Also called: Lead Person
Leads the 'swing gang' crew that physically moves furniture and decor in and out of sets.
The leadman schedules the swing gang, manages trucks full of furniture, and makes sure sets are dressed the night before shooting and struck afterward.
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 as a set dresser learning on the job, then leading the swing gang; union film work in LA means joining IATSE Local 44.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Theater Technology.
Growing about average. Follows production levels.
Low risk for 10 years. Inventory apps help track pieces, but leading a swing gang to move and place furniture on schedule stays physical and human.
Classes: Theater tech crew, Business math, Shop class, Physical education.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-1027.
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