Also called: Production Electrician, ME
Hangs, wires, and maintains every lighting fixture for a theater production.
A master electrician leads the crew hanging 400 lights from the lighting designer's plot, runs power, and fixes a broken moving light before the show.
Approximate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Associate's degree (2-year), about 2 years after high school. Theater tech training; union.
Ways in: 2-year college, On-the-job training, Apprenticeship. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Theater Technology.
Growing faster than average (about 6% over 10 years). Similar to lighting technicians.
Low risk for 10 years. Hanging, wiring and maintaining stage lights is hands-on work that stays human.
Classes: Electrical CTE, Physics, Theater tech crew, Shop class.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-4015.
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