Competencies Rigging Gaffer in the North Central Region

Find out what competencies you typically need to work as a rigging gaffer in Canada. These skills are applicable to all Other technical and co-ordinating occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting and the performing arts (NOC 52119).

Skills Help - Skills

  • Floor managers
    Proficiency or complexity level
    Coordinating 4 - High Level
    Monitoring 4 - High Level
    Time Management 4 - High Level
    Management of Personnel Resources 4 - High Level
    Persuading 4 - High Level
    Instructing 3 - Moderate Level
    Management of Material Resources 3 - Moderate Level
    Operation Monitoring of Machinery and Equipment 3 - Moderate Level
    Writing 3 - Moderate Level
    Oral Communication: Active Listening 3 - Moderate Level
  • Key grips
    Proficiency or complexity level
    Time Management 4 - High Level
    Quality Control Testing 4 - High Level
    Coordinating 3 - Moderate Level
    Instructing 3 - Moderate Level
    Monitoring 3 - Moderate Level
    Management of Personnel Resources 3 - Moderate Level
    Management of Material Resources 3 - Moderate Level
    Operation Monitoring of Machinery and Equipment 3 - Moderate Level
    Troubleshooting 3 - Moderate Level
    Oral Communication: Oral Comprehension 3 - Moderate Level
  • Gaffers and lighting technicians
    Proficiency or complexity level
    Quality Control Testing 4 - High Level
    Troubleshooting 4 - High Level
    Preventative Maintenance 4 - High Level
    Coordinating 3 - Moderate Level
    Instructing 3 - Moderate Level
    Monitoring 3 - Moderate Level
    Management of Material Resources 3 - Moderate Level
    Operation Monitoring of Machinery and Equipment 3 - Moderate Level
    Oral Communication: Oral Comprehension 3 - Moderate Level
    Setting Up 3 - Moderate Level
  • Stunt co-ordinators and special effects technicians
    Proficiency or complexity level
    Quality Control Testing 4 - High Level
    Critical Thinking 4 - High Level
    Coordinating 3 - Moderate Level
    Instructing 3 - Moderate Level
    Monitoring 3 - Moderate Level
    Management of Personnel Resources 3 - Moderate Level
    Management of Material Resources 3 - Moderate Level
    Product Design 3 - Moderate Level
    Operation Monitoring of Machinery and Equipment 3 - Moderate Level
    Troubleshooting 3 - Moderate Level
  • Make-up artists
    Proficiency or complexity level
    Management of Material Resources 4 - High Level
    Social Perceptiveness 3 - Moderate Level
    Coordinating 2 - Low Level
    Instructing 2 - Low Level
    Monitoring 2 - Low Level
    Time Management 2 - Low Level
    Management of Personnel Resources 2 - Low Level
    Writing 2 - Low Level
    Numeracy 2 - Low Level
    Reading Comprehension 2 - Low Level
  • Costumiers
    Proficiency or complexity level
    Coordinating 2 - Low Level
    Monitoring 2 - Low Level
    Management of Material Resources 2 - Low Level
    Writing 2 - Low Level
    Reading Comprehension 2 - Low Level
    Oral Communication: Active Listening 2 - Low Level
    Oral Communication: Oral Comprehension 2 - Low Level
    Oral Communication: Oral Expression 2 - Low Level
    Negotiating 2 - Low Level
    Social Perceptiveness 2 - Low Level
  • Settings shop foremen and property masters
    Proficiency or complexity level
    Coordinating 4 - High Level
    Time Management 4 - High Level
    Management of Personnel Resources 4 - High Level
    Management of Material Resources 4 - High Level
    Instructing 3 - Moderate Level
    Monitoring 3 - Moderate Level
    Quality Control Testing 3 - Moderate Level
    Product Design 3 - Moderate Level
    Troubleshooting 3 - Moderate Level
    Writing 3 - Moderate Level

Skills

Skills are capabilities that you develop over time. Different jobs require different skills. You will need them to do a good job in your roles, tasks, and duties.

Personal Attributes Help - Personal Attributes

  • Floor managers
    Importance
    Stress Tolerance 5 - Extremely important
    Collaboration 5 - Extremely important
    Attention to Detail 5 - Extremely important
    Innovativeness 4 - Highly important
    Social Orientation 4 - Highly important
    Leadership 4 - Highly important
    Adaptability 4 - Highly important
    Analytical Thinking 4 - Highly important
    Active Learning 3 - Important
    Creativity 3 - Important
  • Key grips
    Importance
    Stress Tolerance 4 - Highly important
    Independence 4 - Highly important
    Leadership 4 - Highly important
    Collaboration 4 - Highly important
    Adaptability 4 - Highly important
    Analytical Thinking 4 - Highly important
    Attention to Detail 4 - Highly important
    Active Learning 3 - Important
    Service Orientation 3 - Important
    Social Orientation 3 - Important
  • Gaffers and lighting technicians
    Importance
    Stress Tolerance 4 - Highly important
    Independence 4 - Highly important
    Collaboration 4 - Highly important
    Adaptability 4 - Highly important
    Analytical Thinking 4 - Highly important
    Attention to Detail 4 - Highly important
    Active Learning 3 - Important
    Innovativeness 3 - Important
    Service Orientation 3 - Important
    Social Orientation 3 - Important
  • Stunt co-ordinators and special effects technicians
    Importance
    Attention to Detail 5 - Extremely important
    Active Learning 4 - Highly important
    Innovativeness 4 - Highly important
    Creativity 4 - Highly important
    Stress Tolerance 4 - Highly important
    Independence 4 - Highly important
    Concern for Others 4 - Highly important
    Collaboration 4 - Highly important
    Adaptability 4 - Highly important
    Analytical Thinking 4 - Highly important
  • Make-up artists
    Importance
    Collaboration 5 - Extremely important
    Attention to Detail 5 - Extremely important
    Active Learning 4 - Highly important
    Creativity 4 - Highly important
    Social Orientation 4 - Highly important
    Independence 4 - Highly important
    Adaptability 4 - Highly important
    Innovativeness 3 - Important
    Service Orientation 3 - Important
    Stress Tolerance 3 - Important
  • Costumiers
    Importance
    Innovativeness 4 - Highly important
    Creativity 4 - Highly important
    Social Orientation 4 - Highly important
    Independence 4 - Highly important
    Collaboration 4 - Highly important
    Adaptability 4 - Highly important
    Attention to Detail 4 - Highly important
    Active Learning 3 - Important
    Stress Tolerance 3 - Important
    Leadership 3 - Important
  • Settings shop foremen and property masters
    Importance
    Innovativeness 4 - Highly important
    Creativity 4 - Highly important
    Stress Tolerance 4 - Highly important
    Independence 4 - Highly important
    Leadership 4 - Highly important
    Collaboration 4 - Highly important
    Adaptability 4 - Highly important
    Attention to Detail 4 - Highly important
    Active Learning 3 - Important
    Service Orientation 3 - Important

Personal Attributes

Personal attributes are the traits that you are born with. You can develop them through your social context and personal experiences. Different jobs require different personal attributes. Personal attributes are important at work because they influence how you are, and how you do things.

Interest Help - Interest

Realistic jobs

Realistic jobs are all about handling objects, tools, machines, or animals in a standard way. Many of these jobs don’t involve a lot of paperwork or teamwork.

Investigative jobs

Investigative jobs are all about studying things in an organized or creative way. These things can be physical, natural, or cultural. People in those jobs must think a lot, work with ideas, search for facts and solve problems.

Artistic jobs

Artistic jobs are all about expressing yourself in a creative way to make visual, performing, written, or applied art. They often involve working with forms, designs and patterns. Most of the time, people in those jobs don’t have to follow clear rules.

Social jobs

Social jobs are all about working with people. This often involves interacting with others to help, care, teach, or inform them.

Enterprising jobs

Enterprising jobs are all about taking action to achieve goals for a group or for yourself. This often involves starting and completing projects. People in those jobs often have to influence, lead and mobilize others. They sometimes also have to take risks and decisions or deal with business.

Conventional jobs

Conventional jobs are all about following procedures and routines. This may involve tasks like keeping records, filing paperwork and copying documents. It may also involve working with data to organize and process it in a planned way. People in those jobs often have to report to a clear chain of command. They tend to focus more on data and details than ideas.

Interest

Interests reflect your preferences for work environments and outcomes. Different jobs require different interests.

Knowledge Help - Knowledge

  • Floor managers
    Knowledge level
    Communications and Media 3 - Advanced Level
    Business Management 2 - Intermediate Level
    Clerical 2 - Intermediate Level
    Languages 2 - Intermediate Level
    Public Safety and Security 2 - Intermediate Level
    Logistics 1 - Basic Level
    Mathematics 1 - Basic Level
    Law 1 - Basic Level
  • Key grips
    Knowledge level
    Communications and Media 2 - Intermediate Level
    Languages 1 - Basic Level
    Mathematics 1 - Basic Level
    Public Safety and Security 1 - Basic Level
  • Gaffers and lighting technicians
    Knowledge level
    Communications and Media 2 - Intermediate Level
    Electrical and Electronics 1 - Basic Level
    Languages 1 - Basic Level
    Mathematics 1 - Basic Level
    Public Safety and Security 1 - Basic Level
  • Stunt co-ordinators and special effects technicians
    Knowledge level
    Public Safety and Security 3 - Advanced Level
    Technical Design 2 - Intermediate Level
    Vehicle, Machinery and Equipment Operations 2 - Intermediate Level
    Logistics 1 - Basic Level
    Arts 1 - Basic Level
    Business Management 1 - Basic Level
    Languages 1 - Basic Level
    Mathematics 1 - Basic Level
    Recreation, Leisure and Fitness 1 - Basic Level
  • Make-up artists
    Knowledge level
    Arts 2 - Intermediate Level
    Chemistry 1 - Basic Level
    Performance Measurement 1 - Basic Level
    Sale and Marketing 1 - Basic Level
    Languages 1 - Basic Level
    Mathematics 1 - Basic Level
  • Costumiers
    Knowledge level
    Arts 2 - Intermediate Level
    Performance Measurement 1 - Basic Level
    Library, Conservation, and Heritage 1 - Basic Level
    Languages 1 - Basic Level
    Mathematics 1 - Basic Level
  • Settings shop foremen and property masters
    Knowledge level
    Business Management 2 - Intermediate Level
    Mathematics 2 - Intermediate Level
    Public Safety and Security 2 - Intermediate Level
    Performance Measurement 1 - Basic Level
    Manufacturing, Processing and Production 1 - Basic Level
    Logistics 1 - Basic Level
    Library, Conservation, and Heritage 1 - Basic Level
    Building and Construction 1 - Basic Level
    Clerical 1 - Basic Level
    Languages 1 - Basic Level

Knowledge

Knowledge refers to the understanding of different theories and practices. Different jobs require different knowledge. You need specific knowledge to do tasks and activities in a specific field.

Source Occupational and Skills Information System

Labour Market Information Survey
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