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2.3 KiB

Competences — boom operator

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/4d102082-8d43-4c59-81ab-08a7509f3c40).

Essential

  • acoustics (knowledge)
  • adapt to type of media (skill/competence)
  • analyse a script (skill/competence)
  • audiovisual equipment (knowledge)
  • consult with sound editor (skill/competence)
  • follow directions of the artistic director (skill/competence)
  • follow work schedule (skill/competence)
  • manage sound quality (skill/competence)
  • perform soundchecks (skill/competence)
  • program sound cues (skill/competence)
  • set up sound equipment (skill/competence)
  • study media sources (skill/competence)
  • use audio reproduction software (skill/competence)
  • use technical documentation (skill/competence)
  • work ergonomically (skill/competence)

Optional

  • adapt artistic plan to location (skill/competence)
  • apply health and safety standards (skill/competence)
  • assess power needs (skill/competence)
  • assess sound quality (skill/competence)
  • edit recorded sound (skill/competence)
  • electricity (knowledge)
  • health and safety regulations (knowledge)
  • maintain sound equipment (skill/competence)
  • operate an audio mixing console (skill/competence)
  • supervise sound production (skill/competence)
  • technically design a sound system (skill/competence)
  • tune up wireless audio systems (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 6 ads, as of 2026-07-09)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • boom operation — 50 %
  • dialogue capture — 33 %
  • sound mixing — 33 %
  • sound equipment operation — 17 %
  • boom pole operation — 17 %
  • microphone placement — 17 %
  • audio capture — 17 %
  • audio equipment operation — 17 %
  • audio quality control — 17 %
  • audio recording — 17 %

Responsibilities

  • on-set sound recording — 33 %
  • audio recording — 17 %
  • boom microphone operation — 17 %
  • audio level maintenance — 17 %
  • boom operation — 17 %
  • microphone positioning — 17 %
  • noise reduction — 17 %
  • on-set audio handling — 17 %
  • actor movement tracking — 17 %
  • maintaining audio quality — 17 %