Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a stage technician can go next

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

Stage technicians control different aspects of a performance based on the artistic or creative concept, in interaction with the performers. They prepare and perform the setup, program the equipment and operate various systems. Stage technicians take care of lighting, sound, video, sets and/or fly systems. Their work is based on plans, instructions and calculations. They can work in small venues, theatres and other small artistic productions.

Also known as theater technician, theatre technician, event technician, theatre technical operator, theatre technical officer, stage technician coordinator, multi-skilled theatre operator, all round engineer, theatre technics operator, multi-skilled stage technician, theater technical operator, theater technics operator.

Technicians and associate professionals 90 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: video technician, 80%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
event electrician 78% covered video technician 80% covered audio production technician 77% covered tent installer 75% covered stage machinist 73% covered stage technician You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from stage technician, 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 technician 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 technician needs 48 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
  • hang chain hoists constructing
  • operate dimmer equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • operate stage movement control system working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • plot lighting states working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • run a projection working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • adjust projector working with computers
  • assemble truss constructions constructing
  • distribute control signals working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • draw stage layouts communication, collaboration and creativity
  • find a replacement for stage manager management skills
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Stage technician 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 technician’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.