Also called: Construction Supervisor
Runs the crew of carpenters, plasterers, and painters who build film sets.
A construction coordinator turns drawings into a full-size castle wall or apartment set, hiring crew, ordering lumber, and keeping the build on schedule and budget.
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. Years as a set carpenter or propmaker; IATSE Local 44.
Ways in: Apprenticeship, On-the-job training, Trade school. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Carpentry (trade school), Construction Management.
Growing about average. Follows studio production.
Low risk for 10 years. CNC and estimating software help, but leading carpenters and painters to build sets fast and safely stays human.
Classes: Construction CTE, Geometry, Business math, Theater tech crew.
Official data: O*NET occupation 47-1011.
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