Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a stage machinist can go next

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

Stage machinists manipulate sets and other elements in 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 stage machinists work closely together with the designers, operators and performers. Stage machinists prepare and perform the setup, execute changeovers and operate manual fly bar systems. Their work is based on plans, instructions and calculations.

Also known as chief stage technician, theatre mechanist, theater machinist, flying system operator, flying operator, theater mechanist, stage & lighting technician, flyman, theatre machinist, set mechanics supervisor, set technician, scene-shifter.

Technicians and associate professionals 64 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: performance video operator, 80%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
performance video operator 80% covered followspot operator 78% covered stagehand 77% covered light board operator 72% covered mask maker 70% covered stage machinist You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from stage machinist, 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 stage machinist 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 stage machinist needs 34 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
  • operate stage movement control system working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • draw stage layouts communication, collaboration and creativity
  • set up technical stage equipment communication, collaboration and creativity
  • modify scenic elements during performance management skills
  • prevent technical problems with stage equipment communication, collaboration and creativity
  • mark the stage area communication, collaboration and creativity
  • identify technical resources for performances communication, collaboration and creativity
  • intervene with actions on stage communication, collaboration and creativity
  • interpret artistic intentions communication, collaboration and creativity
  • consult with stakeholders on implementation of a production communication, collaboration and creativity
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Stage machinist 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 stage machinist’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.