Performance hairdresser to instrument technician
A performance hairdresser already meets 40% of what the instrument technician role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.
66.5/ 100
1 How much of what an instrument technician is expected to do is already part of a performance hairdresser’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 instrument technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An instrument technician role treats 10 of its required skills as things a performance hairdresser already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- adapt to artists' creative demands
- manage consumables stock
- prepare personal work environment
- safeguard artistic quality of performance
- translate artistic concepts to technical designs
- understand artistic concepts
What stands in the way is 16 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 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An instrument technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a performance hairdresser background worth leading with.
- already held manage consumables stock management skills
- already held advise client on technical possibilities communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held document your own practice information skills
- already held prepare personal work environment management skills
- already held safeguard artistic quality of performance communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held understand artistic concepts communication, collaboration and creativity
All 16 carried skills, including the 10 the instrument technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 22 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 tune instruments on stage required
- still to learn assemble performance equipment required
- still to learn maintain sound equipment required
- still to learn perform soundchecks required
- still to learn prevent undesired changes to sound design required
- still to learn use communication equipment required
- still to learn work safely with machines required
- optional, not held tune up wireless audio systems optional
- optional, not held rewire electronic musical instruments optional
- still to learn maintain musical instruments required
- still to learn set up equipment in a timely manner required
- still to learn store performance equipment required
- still to learn repair musical instruments required
- still to learn draw up instrument setup required
- optional, not held tune keyboard music instruments optional
- optional, not held tune stringed musical instruments optional
- still to learn prevent technical problems of musical instruments required
- optional, not held prepare sound equipment on stage optional
- still to learn prepare instruments for performance required
- optional, not held organise resources for artistic production optional
- still to learn use personal protection equipment required
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an instrument technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 prepare instruments for performance practise this
- 02 tune instruments on stage practise this
- 03 assemble performance equipment practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 16 skills that carry over
- already held adapt to artists' creative demands skill
- already held manage consumables stock skill
- already held prepare personal work environment skill
- already held safeguard artistic quality of performance skill
- already held translate artistic concepts to technical designs skill
- already held understand artistic concepts skill
- already held work ergonomically skill
- already held work safely with chemicals skill
- already held work safely with mobile electrical systems under supervision skill
- already held work with respect for own safety skill
- already held advise client on technical possibilities skill
- already held develop professional network skill
- already held document your own practice skill
- already held keep personal administration skill
- already held manage personal professional development skill
- already held prevent fire in a performance environment skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- still to learn use technical documentation required
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held prepare sound equipment on stage optional
- optional, not held tune up wireless audio systems optional
- optional, not held organise resources for artistic production optional
- optional, not held rewire electronic musical instruments optional
- optional, not held tune keyboard music instruments optional
- optional, not held tune stringed musical instruments optional
10 held skills the instrument technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply hair cutting techniques skill
- not needed by the target role create wigs skill
- not needed by the target role decide on wig making process skill
- not needed by the target role design make-up effects skill
- not needed by the target role draw make-up sketches skill
- not needed by the target role dye wigs skill
- not needed by the target role hair knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain wigs skill
- not needed by the target role meet deadlines skill
- not needed by the target role perform quick hair changeovers skill
Other moves recorded from performance hairdresser
Common questions about this move
Can a performance hairdresser become an instrument technician?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A performance hairdresser already covers 40% of what an instrument technician is expected to do: 16 skills carry over, 10 of which the instrument technician role treats as required.
What skills does a performance hairdresser need to become an instrument technician?
16 required skills are missing, plus 6 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with machinery and specialised equipment. The single most important is prepare instruments for performance.
How hard is the move from performance hairdresser to instrument technician?
Its learning distance is 66.5 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.