Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

audio-visual techniciantoboom operator

A audio-visual technician already meets 39% of what the boom operator role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From audio-visual technician
39%
Overlap1
To boom operator
10 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
59.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

39%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

59.9/ 100

1 Share of the boom operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the audio-visual technician profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A boom operator role treats 6 of its required skills as things a audio-visual technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • acoustics
  • adapt to type of media
  • audiovisual equipment
  • manage sound quality
  • set up sound equipment
  • use audio reproduction software

What stands in the way is 9 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A boom operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a audio-visual technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held set up sound equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held assess sound quality constructing
  • already held manage sound quality constructing
  • already held use audio reproduction software working with computers
  • already held assess power needs management skills
  • already held audiovisual equipment arts and humanities

All 10 carried skills, including the 6 the boom operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held analyse a script required
  • required, not held consult with sound editor required
  • required, not held follow directions of the artistic director required
  • optional, not held adapt artistic plan to location optional
  • optional, not held technically design a sound system optional
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held perform soundchecks required
  • required, not held program sound cues required
  • optional, not held maintain sound equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate an audio mixing console optional
  • optional, not held tune up wireless audio systems optional
03 information skills 2 required
  • required, not held study media sources required
  • required, not held use technical documentation required
04 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held follow work schedule required
  • optional, not held supervise sound production optional
05 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held work ergonomically required
06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held electricity optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a boom operator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 10 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held acoustics knowledge
  • already held adapt to type of media skill
  • already held audiovisual equipment knowledge
  • already held manage sound quality skill
  • already held set up sound equipment skill
  • already held use audio reproduction software skill
  • already held apply health and safety standards skill
  • already held assess power needs skill
  • already held assess sound quality skill
  • already held edit recorded sound skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held health and safety regulations optional
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held adapt artistic plan to location optional
  • optional, not held maintain sound equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate an audio mixing console optional
  • optional, not held technically design a sound system optional
  • optional, not held tune up wireless audio systems optional
  • optional, not held electricity optional
  • optional, not held health and safety regulations optional
  • optional, not held supervise sound production optional
27 held skills the boom operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role assist multimedia operator skill
  • not needed by the target role audio editing software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role audiovisual products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role calibrate electronic instruments skill
  • not needed by the target role cinematography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role coordinate activities in audio recording studio skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate audio system programmes skill
  • not needed by the target role create moving images skill
  • not needed by the target role determine visual concepts skill
  • not needed by the target role digital media knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain audiovisual equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain electrical equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain electronic equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate a camera skill
  • not needed by the target role operate audio equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate broadcast equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate remote broadcast equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate sound live skill
  • not needed by the target role operate video equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role photography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role plan audiovisual recording skill
  • not needed by the target role receive appropriate permissions for use of recorded audiovisual examples skill
  • not needed by the target role set up audiovisual peripheral equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role set up cameras skill
  • not needed by the target role support audio system installation skill
  • not needed by the target role transfer uncut audiovisual material to computer skill
  • not needed by the target role use a telecine skill
2 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held electricity optional
  • optional, not held health and safety regulations optional
Index

Other moves recorded from audio-visual technician

Full index of moves from audio-visual technician

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.