prop makertoset builder
A prop maker already meets 72% of what the set builder role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.
72%
35.8/ 100
1 Share of the set builder 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.
Why this move works
A set builder role treats 16 of its required skills as things a prop maker already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- adapt to artists' creative demands
- finish project within budget
- follow work schedule
- keep up with trends
- maintain theatre equipment
- maintain workshop space
What stands in the way is 5 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 31 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A set builder 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.
- 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 collaborate on costume and make-up for performances communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held work with the camera crew communication, collaboration and creativity
All 31 carried skills, including the 16 the set builder role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 14 missing skills fall into 6 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 adapt sets required
- required, not held maintain theatre sets required
- optional, not held make set construction drawings optional
- optional, not held work with the director of photography optional
- optional, not held work with prop makers optional
- required, not held build set constructions required
- required, not held paint sets required
- required, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights required
- optional, not held define set building methods optional
- optional, not held define set painting methods optional
- optional, not held prepare the floor for performance optional
- optional, not held operate forklift optional
- optional, not held operate telehandler optional
- optional, not held use moulding techniques optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a set builder role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 build set constructions skill · occupation specific
- 02 adapt sets skill · sector specific
- 03 maintain theatre sets 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 31 skills that carry over
- already held adapt to artists' creative demands skill
- already held finish project within budget skill
- already held follow work schedule 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 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 attend rehearsals skill
- already held collaborate on costume and make-up for performances skill
- already held develop professional network skill
- already held keep personal administration skill
- already held lighting techniques knowledge
- 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 photography knowledge
- already held plan workshop activity skill
- already held support a designer in the developing process skill
- already held work with the camera crew skill
- already held work with the lighting crew skill
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held define set building methods optional
- optional, not held define set painting methods optional
- optional, not held make set construction drawings optional
- optional, not held prepare the floor for performance optional
- optional, not held work with the director of photography optional
- optional, not held operate forklift optional
- optional, not held operate telehandler optional
- optional, not held use moulding techniques optional
- optional, not held work with prop makers optional
14 held skills the set builder role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adapt props 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 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 hand props to actors skill
- not needed by the target role interpret artistic intentions skill
- not needed by the target role maintain props skill
- 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 stage weapons skill
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.