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Overview
The work uses processing machines, development baths, chemicals, negatives, rinsing, drying, colour or black-and-white processing and small-format cine film handling.
In job descriptions, look for film development, photographic processing, chemical testing, cleaning negatives, telecine work, film repair, image editing, customer requests and quality standards.
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Film development work takes exposed reels through machine processing, chemical baths, rinsing, drying and format preparation for visible footage in film laboratories where reels, baths, negatives and client formats must match.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes cleaning negatives, cutting film, testing development baths, mounting film in machines, telecine use, film repair and image or video editing.
Salary context
Compare pay through responsibility for fragile source material, chemical handling, machine monitoring, format range, client requests, restoration tasks and quality standards.
Career paths
A path can move from photographic processing, lab assistance or archive handling toward film restoration, telecine operation or specialist post-processing.
Good to know
Check whether the vacancy names film formats, colour or black-and-white work, chemicals, processing machines, negatives, customer orders and quality checks.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 2
Film and Video Editors
27-4032.00
O*NET occupation is broader
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Open in O*NETPhotographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
51-9151.00
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The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
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Alternative labels
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Occupation group
Photographic products machine operators (8132)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/b4f08f2e-3c97-4484-9094-446a17dad802 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 8132.1 |
| ISCO group | 8132 |
| Concept type | Occupation |