Sound operator to automated fly bar operator
A sound operator already meets 70% of what the automated fly bar operator role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
45.4/ 100
1 How much of what an automated fly bar operator is expected to do is already part of a sound operator’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 automated fly bar operator role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An automated fly bar operator role treats 27 of its required skills as things a sound operator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- 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 44 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An automated fly bar operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a sound 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 44 carried skills, including the 27 the automated fly bar operator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 19 missing skills fall into 8 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 draw up stage layouts digitally required
- still to learn mark the stage area required
- still to learn prevent technical problems with stage equipment required
- still to learn promote health and safety required
- still to learn set up technical stage equipment required
- optional, not held handle scenic elements during rehearsal optional
- still to learn maintain moving constructions on stage required
- still to learn prevent technical problems with flying equipment required
- optional, not held assemble scenic elements on stage optional
- optional, not held assemble the rehearsal set optional
- still to learn maintain stage equipment for horizontal movement required
- still to learn 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
- still to learn write risk assessment on performing arts production required
- still to learn operate automated stage movement control system required
- optional, not held perform first fire intervention optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an 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 practise this
- 02 draw up stage layouts digitally practise this
- 03 maintain moving constructions on stage 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 44 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 monitor developments in technology used for design 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
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held dismantle the rehearsal set optional
- optional, not held manage technical resources stock optional
8 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 manage technical resources stock optional
- optional, not held operate a chain hoist control system for entertainment optional
- optional, not held perform first fire intervention optional
27 held skills the automated fly bar operator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role coordinate audio system programmes skill
- not needed by the target role de-rig electronic equipment skill
- not needed by the target role draw up instrument setup skill
- not needed by the target role edit recorded sound skill
- not needed by the target role ensure safety of mobile electrical systems skill
- not needed by the target role maintain sound equipment skill
- not needed by the target role mix multi-track recordings skill
- not needed by the target role mix sound in a live situation skill
- not needed by the target role monitor mixing in a live situation skill
- not needed by the target role operate an audio mixing console skill
- not needed by the target role operate sound live skill
- not needed by the target role pack electronic equipment skill
- not needed by the target role perform soundchecks skill
- not needed by the target role plan audiovisual recording skill
- not needed by the target role prepare sound equipment on stage skill
- not needed by the target role prevent undesired changes to sound design skill
- not needed by the target role program sound cues skill
- not needed by the target role read musical score skill
- not needed by the target role record multi-track sound skill
- not needed by the target role record music skill
- not needed by the target role set up a multi-track recording skill
- not needed by the target role set up basic recording skill
- not needed by the target role set up sound reinforcement system skill
- not needed by the target role support audio system installation skill
- not needed by the target role technically design a sound system skill
- not needed by the target role tune up wireless audio systems skill
- not needed by the target role use audio reproduction software skill
Common questions about this move
Can a sound operator become an automated fly bar operator?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A sound operator already covers 70% of what an automated fly bar operator is expected to do: 44 skills carry over, 27 of which the automated fly bar operator role treats as required.
What skills does a sound operator need to become an automated fly bar operator?
11 required skills are missing, plus 8 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is operate automated stage movement control system.
How hard is the move from sound operator to automated fly bar operator?
Its learning distance is 45.4 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.