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Lighting Technicians

Set up, maintain, and dismantle light fixtures, lighting control devices, and the associated lighting electrical and rigging equipment used for photography, television, film, video, and live productions. May focus or operate light fixtures, or attach color filters or other lighting accessories.

US jobs
8,900
Median wage
$68,060 a year
Job family
Design, media, and writing

Can agents do the work of lighting technicians?

We read the evidence at the level of the job family, Design, media, and writing:

  • Task levelPartialOnly adjacent evidence. OSWorld-Verified includes tasks in image, slide, and document apps, and the best agent passes 90.2% of all its computer tasks. No task-level benchmark in our collection scores the quality of design or writing work.
  • Project levelNot yetOn the Remote Labor Index, which includes graphic design, video, 3D, audio, and web projects from freelance platforms, the best agent completed 15.8% of projects to a standard a client would accept. GDPval deliverables score higher (84.9% wins or ties against professionals, reported by OpenAI), but those tasks are one-shot and fully specified.

Benchmarks for the job family

These cover work in design, media, and writing, not always this occupation's tasks.

Typical tasks

From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.

  • Assess safety of wiring or equipment set-up to determine the risk of fire or electrical shock.
  • Consult with lighting director or production staff to determine lighting requirements.
  • Disassemble and store equipment after performances.
  • Install color effects or image patterns, such as color filters, onto lighting fixtures.
  • Install electrical cables or wire fixtures.
  • Load, unload, or position lighting equipment.
  • Match light fixture settings, such as brightness and color, to lighting design plans.
  • Notify supervisors when major lighting equipment repairs are needed.
  • Operate manual or automated systems to control lighting throughout productions.
  • Patch or wire lights to dimmers or other electronic consoles.
  • Perform minor repairs or routine maintenance on lighting equipment, such as replacing lamps or damaged color filters.
  • Program lighting consoles or load automated lighting control systems onto consoles.
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Controls Technician (Controls Tech) · Dimmer Board Operator · Electrical Lighting Technician (ELT) · Entertainment Lighting Technician · Entertainment Professional · Gaffer · Lamp Operator · Light Technician (Light Tech) · Lighting Controls Technician · Lighting Designer · Lighting Engineer · Lighting Operator · Lighting Service Technician (Lighting Service Tech) · Lighting Specialist · Lighting Technician (Lighting Tech) · Production Technician · Rigging Electrical Lighting Technician (RELT) · Set Lighting Technician (Set Lighting Tech) · Sound and Lighting Technician (Sound and Lighting Tech) · Spotlight Operator · Stage Electrician · Stage Lighting Technician · Stage Technician (Stage Tech) · Stagehand · Theater Technician · Video Lighting Technician