The Collar360

Boom operator

Other names

TV boom operator, shotgun microphone operator, production sound mixer assistant, shotgun operator, boom holder, sound equipment technician, film boom operator

Film, TV, radio and photography

They set up and hold microphones so voices are heard well on a set, and they put microphones on actors' clothes.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Notify supervisors when major equipment repairs are needed.

  2. 2

    Diagnose and resolve media system problems.

  3. 3

    Install, adjust, and operate electronic equipment to record, edit, and transmit radio and television programmes, motion pictures, video conferencing, or multimedia presentations.

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Sources

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
perchiste
español
perchista
العربية
مشغل الميكروفونات / مشغلة الميكروفونات
português
Perchista
Deutsch
Tonassistent/Tonassistentin
italiano
microfonista

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