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

boom operatortorecording studio technician

A boom operator already meets 47% of what the recording studio technician role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From boom operator
47%
Overlap1
To recording studio technician
19 Skills carried over
11 Required, not held
58.9 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 58.9

This move: 58.9 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the recording studio technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the boom operator 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 19 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 boom operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held program sound cues working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held tune up wireless audio systems working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held set up sound equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held maintain sound equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held assess sound quality constructing
  • already held technically design a sound system communication, collaboration and creativity

All 19 carried skills, including the 11 the recording studio technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 5 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held coordinate audio system programmes required
  • required, not held operate audio equipment 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 operate sound live optional
  • optional, not held operate the sound in the rehearsal studio optional
  • optional, not held set up sound reinforcement system optional
  • optional, not held support audio system installation optional
  • optional, not held set up audiovisual peripheral equipment optional
02 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
03 information skills 2 required
  • required, not held document your own practice required
  • required, not held keep up with trends required
04 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held plan audiovisual recording required
  • optional, not held manage inventory optional
  • optional, not held manage technical resources stock optional
05 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required
  • required, not held audio editing software required
06 working with computers 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held convert different audiovisual formats optional
  • optional, not held manage digital documents optional

1 further area 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 19 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held acoustics knowledge
  • already held assess power needs skill
  • already held assess sound quality skill
  • already held audiovisual equipment knowledge
  • already held edit recorded sound skill
  • already held health and safety regulations knowledge
  • already held operate an audio mixing console skill
  • already held set up sound equipment skill
  • already held use audio reproduction software skill
  • already held use technical documentation skill
  • already held work ergonomically skill
  • already held electricity knowledge
  • already held maintain sound equipment skill
  • already held manage sound quality skill
  • already held perform soundchecks skill
  • already held program sound cues skill
  • already held supervise sound production skill
  • already held technically design a sound system skill
  • already held tune up wireless audio systems skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held mix sound in a live situation optional
13 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 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 sound live optional
  • optional, not held operate the sound in the rehearsal studio optional
  • optional, not held set up sound reinforcement system optional
  • optional, not held support audio system installation optional
  • optional, not held convert different audiovisual formats optional
  • optional, not held manage digital documents optional
  • optional, not held set up audiovisual peripheral equipment optional
  • optional, not held vocal techniques optional
8 held skills the recording studio technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adapt artistic plan to location skill
  • not needed by the target role adapt to type of media skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse a script skill
  • not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
  • not needed by the target role consult with sound editor skill
  • not needed by the target role follow directions of the artistic director skill
  • not needed by the target role follow work schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role study media sources skill
6 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 editing software 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
Index

Other moves recorded from boom operator

Full index of moves from boom operator

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.