Skills
46 skills are associated with this occupation.
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Essential knowledge
3 skills
Essential skills / competences
24 skills
Optional knowledge
2 skills
Optional skills / competences
17 skills
Overview
Performance rental technicians prepare, transport, set up, program, operate, check, clean and store audiovisual, stage and event equipment for productions and venues.
In job descriptions, look for rental orders, lighting and sound equipment, loading, rigging, floor plans, safety at heights, customer follow-up, equipment cleaning and return checks.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Performance rental technician work follows event plans, order forms and production instructions. The work covers warehouse preparation, transport, venue setup, operation, return checks and storage.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include lighting and sound equipment, loading, rigging, floor-plan reading, mobile electrical safety, cleaning equipment and calm customer contact when schedules change.
Salary context
Salary context depends on event scale, technical responsibility, travel, evening or weekend work, height work, equipment value and whether the technician operates during the show.
Career paths
Paths can move from rental warehouse work into lighting, sound, stage technology, venue technician roles, production coordination or specialist support for audiovisual systems.
Good to know
Check adverts for the equipment list, rental workflow, driving or loading duties, setup responsibility, work-at-height tasks, show operation, return inspections and customer handover expectations.
Editorial note
This guide gives editorial career context for performance rental technician work. It is not official labour-market statistics or salary data.
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Alternative labels
load cell hire technician
equipment hire technician
rental equipment performance technician
lighting hire equipment technician
venue technician (rental equipment)
rental equipment performance engineer
equipment technician
performance rental engineer
sound equipment hire technician
special effects hire equipment technician
weight report technician
performance rental monitor
venue performance monitor
Occupation group
audio-visual technician (3521.1)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/47e4135b-95d1-4462-920c-afcbd7c4d9be |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 3521.1.3 |
| ISCO group | 3521 |
| Concept type | Occupation |