Motion Picture Projectionists
Booth Manager, Booth Operator, Booth Usher, Projectionist
What they do:
Set up and operate motion picture projection and related sound reproduction equipment.
On the job, you would:
- 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.
- Start projectors and open shutters to project images onto screens.
- Monitor operations to ensure that standards for sound and image projection quality are met.
Engineering and Technology
Business
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Basic Skills
- keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
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Hand and Finger Use
- hold or move items with your hands
- keep your arm or hand steady
Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
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People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Cooperation
- Independence
- Initiative
- Stress Tolerance
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You might use software like this on the job:
Spreadsheet software
Word processing software
Internet browser software
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no high school diploma/GED or
high school diploma/GED
usually needed
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New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
$22,100
per year, on average
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