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

prop makertoscenic painter

A prop maker already meets 63% of what the scenic painter role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From prop maker
63%
Overlap1
To scenic painter
22 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
42.5 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 42.5

This move: 42.5 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the scenic painter role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the prop maker 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 22 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A scenic painter role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a prop maker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held maintain workshop space management skills
  • already held organise workshop space management skills
  • already held maintain theatre equipment constructing
  • already held plan workshop activity management skills
  • already held interpret artistic intentions communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held support a designer in the developing process communication, collaboration and creativity

All 22 carried skills, including the 13 the scenic painter role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 10 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 required
  • required, not held adapt sets required
  • required, not held develop an artistic framework required
  • required, not held maintain theatre sets required
  • required, not held transfer designs required
  • required, not held use genre painting techniques required
02 management skills 2 required
  • required, not held define set painting methods required
  • required, not held meet deadlines required
03 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights required
04 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held paint sets required
05 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use moulding techniques optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a scenic painter 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 22 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adapt to artists' creative demands skill
  • already held interpret artistic intentions skill
  • already held keep up with trends skill
  • already held maintain theatre equipment skill
  • already held maintain workshop space skill
  • already held prepare personal work environment skill
  • already held prevent fire in a performance environment skill
  • already held translate artistic concepts to technical designs skill
  • already held understand artistic concepts skill
  • already held use personal protection equipment skill
  • already held work ergonomically skill
  • already held work safely with chemicals 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 consumables stock skill
  • already held manage personal professional development skill
  • already held manage technical resources stock skill
  • already held organise workshop space skill
  • already held perform first fire intervention skill
  • already held plan workshop activity skill
  • already held support a designer in the developing process skill
1 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held use moulding techniques optional
23 held skills the scenic painter role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adapt props skill
  • not needed by the target role attend rehearsals skill
  • not needed by the target role build devices into props skill
  • not needed by the target role build props skill
  • not needed by the target role collaborate on costume and make-up for performances skill
  • not needed by the target role define prop building methods skill
  • not needed by the target role define prop materials skill
  • not needed by the target role develop prop effects skill
  • not needed by the target role draw prop sketches skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure safety of mobile electrical systems skill
  • not needed by the target role finish project within budget skill
  • not needed by the target role follow work schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role hand props to actors skill
  • not needed by the target role lighting techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain props skill
  • not needed by the target role photography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role purchase props skill
  • not needed by the target role set up props in a timely manner skill
  • not needed by the target role work safely with machines skill
  • not needed by the target role work safely with mobile electrical systems under supervision skill
  • not needed by the target role work safely with stage weapons skill
  • not needed by the target role work with the camera crew skill
  • not needed by the target role work with the lighting crew skill
Index
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.