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A performance rental technician already meets 56% of what the followspot operator role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.
56%
46.9/ 100
1 Share of the followspot operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the performance rental 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 this move works
A followspot operator role treats 11 of its required skills as things a performance rental technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- adapt to artists' creative demands
- de-rig electronic equipment
- follow safety procedures when working at heights
- prevent fire in a performance environment
- set up equipment in a timely manner
- store performance equipment
What stands in the way is 8 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 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A followspot operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a performance rental technician background worth leading with.
- already held de-rig electronic equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held set up equipment in a timely manner handling and moving
- already held store performance equipment handling and moving
- already held work safely with mobile electrical systems under supervision working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held prevent fire in a performance environment assisting and caring
- already held adapt to artists' creative demands communication, collaboration and creativity
All 14 carried skills, including the 11 the followspot operator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 12 missing skills fall into 5 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 communicate during show required
- required, not held set up follow spots required
- required, not held understand artistic concepts required
- optional, not held adapt designers’ work to the performance venue optional
- optional, not held identify technical resources for performances optional
- required, not held assemble performance equipment required
- required, not held operate follow spots required
- required, not held use communication equipment required
- required, not held follow safety precautions in work practices required
- optional, not held perform first fire intervention optional
- required, not held prepare personal work environment required
- optional, not held pack electronic equipment optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a followspot operator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 assemble performance equipment skill · sector specific
- 02 communicate during show skill · sector specific
- 03 operate follow spots 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 14 skills that carry over
- already held adapt to artists' creative demands skill
- already held de-rig electronic equipment skill
- already held follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
- already held prevent fire in a performance environment skill
- already held set up equipment in a timely manner skill
- already held store performance equipment skill
- already held use personal protection equipment 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
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held adapt designers’ work to the performance venue optional
- optional, not held identify technical resources for performances optional
- optional, not held pack electronic equipment optional
- optional, not held perform first fire intervention optional
32 held skills the followspot operator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role ICT software specifications knowledge
- not needed by the target role advise client on technical possibilities skill
- not needed by the target role clean equipment skill
- not needed by the target role consult with stakeholders on implementation of a production skill
- not needed by the target role deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances skill
- not needed by the target role edit digital moving images skill
- not needed by the target role edit recorded sound skill
- not needed by the target role electrical wiring plans knowledge
- not needed by the target role electronics principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure client orientation skill
- not needed by the target role ensure safety of mobile electrical systems skill
- not needed by the target role guarantee customer satisfaction skill
- not needed by the target role handle rental overdues skill
- not needed by the target role instruct on set up of equipment skill
- not needed by the target role interpret floor plans skill
- not needed by the target role load equipment skill
- not needed by the target role manage consumables stock skill
- not needed by the target role manage performance light quality skill
- not needed by the target role manage signoff of an installed system skill
- not needed by the target role manage sound quality skill
- not needed by the target role manage supplies skill
- not needed by the target role manage technical resources stock skill
- not needed by the target role multimedia systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform minor repairs to equipment skill
- not needed by the target role prospect new customers skill
- not needed by the target role provide customer follow-up services skill
- not needed by the target role repair equipment on site skill
- not needed by the target role set up multimedia equipment skill
- not needed by the target role teamwork principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role unload equipment skill
- not needed by the target role use technical documentation skill
- not needed by the target role work safely with chemicals skill
Other moves recorded from performance rental technician
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.