Also called: Second Company Grip
The key grip's second in command, managing grip crew schedules, equipment, and the grip truck.
The best boy grip organizes the grip truck, hires extra crew for big days, and makes sure every stand, sandbag, and dolly track is ready for the next setup.
Approximate, based on IATSE local rate cards and typical weeks worked; freelance crew income depends on how much work they book.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Apprenticeship, about 0 years after high school. About five years working as a grip on sets, learning rigging and safety on the job, then stepping up to best boy on smaller shows; union work needs IATSE membership.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Apprenticeship. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Film Production.
Growing about average. Follows production levels.
Low risk for 10 years. Scheduling and inventory apps help, but running a grip crew and truck and keeping rigs safe stays human.
Classes: Shop or construction CTE, Business math, Theater tech crew, Physics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-4099.
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