Occupation Atlasaudio production technician
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/2cbb23b0-0bf1-4871-9e6d-18f005987310
audio production technician
Audio production technicians set up, prepare, check and maintain equipment in order to provide optimal sound quality for a live performance. They cooperate with road crew to unload, set up and operate sound equipment and instruments.
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Job Zone
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Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed
Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.
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Occupational interest profile
RCARealistic · Conventional · Artistic — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic5.20
- C Conventional4.58
- A Artistic3.24
- I Investigative2.74
- S Social1.97
- E Enterprising1.87
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Audio and Video Technicians (27-4011.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, a broader O*NET occupation that includes this one, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (29)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- acoustics
- adapt to artists' creative demands
- assess power needs
- coordinate audio system programmes
- de-rig electronic equipment
- follow safety precautions in work practices
- follow safety procedures when working at heights
- keep up with trends
- maintain sound equipment
- musical instruments
- operate an audio mixing console
- pack electronic equipment
- perform soundchecks
- prepare personal work environment
- prepare sound equipment on stage
- prevent fire in a performance environment
- provide power distribution
- set up equipment in a timely manner
- set up sound reinforcement system
- store performance equipment
- support audio system installation
- tune up wireless audio systems
- understand artistic concepts
- use personal protection equipment
- use technical documentation
- work ergonomically
- work safely with machines
- work safely with mobile electrical systems under supervision
- work with respect for own safety
Optional (24)
- adapt artistic plan to location
- advise client on technical possibilities
- consult with stakeholders on implementation of a production
- develop professional network
- document your own practice
- draw up artistic production
- edit recorded sound
- ensure safety of mobile electrical systems
- instruct on set up of equipment
- keep personal administration
- maintain system layout for a production
- manage consumables stock
- manage personal professional development
- manage signoff of an installed system
- manage technical resources stock
- operate sound live
- plan audiovisual recording
- receive appropriate permissions for use of recorded audiovisual examples
- record music
- safeguard artistic quality of performance
- set up basic recording
- technically design a sound system
- translate artistic concepts to technical designs
- use audio reproduction software
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 29 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
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