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Overview
Intelligent lighting engineers set up, prepare, check and maintain digital or automated lighting equipment for live performance, often alongside road crew and stage teams.
In job descriptions, look for automated lighting, control signals, lighting plans, power needs, rigging and de-rigging, equipment maintenance, working at heights and live show operation.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Work is tied to rehearsals, load-ins, live cues and equipment checks. The engineer prepares moving lights, cabling, control signals and power distribution so the lighting plan can run reliably during a performance.
Skills and specializations
Useful skills include assessing power needs, maintaining automated lighting equipment, distributing control signals and following safety procedures at height. Specialization can move toward control systems, dimmers, touring rigs or show programming.
Salary context
Pay is shaped by production scale, touring demands, night or event schedules, responsibility for electrical safety and whether the role includes design decisions as well as operation.
Career paths
Experience can lead to head lighting technician, lighting designer, production electrician, touring crew lead, control-system specialist or broader technical production management.
Good to know
Check whether a vacancy is for programming, rigging, maintenance or live operation. The clearest adverts name the venue type, fixtures, consoles, travel pattern and safety expectations.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
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Occupation group
performance lighting technician (3435.15)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/0eebf6d2-af43-4a18-b4b7-668fb6433b42 |
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| ESCO code | 3435.15.1 |
| ISCO group | 3435 |
| Concept type | Occupation |