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

instrument techniciantofollowspot operator

A instrument technician already meets 66% of what the followspot operator role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From instrument technician
66%
Overlap1
To followspot operator
16 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
37.2 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 37.2

This move: 37.2 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the followspot operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the instrument 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 16 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 instrument technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held assemble performance 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 use communication equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held prepare personal work environment management skills
  • already held understand artistic concepts communication, collaboration and creativity

All 16 carried skills, including the 13 the followspot operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 10 missing skills fall into 4 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 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held communicate during show required
  • required, not held set up follow spots required
  • optional, not held adapt designers’ work to the performance venue optional
  • optional, not held identify technical resources for performances optional
02 assisting and caring 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held follow safety precautions in work practices required
  • required, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights required
  • optional, not held perform first fire intervention optional
03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required
  • required, not held operate follow spots required
  • required, not held de-rig electronic equipment required
04 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held pack electronic equipment optional
Table 4

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.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 16 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adapt to artists' creative demands skill
  • already held assemble performance equipment skill
  • already held prepare personal work environment 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 understand artistic concepts skill
  • already held use communication 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
Skill to acquire Tier
  • 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
22 held skills the followspot operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise client on technical possibilities skill
  • not needed by the target role document your own practice skill
  • not needed by the target role draw up instrument setup skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain musical instruments skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain sound equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role manage consumables stock skill
  • not needed by the target role organise resources for artistic production skill
  • not needed by the target role perform soundchecks skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare instruments for performance skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare sound equipment on stage skill
  • not needed by the target role prevent technical problems of musical instruments skill
  • not needed by the target role prevent undesired changes to sound design skill
  • not needed by the target role repair musical instruments skill
  • not needed by the target role rewire electronic musical instruments skill
  • not needed by the target role safeguard artistic quality of performance skill
  • not needed by the target role translate artistic concepts to technical designs skill
  • not needed by the target role tune instruments on stage skill
  • not needed by the target role tune keyboard music instruments skill
  • not needed by the target role tune stringed musical instruments skill
  • not needed by the target role tune up wireless audio systems skill
  • not needed by the target role use technical documentation skill
  • not needed by the target role work safely with chemicals skill
Index

Other moves recorded from instrument technician

Full index of moves from instrument technician

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.