Motion Picture Projectionists

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Job Outlook:
None
Education: No formal educational credential
Salary
High: $50,220.00
Average: $35,710.00
Hourly
Average: $17.17

What they do:

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

On the job, you would:

  • Monitor operations to ensure that standards for sound and image projection quality are met.
  • Start projectors and open shutters to project images onto screens.
  • Open and close facilities according to rules and schedules.

Personality

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Characteristics of this Career

87% Dependability  -  Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
85% Attention to Detail  -  Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
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.
70% Integrity  -  Job requires being honest and ethical.
68% Stress Tolerance  -  Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
68% Adaptability/Flexibility  -  Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
67% Self-Control  -  Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
66% Analytical Thinking  -  Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
65% Cooperation  -  Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
62% Initiative  -  Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
61% Persistence  -  Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
59% Achievement/Effort  -  Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
53% Concern for Others  -  Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
51% Innovation  -  Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Strengths

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.
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.

Aptitude

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Abilities | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

75% Far Vision  -  The ability to see details at a distance.
72% Near Vision  -  The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
53% Oral Comprehension  -  The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
53% Oral Expression  -  The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
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.
53% Control Precision  -  The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.

Job Details

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.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent

93% Indoors, Environmentally Controlled  -  How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
83% Face-to-Face Discussions  -  How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
83% Importance of Being Exact or Accurate  -  How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
75% Freedom to Make Decisions  -  How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
71% Telephone  -  How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?
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?
64% Time Pressure  -  How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?
64% Electronic Mail  -  How often do you use electronic mail in this job?
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?
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?
62% Work With Work Group or Team  -  How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
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?
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?
59% Degree of Automation  -  How automated is the job?
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Tasks & Values

78% Working with Computers  -  Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
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.
69% Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials  -  Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
65% Getting Information  -  Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
65% Controlling Machines and Processes  -  Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
59% Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings  -  Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
54% Making Decisions and Solving Problems  -  Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
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.
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.
51% Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events  -  Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.

Getting Started

Education:
61%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)
20%
Less than a High School Diploma

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