Motion Picture Projectionists

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Job Outlook:

None

Education: No formal educational credential Details

Education Details

61%

High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)

20%

Less than a High School Diploma

10%

Bachelor's Degree

9%

Some College Courses

Salary

High: $50,220.00

Average: $35,710.00

Hourly

Average: $17.17

Summary of What they do:

Set up and operate motion picture projection and related sound reproduction equipment.

Responsibilities

Perform basic equipment maintenance.

Clean work areas.

Prepare film for distribution or use.

Operate audio-visual equipment.

Operate audio-visual equipment.

Monitor operational quality or safety.

Operate audio-visual equipment.

Prepare film for distribution or use.

Inspect equipment to ensure proper functioning.

Operate audio-visual equipment.

Inspect equipment to ensure proper functioning.

Prepare film for distribution or use.

Prepare film for distribution or use.

Perform basic equipment maintenance.

Arrange facility schedules.

Operate audio-visual equipment.

Inspect equipment to ensure proper functioning.

Operate audio-visual equipment.

Operate audio-visual equipment.

Prepare film for distribution or use.

Operate audio-visual equipment.

Operate audio-visual equipment.

Operate audio-visual equipment.

Operate audio-visual equipment.

Prepare operational reports or records.

Tasks On The Job

Clean the projection booth.
Coordinate equipment operation with presentation of supplemental material, such as music, oral commentaries, or sound effects.
Insert film into top magazine reel, or thread film through a series of sprockets and guide rollers, attaching the end to a take-up reel.
Inspect movie films to ensure that they are complete and in good condition.
Inspect projection equipment prior to operation to ensure proper working order.
Install and connect auxiliary equipment, such as microphones, amplifiers, disc playback machines, and lights.
Monitor operations to ensure that standards for sound and image projection quality are met.
Observe projector operation to anticipate need to transfer operations from one projector to another.
Open and close facilities according to rules and schedules.
Operate equipment to show films in a number of theaters simultaneously.
Operate special-effects equipment, such as stereopticons, to project pictures onto screens.
Perform minor repairs, such as replacing worn sprockets, or notify maintenance personnel of the need for major repairs.
Perform regular maintenance tasks, such as rotating or replacing xenon bulbs, cleaning projectors and lenses, lubricating machinery, and keeping electrical contacts clean and tight.
Prepare film inspection reports, attendance sheets, and log books.
Project motion pictures onto back screens for inclusion in scenes within film or stage productions.
Remove film splicing to prepare films for shipment after showings and return films to their sources.
Remove full take-up reels and run film through rewinding machines to rewind projected films so they may be shown again.
Set up and adjust picture projectors and screens to achieve proper size, illumination, and focus of images, and proper volume and tone of sound.
Set up and inspect curtain and screen controls.
Splice and rewind film onto reels automatically, or by hand, to repair faulty or broken sections of film.
Splice separate film reels, advertisements, and movie trailers together to form a feature-length presentation on one continuous reel.
Start projectors and open shutters to project images onto screens.

PERSONALITY

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Your Assessment Results		CAREER CHARACTERISTICS Importance


? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment		87%	Dependability - Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment		85%	Attention to Detail - Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment		75%	Independence - Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment		70%	Integrity - Job requires being honest and ethical.
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment		68%	Stress Tolerance - Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment		68%	Adaptability/Flexibility - Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment		67%	Self-Control - Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment		66%	Analytical Thinking - Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment		65%	Cooperation - Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment		62%	Initiative - Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment		61%	Persistence - Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment		59%	Achievement/Effort - Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment		53%	Concern for Others - Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment		51%	Innovation - Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.

Your Assessment Results		IMPORTANT STRENGTHS Importance


? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment		95%	Realistic - Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services.
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment		67%	Conventional - Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources.

APTITUDES

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Your Assessment Results		ABILITIES \| SKILLS Importance


? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment		75%	Far Vision - The ability to see details at a distance.
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment		72%	Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment		53%	Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment		53%	Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment		53%	Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment		53%	Control Precision - The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.

Your Assessment Results		TASKS \| ACTIVITIES Importance


? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment		79%	Working with Computers - Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment		71%	Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates - Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment		69%	Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials - Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment		65%	Getting Information - Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment		65%	Controlling Machines and Processes - Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment		59%	Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings - Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment		54%	Making Decisions and Solving Problems - Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment		54%	Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment - Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles.
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment		54%	Performing for or Working Directly with the Public - Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment		51%	Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events - Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.

Your Assessment Results		CONTEXT \| ATTRIBUTES Importance


? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment		93%	Indoors, Environmentally Controlled - How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment		83%	Face-to-Face Discussions - How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment		83%	Importance of Being Exact or Accurate - How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment		75%	Freedom to Make Decisions - How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment		71%	Telephone - How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment		67%	Frequency of Decision Making - How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment		64%	Time Pressure - How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment		64%	Electronic Mail - How often do you use electronic mail in this job?
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment		64%	Structured versus Unstructured Work - To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals?
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment		63%	Contact With Others - How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment		62%	Work With Work Group or Team - How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment		61%	Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results - What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment		60%	Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls - How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment		59%	Degree of Automation - How automated is the job?