Instrument technician to ground rigger
An instrument technician already meets 63% of what the ground rigger role asks for. The move turns on 1 required skill not yet in the profile.
38.1/ 100
1 How much of what a ground rigger is expected to do is already part of an instrument technician’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the ground rigger role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A ground rigger role treats 10 of its required skills as things an instrument technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- assemble performance equipment
- organise resources for artistic production
- store performance equipment
- use communication equipment
- use personal protection equipment
- use technical documentation
What stands in the way is 1 required skill the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A ground rigger role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an instrument technician background worth leading with.
- already held assemble performance equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held organise resources for artistic production management skills
- already held store performance equipment handling and moving
- already held use communication equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held work safely with mobile electrical systems under supervision working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held work with respect for own safety assisting and caring
All 13 carried skills, including the 10 the ground rigger role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 17 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn assemble truss constructions required
- optional, not held hang chain hoists optional
- optional, not held maintain chain hoists optional
- optional, not held maintain rigging equipment optional
- optional, not held perform regular checks on rigging equipment optional
- optional, not held plot rigging movements optional
- optional, not held ensure safety of mobile electrical systems optional
- optional, not held evacuate people from heights optional
- optional, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights optional
- optional, not held perform first fire intervention optional
- optional, not held operate forklift optional
- optional, not held operate telehandler optional
- optional, not held provide power distribution optional
- optional, not held design rigging plots optional
- optional, not held use rope access techniques optional
- optional, not held calculate rigging plots optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 1 entries a ground rigger 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 · The rest of the record
All 13 skills that carry over
- already held assemble performance equipment skill
- already held organise resources for artistic production skill
- already held store performance equipment skill
- already held use communication equipment skill
- already held use personal protection equipment skill
- already held use technical documentation skill
- already held work ergonomically skill
- already held work safely with machines skill
- already held work safely with mobile electrical systems under supervision skill
- already held work with respect for own safety skill
- already held develop professional network skill
- already held keep personal administration skill
- already held manage personal professional development skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held manage technical resources stock optional
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held calculate rigging plots optional
- optional, not held design rigging plots optional
- optional, not held ensure safety of mobile electrical systems optional
- optional, not held hang chain hoists optional
- optional, not held maintain chain hoists optional
- optional, not held maintain rigging equipment optional
- optional, not held manage technical resources stock optional
- optional, not held perform regular checks on rigging equipment optional
- optional, not held plot rigging movements optional
- optional, not held use rope access techniques optional
- optional, not held evacuate people from heights optional
- optional, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights optional
- optional, not held operate forklift optional
- optional, not held operate telehandler optional
- optional, not held perform first fire intervention optional
- optional, not held provide power distribution optional
25 held skills the ground rigger role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adapt to artists' creative demands skill
- not needed by the target role advise client on technical possibilities skill
- not needed by the target role document your own practice skill
- not needed by the target role draw up instrument setup skill
- not needed by the target role maintain musical instruments skill
- not needed by the target role maintain sound equipment skill
- not needed by the target role manage consumables stock skill
- not needed by the target role perform soundchecks skill
- not needed by the target role prepare instruments for performance skill
- not needed by the target role prepare personal work environment skill
- not needed by the target role prepare sound equipment on stage skill
- not needed by the target role prevent fire in a performance environment skill
- not needed by the target role prevent technical problems of musical instruments skill
- not needed by the target role prevent undesired changes to sound design skill
- not needed by the target role repair musical instruments skill
- not needed by the target role rewire electronic musical instruments skill
- not needed by the target role safeguard artistic quality of performance skill
- not needed by the target role set up equipment in a timely manner skill
- not needed by the target role translate artistic concepts to technical designs skill
- not needed by the target role tune instruments on stage skill
- not needed by the target role tune keyboard music instruments skill
- not needed by the target role tune stringed musical instruments skill
- not needed by the target role tune up wireless audio systems skill
- not needed by the target role understand artistic concepts skill
- not needed by the target role work safely with chemicals skill
Other moves recorded from instrument technician
Common questions about this move
Can an instrument technician become a ground rigger?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An instrument technician already covers 63% of what a ground rigger is expected to do: 13 skills carry over, 10 of which the ground rigger role treats as required.
What skills does an instrument technician need to become a ground rigger?
1 required skills are missing, plus 16 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by constructing. The single most important is assemble truss constructions.
How hard is the move from instrument technician to ground rigger?
Its learning distance is 38.1 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.