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

sound operatortovideo technician

A sound operator already meets 68% of what the video technician role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From sound operator
68%
Overlap1
To video technician
30 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
41.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

68%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

41.6/ 100

1 Share of the video technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the sound operator 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 video technician role treats 16 of its required skills as things a sound operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adapt to artists' creative demands
  • follow safety procedures when working at heights
  • keep up with trends
  • pack electronic equipment
  • prepare personal work environment
  • prevent fire in a performance environment

What stands in the way is 7 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 30 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A video technician 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.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held coordinate audio system programmes working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • 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 pack electronic equipment handling and moving
  • already held set up equipment in a timely manner handling and moving

All 30 carried skills, including the 16 the video technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 6 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held install image equipment required
  • required, not held maintain audiovisual equipment required
  • required, not held run a projection required
  • required, not held set up cameras required
  • required, not held set up projection equipment required
  • required, not held use a telecine required
  • optional, not held assist multimedia operator optional
  • optional, not held operate a camera optional
02 working with computers 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held adjust projector required
  • optional, not held problem-solving with digital tools optional
  • optional, not held use presentation software optional
03 management skills 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held manage signoff of an installed system optional
  • optional, not held manage technical resources stock optional
  • optional, not held manage consumables stock optional
04 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held computer graphics optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a video 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 30 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adapt to artists' creative demands skill
  • already held follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
  • already held keep up with trends skill
  • already held pack electronic 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 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 artistic plan to location skill
  • already held advise client on technical possibilities skill
  • already held consult with stakeholders on implementation of a production skill
  • already held coordinate audio system programmes skill
  • already held develop professional network skill
  • already held document your own practice skill
  • already held draw up artistic production skill
  • already held ensure safety of mobile electrical systems skill
  • already held instruct on set up of equipment skill
  • already held keep personal administration skill
  • already held maintain system layout for a production skill
  • already held manage personal professional development skill
  • already held safeguard artistic quality of performance skill
  • already held translate artistic concepts to technical designs skill
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held assist multimedia operator optional
  • optional, not held manage signoff of an installed system optional
  • optional, not held manage technical resources stock optional
  • optional, not held operate a camera optional
  • optional, not held problem-solving with digital tools optional
  • optional, not held computer graphics optional
  • optional, not held manage consumables stock optional
  • optional, not held use presentation software optional
41 held skills the video technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adapt existing designs to changed circumstances skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble performance equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role attend rehearsals skill
  • not needed by the target role coach staff for running the performance skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate during show 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 interpret artistic intentions skill
  • not needed by the target role intervene with actions on stage skill
  • not needed by the target role lead a team skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain sound equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role manage teamwork 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 developments in technology used for design 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 organise resources for artistic production skill
  • not needed by the target role perform quality control of design during a run 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 provide technical documentation 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 a designer in the developing process 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 update budget skill
  • not needed by the target role update design results during rehearsals skill
  • not needed by the target role use audio reproduction software skill

1 further entry not listed here

1 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
  • optional, not held computer graphics optional
Index

Other moves recorded from sound operator

Full index of moves from sound operator

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.