light board operatortoautomated fly bar operator
A light board operator already meets 72% of what the automated fly bar operator role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
72%
43.8/ 100
1 Share of the automated fly bar operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the light board 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.
Why this move works
A automated fly bar operator role treats 27 of its required skills as things a light board operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- adapt artistic plan to location
- adapt to artists' creative demands
- attend rehearsals
- communicate during show
- consult with stakeholders on implementation of a production
- draw up artistic production
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 · What you already bring
Of the 46 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A automated fly bar operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a light board operator background worth leading with.
- already held intervene with actions on stage communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held interpret artistic intentions communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held instruct on set up of equipment communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held maintain system layout for a production communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held consult with stakeholders on implementation of a production communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held coach staff for running the performance communication, collaboration and creativity
All 46 carried skills, including the 27 the automated fly bar operator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 17 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.
- required, not held draw up stage layouts digitally required
- required, not held mark the stage area required
- required, not held prevent technical problems with stage equipment required
- required, not held promote health and safety required
- required, not held set up technical stage equipment required
- optional, not held handle scenic elements during rehearsal optional
- required, not held maintain moving constructions on stage required
- required, not held prevent technical problems with flying equipment required
- optional, not held assemble scenic elements on stage optional
- optional, not held assemble the rehearsal set optional
- required, not held maintain stage equipment for horizontal movement required
- required, not held operate stage movement control system required
- optional, not held maintain control systems for automated equipment optional
- optional, not held operate a chain hoist control system for entertainment optional
- required, not held write risk assessment on performing arts production required
- required, not held operate automated stage movement control system required
- optional, not held dismantle the rehearsal set optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a automated fly bar operator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 operate automated stage movement control system skill · occupation specific
- 02 draw up stage layouts digitally skill · sector specific
- 03 maintain moving constructions on stage skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 46 skills that carry over
- already held adapt artistic plan to location skill
- already held adapt to artists' creative demands skill
- already held attend rehearsals skill
- already held communicate during show skill
- already held consult with stakeholders on implementation of a production skill
- already held draw up artistic production skill
- already held follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
- already held interpret artistic intentions skill
- already held intervene with actions on stage skill
- already held keep up with trends skill
- already held organise resources for artistic production skill
- already held perform quality control of design during a run skill
- already held prepare personal work environment skill
- already held prevent fire in a performance environment skill
- already held safeguard artistic quality of performance skill
- already held set up equipment in a timely manner skill
- already held support a designer in the developing process skill
- already held translate artistic concepts to technical designs skill
- already held understand artistic concepts 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 chemicals 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 adapt existing designs to changed circumstances skill
- already held advise client on technical possibilities skill
- already held assemble performance equipment skill
- already held coach staff for running the performance skill
- already held develop professional network skill
- already held document your own practice skill
- already held instruct on set up of equipment skill
- already held keep personal administration skill
- already held lead a team skill
- already held maintain system layout for a production skill
- already held manage personal professional development skill
- already held manage teamwork skill
- already held manage technical resources stock skill
- already held monitor developments in technology used for design skill
- already held perform first fire intervention skill
- already held provide technical documentation skill
- already held store performance equipment skill
- already held update budget skill
- already held update design results during rehearsals skill
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held assemble scenic elements on stage optional
- optional, not held assemble the rehearsal set optional
- optional, not held dismantle the rehearsal set optional
- optional, not held handle scenic elements during rehearsal optional
- optional, not held maintain control systems for automated equipment optional
- optional, not held operate a chain hoist control system for entertainment optional
23 held skills the automated fly bar operator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role assess power needs skill
- not needed by the target role cue a performance skill
- not needed by the target role de-rig electronic equipment skill
- not needed by the target role distribute control signals skill
- not needed by the target role draw up lighting plan skill
- not needed by the target role ensure safety of mobile electrical systems skill
- not needed by the target role focus lighting equipment skill
- not needed by the target role focus stage lights skill
- not needed by the target role maintain automated lighting equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain dimmer equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain lighting equipment skill
- not needed by the target role manage performance light quality skill
- not needed by the target role operate a lighting console skill
- not needed by the target role operate dimmer equipment skill
- not needed by the target role pack electronic equipment skill
- not needed by the target role plan act lighting skill
- not needed by the target role plot lighting states skill
- not needed by the target role plot lighting states with automated lights skill
- not needed by the target role prevent technical problems with lighting equipment skill
- not needed by the target role read lighting plans skill
- not needed by the target role rig automated lights skill
- not needed by the target role rig lights skill
- not needed by the target role set up light board skill
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.