NorthStar

Occupations/39-3021.00

Motion Picture Projectionists

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

High school

Usually a high school diploma, plus some experience or short training.

AI automation risk

72%

Higher automation risk

Human characteristics

19%

Fewer uniquely human demands

Task orientation

48%

Mixed exposure

A day in this job

  • Mostly routine

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

  • Mostly routine

    Perform regular maintenance tasks, such as rotating or replacing xenon bulbs, cleaning projectors and lenses, lubricating machinery, and keeping electrical contacts clean and tight.

  • Mostly routine

    Open and close facilities according to rules and schedules.

The tasks we can read here lean routine. That sits next to the AI risk rank — it is not a forecast that the job disappears.

Core tasks

  1. 01Monitor operations to ensure that standards for sound and image projection quality are met.
  2. 02Start projectors and open shutters to project images onto screens.
  3. 03Open and close facilities according to rules and schedules.
  4. 04Operate equipment to show films in a number of theaters simultaneously.
  5. 05Perform regular maintenance tasks, such as rotating or replacing xenon bulbs, cleaning projectors and lenses, lubricating machinery, and keeping electrical contacts clean and tight.
  6. 06Set up and adjust picture projectors and screens to achieve proper size, illumination, and focus of images, and proper volume and tone of sound.

Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)

  • Repeating same tasks2.61
  • Degree of automation3.34
  • Time sitting2.86
  • Originality (ability)2.00
  • Conflict situations2.55
  • Hands-on objects/tools3.39
  • Outdoors / weather1.81
  • Disease exposure1.06
  • Decision freedom3.98

Top abilities

  • Far Vision4.00
  • Near Vision3.88
  • Problem Sensitivity3.12
  • Oral Expression3.12
  • Oral Comprehension3.12
  • Control Precision3.12
  • Written Comprehension3.00
  • Visual Color Discrimination3.00

Essential skills

  • Reading Comprehension3.00
  • Active Listening3.00
  • Writing2.12
  • Speaking3.00
  • Mathematics1.50
  • Science1.00
  • Critical Thinking2.88
  • Active Learning2.12
  • Learning Strategies2.00
  • Monitoring2.88

CIP matches

99.9999NO MATCH

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