Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 1991

F - Occupations in Art, Culture, Recreation and Sport

Occupations in this broad occupational category are primarily concerned with providing artistic and cultural services and providing direct support to the service providers.

F1 - Technical Occupations in Art, Culture, Recreation and Sport

Occupations in this major group are primarily concerned with entertaining; graphic art; designing interiors, clothing, theatrical sets; making patterns for textile products; producing handicrafts; operating cameras; laying out artwork; operating broadcasting equipment; operating audio recording equipment; providing support in the performing arts; participating in or officiating at sporting events; coaching athletes; and instructing in athletic or recreational programs.

F12 - Photographers, Graphic Arts Technicians and Technical Occupations in Motion Pictures, Broadcasting and the Performing Arts

Occupations in this minor group are primarily concerned with operating still and motion picture cameras; laying-out artwork in publishing; operating radio and television broadcasting equipment; operating audio recording equipment; creating special effects, lighting, applying make-up and otherwise providing support in performing arts.

F121 - Photographers

Occupations in this unit group are primarily concerned with operating still cameras to photograph people, events, scenes, materials, products or other subjects.

• Example Titles

  • Aerial photographer
  • Chief photographer
  • Commercial photographer
  • Forensic photographer
  • Industrial photographer
  • Medical photographer
  • News photographer
  • Photographer
  • Photographers supervisor
  • Photojournalist
  • Portrait photographer
  • Racetrack-finish photographer
  • Scientific photographer
  • Street photographer

• Exclusion

  • Graphic art camera operators (See F123 Graphic Arts Technicians)
  • Video and motion picture camera operators (See F122 Film and Video Camera Operators)

F122 - Film and Video Camera Operators

Occupations in this unit group are primarily concerned with the operation of a variety of video and motion picture cameras and related equipment at movie studios, television broadcasting studios and at mobile locations.

• Example Titles

  • Assistant camera operator
  • Camera operator, except printing
  • Cameraman
  • Camerawoman
  • Electronic field production (E.F.P.) cameraman
  • Electronic news gathering (E.N.G.) camera operator
  • Motion picture cameraman
  • News-camera operator
  • Studio camera person
  • Television cameraman
  • Video camera operator
  • Video cameraman
  • Videographer

• Exclusion

  • Graphic art camera operators (See F123 Graphic Arts Technicians)
  • Photographers using still cameras to produce photographs (See F121 Photographers)

F123 - Graphic Arts Technicians

Occupations in this unit group are primarily concerned with producing mechanical artwork according to a graphic designer's layout and conceptual specifications, and making designs camera-ready for printing.

• Example Titles

  • Art lay-out artist
  • Art work assembler, except printing
  • Assembly artist
  • Commercial art assistant
  • Copy stylist
  • Graphic art camera operator
  • Graphic arts design assistant
  • Graphic arts technician
  • Lettering artist
  • Mechanical artist, graphic arts
  • Newspaper page assembler
  • Paste-up artist, graphic arts
  • Photo-process letterer
  • Production design assistant, graphic arts
  • Renderer, graphic arts
  • Show card letterer
  • Sign layout artist
  • Sign letterer
  • Sign painter
  • Sign-layout detailer
  • Silkscreen technician, signs
  • Space allocator, graphic arts
  • Space allocator, newspaper advertising
  • Stencil maker, graphic arts

• Exclusion

  • Persons who conceptualize and create designs and specifications (See F141 Graphic Designers and Illustrating Artists)
  • Typesetters, including desktop publishing specialists (See B523 Typesetters and Related Occupations)

F124 - Broadcast Technicians

Occupations in this unit group are primarily concerned with operating control consoles and other broadcasting equipment to route radio and television broadcasts through transmitters and network lines and to monitor radio and television broadcasts. Broadcast technicians are employed by radio and television broadcasting networks and stations.

• Example Titles

  • Broadcast engineer
  • Broadcast maintenance technician
  • Broadcast technician
  • Broadcasting technician
  • Broadcast-transmitter operator
  • Control operator, broadcasting
  • Control-room man, broadcasting
  • Master control room (M.C.R.) operator, broadcasting
  • Master-control operator, broadcasting
  • Mobile broadcast equipment operator
  • Production switcher, broadcasting
  • Regional transmitter technician, broadcasting
  • Senior master control operator (MCR), broadcasting
  • Shortwave receiving station technician
  • Studio control operator, broadcasting
  • Switcher, broadcasting
  • Telecasting technician
  • Transmission operator, broadcasting

• Exclusion

  • Persons who operate recording equipment to record programs for later broadcast (See F125 Audio and Video Recording Technicians)

F125 - Audio and Video Recording Technicians

Occupations in this unit group are primarily concerned with operating equipment to record, mix and edit sound, music and videotape, for motion pictures, television and radio programs, videos, recordings and live events. Audio and video recording technicians are employed by film, video and concert production companies, sound recording firms, and by radio and television networks and stations.

• Example Titles

  • Audio recording operator
  • Audio recording technician
  • Audio studio operator
  • Operator, sound-recording-equipment
  • Post production technician, sound, video
  • Pre-recorded video editor
  • Radio recorder
  • Re-recording mixer
  • Sound effects technician
  • Sound recording cutter
  • Sound recording editor
  • Sound recording engineer
  • Sound recording man / woman
  • Sound recording mixer
  • Sound recording room technician
  • Sound-recording-equipment operator
  • Video editor
  • Video recording engineer
  • Video recording equipment operator
  • Video recording room technician
  • Video recording technician
  • Videotape editor
  • Videotape operator
  • Videotape recorder (V.T.R.) operator

• Exclusion

  • Broadcast technicians who are concerned with the actual transmission of radio and television broadcasts (See F124 Broadcast Technicians)
  • Television, video and motion picture camera operators (See F122 Film and Video Camera Operators)

F126 - Other Technical Occupations in Motion Pictures, Broadcasting and the Performing Arts

Occupations in this unit group are primarily concerned with motion pictures, broadcasting and the performing arts, planning, overseeing and co-ordinating various aspects of production related to sets, stage properties, equipment, costume supervision, lighting, special effects, production co-ordination and logistics, and filming schedule. Other technical workers in motion pictures, broadcasting and performing arts are employed by theatre and stage companies and film and television production companies.

• Example Titles

  • Assistant director, film production
  • Assistant director, t.v. production
  • Best boy
  • Costume supervisor, performing arts
  • Film location manager
  • Film production co-ordinator
  • Film production unit manager
  • Floor manager, t.v. production
  • Gaffer
  • Key grip
  • Lighting technician
  • Location manager, except broadcasting
  • Make-up artist
  • Production assistant, t.v.
  • Production assistant, theatre
  • Property master, theatre
  • Rigging gaffer
  • Set decorator
  • Special effects technician
  • Stage manager, theatre
  • Stage technician, performing arts
  • Stunt co-ordinator
  • Talent co-ordinator
  • Unit manager
  • Wardrobe supervisor, performing arts

• Exclusion

  • Support and assisting occupations in the performing arts (See F127 Support and Assisting Occupations in Motion Pictures, Broadcasting and the Performing Arts)

F127 - Support and Assisting Occupations in Motion Pictures, Broadcasting and the Performing Arts

Occupations in this unit group are primarily concerned with motion pictures, broadcasting and the performing arts, providing support services and assisting technical personnel with various aspect of production related to sets, stage properties, equipment, costume supervision, lighting, special effects, production logistics and filming schedule. Support and assisting workers in motion pictures, broadcasting and the performing arts are employed by theatre and stage companies and film and television production companies. This unit group also includes motion picture projectionists.

• Example Titles

  • Boom grip
  • Camera crane operator
  • Dolly operator, film production
  • Dresser, performing arts
  • Grip
  • Movie projectionist
  • Projectionist
  • Prompter, performing arts
  • Prop handler
  • Props man
  • Rigger, theatre or stage
  • Scene shifter
  • Script supervisor
  • Set dresser, performing arts
  • Spotlight operator
  • Stagehand
  • Wardrobe attendant
  • Wig assistant

• Exclusion

  • Technical and skilled occupations in the performing arts are included in unit group (See F126 Other Technical Occupations in Motion Pictures, Broadcasting and the Performing Arts)