Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a stage manager can go next

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

Stage managers coordinate and supervise the preparation and execution of the show to ensure the scenic image and the actions on stage comply with the artistic vision of the director and the artistic team. They identify needs, monitor the technical and artistic processes during rehearsals and performances of live shows and events, according to the artistic project, the characteristics of the stage and technical, economic, human and security terms.

Also known as stage supervisor, production stage manager, production coordinator/stage manager, production coordinator, deputy stage manager, stage coordinator, stage/production manager.

Technicians and associate professionals 55 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: technical director, 57%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
technical director 57% covered pyrotechnician 57% covered tent installer 52% covered mask maker 50% covered head of workshop 50% covered stage manager You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from stage manager, 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 manager already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A stage manager needs 31 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
  • coordinate the running of a performance management skills
  • determine context to present the work management skills
  • cue a performance management skills
  • organise stage management skills
  • coordinate pre-show checks management skills
  • negotiate health and safety issues with third parties communication, collaboration and creativity
  • react to emergency situations in a live performance environment assisting and caring
  • identify technical resources for performances communication, collaboration and creativity
  • intervene with actions on stage communication, collaboration and creativity
  • analyse the artistic concept based on stage actions information skills
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Stage manager 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 manager’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.