stage machinist 75% covered light board operator 73% covered automated fly bar operator 71% covered video technician 68% covered sound operator You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from sound operator. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a sound operator 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 1

Table 1 · Within reach

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sound operator is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a sound operator 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.