Table 1Transition record

audio-visual techniciantorecording studio technician

A audio-visual technician already meets 42% of what the recording studio technician role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From audio-visual technician

42%

Overlap1

To recording studio technician

15 Skills carried over

11 Required, not held

62.8 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

42%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

62.8/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the recording studio technician 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 recording studio technician role treats 11 of its required skills as things a audio-visual technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

acoustics
assess power needs
assess sound quality
audio editing software
audiovisual equipment
coordinate audio system programmes

What stands in the way is 11 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 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A recording studio technician 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 audiovisual peripheral equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held support audio system installation working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held set up sound equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held assess sound quality constructing
already held operate sound live working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held coordinate audio system programmes working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 15 carried skills, including the 11 the recording studio technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 28 missing skills fall into 9 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 4 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held operate an audio mixing console required
required, not held prevent undesired changes to sound design required
required, not held record multi-track sound required
required, not held de-rig electronic equipment required

optional, not held maintain sound equipment optional
optional, not held operate the sound in the rehearsal studio optional
optional, not held perform soundchecks optional
optional, not held program sound cues optional
optional, not held set up sound reinforcement system optional
optional, not held tune up wireless audio systems optional

02 information skills 3 required

required, not held document your own practice required
required, not held keep up with trends required
required, not held use technical documentation required

03 arts and humanities 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held audio post-production required
required, not held audio technology required

optional, not held audio mastering optional
optional, not held file-based workflow optional
optional, not held vocal techniques optional

04 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held work ergonomically required

05 services 1 required

required, not held health and safety regulations required

06 management skills 3 supplementary

optional, not held manage inventory optional
optional, not held manage technical resources stock optional
optional, not held supervise sound production optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a recording studio technician 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 15 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held acoustics knowledge
already held assess power needs skill
already held assess sound quality skill
already held audio editing software knowledge
already held audiovisual equipment knowledge
already held coordinate audio system programmes skill
already held edit recorded sound skill
already held operate audio equipment skill
already held plan audiovisual recording skill
already held set up sound equipment skill
already held use audio reproduction software skill
already held manage sound quality skill
already held operate sound live skill
already held set up audiovisual peripheral equipment skill
already held support audio system installation skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary

optional, not held mix sound in a live situation optional
optional, not held technically design a sound system optional

08 working with computers 2 supplementary

optional, not held convert different audiovisual formats optional
optional, not held manage digital documents optional

09 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held electricity optional

17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held audio mastering optional
optional, not held file-based workflow optional
optional, not held maintain sound equipment optional
optional, not held manage inventory optional
optional, not held manage technical resources stock optional
optional, not held mix sound in a live situation optional
optional, not held operate the sound in the rehearsal studio optional
optional, not held perform soundchecks optional
optional, not held program sound cues optional
optional, not held set up sound reinforcement system optional
optional, not held technically design a sound system optional
optional, not held tune up wireless audio systems optional
optional, not held convert different audiovisual formats optional
optional, not held electricity optional
optional, not held manage digital documents optional
optional, not held supervise sound production optional
optional, not held vocal techniques optional

22 held skills the recording studio technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adapt to type of media skill
not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
not needed by the target role assist multimedia operator skill
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 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 broadcast equipment skill
not needed by the target role operate remote broadcast equipment 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 receive appropriate permissions for use of recorded audiovisual examples skill
not needed by the target role set up cameras skill
not needed by the target role transfer uncut audiovisual material to computer skill
not needed by the target role use a telecine skill

7 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

required, not held audio post-production required
required, not held audio technology required
required, not held health and safety regulations required
optional, not held audio mastering optional
optional, not held file-based workflow optional
optional, not held electricity optional
optional, not held vocal techniques 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.