Table 1Transition record

recording studio techniciantoaudio-visual technician

A recording studio technician already meets 37% of what the audio-visual technician role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From recording studio technician

37%

Overlap1

To audio-visual technician

15 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

63.3 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

37%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

63.3/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the audio-visual technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the recording studio 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

Why this move works

A audio-visual technician role treats 5 of its required skills as things a recording studio technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

audiovisual equipment
coordinate audio system programmes
operate audio equipment
plan audiovisual recording
support audio system installation

What stands in the way is 10 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A audio-visual technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a recording studio technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held set up audiovisual peripheral equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held support audio system installation working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held set up sound equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held assess sound quality constructing
already held operate sound live working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held coordinate audio system programmes working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 15 carried skills, including the 5 the audio-visual technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 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.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 working with machinery and specialised equipment 5 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held maintain audiovisual equipment required
required, not held operate broadcast equipment required
required, not held maintain electrical equipment required
required, not held maintain electronic equipment required
required, not held operate video equipment required

optional, not held assist multimedia operator optional
optional, not held operate a camera optional
optional, not held operate remote broadcast equipment optional
optional, not held set up cameras optional
optional, not held use a telecine optional
optional, not held calibrate electronic instruments optional

02 arts and humanities 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held audiovisual products required
required, not held digital media required

optional, not held cinematography optional
optional, not held photography optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held adapt to type of media required

optional, not held create moving images optional
optional, not held determine visual concepts optional

04 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held apply health and safety standards required

optional, not held receive appropriate permissions for use of recorded audiovisual examples optional

05 working with computers 1 required

required, not held transfer uncut audiovisual material to computer required

06 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held coordinate activities in audio recording studio optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a audio-visual technician 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 15 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held audiovisual equipment knowledge
already held coordinate audio system programmes skill
already held operate audio equipment skill
already held plan audiovisual recording skill
already held support audio system installation skill
already held acoustics knowledge
already held assess power needs skill
already held assess sound quality skill
already held audio editing software knowledge
already held edit recorded sound skill
already held manage sound quality skill
already held operate sound live skill
already held set up audiovisual peripheral equipment skill
already held set up sound equipment skill
already held use audio reproduction software skill

12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held assist multimedia operator optional
optional, not held cinematography optional
optional, not held create moving images optional
optional, not held determine visual concepts optional
optional, not held operate a camera optional
optional, not held operate remote broadcast equipment optional
optional, not held receive appropriate permissions for use of recorded audiovisual examples optional
optional, not held set up cameras optional
optional, not held use a telecine optional
optional, not held calibrate electronic instruments optional
optional, not held coordinate activities in audio recording studio optional
optional, not held photography optional

28 held skills the audio-visual technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role audio mastering knowledge
not needed by the target role audio post-production knowledge
not needed by the target role audio technology knowledge
not needed by the target role convert different audiovisual formats skill
not needed by the target role de-rig electronic equipment skill
not needed by the target role document your own practice skill
not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
not needed by the target role file-based workflow knowledge
not needed by the target role health and safety regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role keep up with trends skill
not needed by the target role maintain sound equipment skill
not needed by the target role manage digital documents skill
not needed by the target role manage inventory skill
not needed by the target role manage technical resources stock skill
not needed by the target role mix sound in a live situation skill
not needed by the target role operate an audio mixing console skill
not needed by the target role operate the sound in the rehearsal studio skill
not needed by the target role perform soundchecks 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 record multi-track sound skill
not needed by the target role set up sound reinforcement system skill
not needed by the target role supervise sound production 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 technical documentation skill
not needed by the target role vocal techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role work ergonomically skill

4 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held audiovisual products required
required, not held digital media required
optional, not held cinematography optional
optional, not held photography optional

Index

Other moves recorded from recording studio technician

Full index of moves from recording studio 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.