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

broadcast techniciantosound mastering engineer

A broadcast technician already meets 38% of what the sound mastering engineer role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From broadcast technician
38%
Overlap1
To sound mastering engineer
6 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
56.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

38%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

56.3/ 100

1 Share of the sound mastering engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the broadcast 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 sound mastering engineer role treats 5 of its required skills as things a broadcast technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • audio technology
  • audiovisual products
  • edit recorded sound
  • manage sound quality
  • operate audio-signal processors

What stands in the way is 7 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A sound mastering engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a broadcast technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held operate audio-signal processors working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held audio technology arts and humanities
  • already held manage sound quality constructing
  • already held audiovisual products arts and humanities
  • already held audiovisual equipment arts and humanities
  • already held edit recorded sound working with computers

All 6 carried skills, including the 5 the sound mastering engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 12 missing skills fall into 6 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 arts and humanities 2 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held audio mastering required
  • required, not held types of audiovisual formats required
  • optional, not held audio post-production optional
  • optional, not held musical instruments optional
  • optional, not held musical theory optional
  • optional, not held musical genres optional
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held coordinate audio system programmes required
  • optional, not held operate an audio mixing console optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held adapt to artists' creative demands required
04 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held assess sound quality required
05 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required
  • required, not held audio editing software required
06 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held convert different audiovisual formats required
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a sound mastering engineer 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 6 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held audio technology knowledge
  • already held audiovisual products knowledge
  • already held edit recorded sound skill
  • already held manage sound quality skill
  • already held operate audio-signal processors skill
  • already held audiovisual equipment knowledge
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held audio post-production optional
  • optional, not held musical instruments optional
  • optional, not held musical theory optional
  • optional, not held operate an audio mixing console optional
  • optional, not held musical genres optional
36 held skills the sound mastering engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role ICT communications protocols knowledge
  • not needed by the target role adjust video transmissions skill
  • not needed by the target role administer ICT system skill
  • not needed by the target role align antennae with receiving dishes skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble video tape footage skill
  • not needed by the target role assist multimedia operator skill
  • not needed by the target role broadcast equipment knowledge
  • not needed by the target role broadcast using Internet Protocol skill
  • not needed by the target role calibrate electronic instruments skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate activities in audio recording studio skill
  • not needed by the target role develop programming schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role electronics principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role execute integration testing skill
  • not needed by the target role install low voltage wiring skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain audiovisual equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain broadcast 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 maintain internet protocol configuration skill
  • not needed by the target role media formats knowledge
  • not needed by the target role meet deadlines skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor quality of broadcasts skill
  • not needed by the target role multimedia systems knowledge
  • 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 electronic measuring instruments skill
  • not needed by the target role operate remote broadcast equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role provide multimedia content skill
  • not needed by the target role record multi-track sound skill
  • not needed by the target role select recording source skill
  • not needed by the target role set up audiovisual peripheral equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role set up broadcast equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role set up portable field transmission equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role set up sound equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role signal cues to announcers skill
  • not needed by the target role use audio reproduction software 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 mastering required
  • required, not held audio editing software required
  • required, not held types of audiovisual formats required
  • optional, not held audio post-production optional
  • optional, not held musical instruments optional
  • optional, not held musical theory optional
  • optional, not held musical genres optional
Index

Other moves recorded from broadcast technician

Full index of moves from broadcast 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.