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Overview
Set builder work is about constructing, adapting and maintaining scenic elements for stages, film, television, exhibitions and events from drawings, models and artistic ideas.
In job descriptions, look for set construction, wood, steel, aluminium, plastics, workshop preparation, painting, safety at heights, fire prevention, schedules, budgets and cooperation with designers.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Set builders turn scenic ideas into physical structures. Work can happen in workshops, theatres, studios, exhibition halls or event sites, using drawings, models, materials and schedule constraints.
Skills and specializations
Useful skills include building set constructions, adapting sets, translating artistic concepts into technical designs, painting sets, maintaining workshop space, working safely at heights, preventing fire risks and using personal protection equipment.
Salary context
Salary context depends on production scale, material complexity, workshop responsibility, touring or site work, budget ownership, deadline pressure and whether the role includes technical design as well as construction. This guide does not provide salary amounts.
Career paths
Career paths can move toward scenic construction lead, prop making, exhibition building, set painting, technical theatre, workshop coordination or design-support roles for film, television and live performance.
Good to know
Check whether the advert names the production type, materials, drawing work, workshop tools, height work, rehearsal or installation schedule and who approves changes to the set. The role can be more carpentry-focused or more scenic-design focused.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 1
Set and Exhibit Designers
27-1027.00
Exact relationship
The official mapping treats the O*NET and ESCO occupations as closely equivalent.
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These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
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Alternative labels
chief carpenter
set dresser & builder
set builder & designer
set constructor
set builder & dresser
set & stage builder
stage & set builder
set builder and designer
stage and set builder
carpenter
prop maker & set builder
property maker & set builder
set designer and builder
exhibition builder
set builder & prop maker
blacksmith welder
set dresser and builder
set and stage builder
set builder and property maker
set builder & property maker
set builder and dresser
property maker and set builder
prop maker and set builder
set builder and prop maker
set designer & builder
scenic builder
Occupation group
Interior designers and decorators (3432)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/34e1c889-0fd1-4d1f-aba9-3b6263ae667a |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 3432.4 |
| ISCO group | 3432 |
| Concept type | Occupation |