From stage technician to performance lighting technician
21 of the 28 essential skills of a performance lighting technician are already essential for a stage technician — about 75% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 21
- skills carry over
- 7
- would be new
- 75%
- of the target job covered
- 28
- essential skills of a performance lighting technician
What a performance lighting technician does
Performance lighting technicians setup, prepare, check and maintain equipment in order to provide optimal lighting quality for live performances. They cooperate with road crew to unload, set up and operate lighting equipment and instruments.
What carries over
21 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- adapt to artists' creative demands
- assess power needs
- de-rig electronic equipment
- distribute control signals
- draw up lighting plan
- focus lighting equipment
- follow safety procedures when working at heights
- operate dimmer equipment
- pack electronic equipment
- prepare personal work environment
- prevent fire in a performance environment
- prevent technical problems with lighting equipment
- provide power distribution
- rig lights
- set up equipment in a timely manner
- understand artistic concepts
- use personal protection equipment
- work ergonomically
- work safely with machines
- work safely with mobile electrical systems under supervision
- work with respect for own safety
What would be new
7 skillsEssential for a performance lighting technician and not for a stage technician. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
Other moves from stage technician
2 roles- scenery technician23 skills in common
- intelligent lighting engineer21 skills in common
← stage technicianperformance lighting technician →The other way round
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How far are you from being a performance lighting technician?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.