The Collar360

Projectionist

Other names

projection operator, booth operator, film projectionist, movie projector operator, projector booth operator, digital cinema projectionist, cinema projectionist, projection technician, projector operator

Film, TV, radio and photography

They run and care for the machines that show films in cinemas, check the films, and make sure picture and sound are good.

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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

    Monitor operations to ensure that standards for sound and image projection quality are met.

  2. 2

    Start projectors and open shutters to project images onto screens.

  3. 3

    Open and close facilities according to rules and schedules.

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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.

Free to use with attribution

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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.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
projectionniste
español
proyeccionista
العربية
مشغل ماكينة العرض / مشغلة ماكينة العرض
português
Projecionista
Deutsch
Filmvorführer/Filmvorführerin
italiano
proiezionista

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