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Motion Picture Projectionists

Set up and operate motion picture projection and related sound reproduction equipment.

US jobs
1,480
Median wage
$38,270 a year
Job family
Food service, cleaning, and personal care

Can agents do the work of motion picture projectionists?

We read the evidence for the whole job family, Food service, cleaning, and personal care: Not yet (first measured in the last 12 months)

Direct benchmarks exist, but agents complete less than 20% of their tasks.

Evidence: BEHAVIOR Challenge 2025, 12.4% of tasks fully completed (Full task success rate).

0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.

  • 40%Operate audiovisual or related equipmentNot measured
  • 16%Inspect commercial, industrial, or production systems or equipmentNot measured
  • 13%Maintain facilities or equipmentNot measured
  • 9%Monitor operations to ensure adequate performanceNot measured
  • 8%Prepare schedules for services or facilitiesNot measured
  • 7%Clean tools, equipment, facilities, or work areasNot measured
  • 5%Prepare reports of operational or procedural activitiesNot measured
  • 3%Set up equipmentNot measured

Benchmarks for the job family

These cover work in food service, cleaning, and personal care, not always this occupation's tasks.

Direct evidence

Work benchmarks mapped primary to this family. They set the step when they report how many tasks agents complete.

Also relevant

These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.

Typical tasks

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

  • Monitor operations to ensure that standards for sound and image projection quality are met.
  • Start projectors and open shutters to project images onto screens.
  • Open and close facilities according to rules and schedules.
  • Operate equipment to show films in a number of theaters simultaneously.
  • Perform regular maintenance tasks, such as rotating or replacing xenon bulbs, cleaning projectors and lenses, lubricating machinery, and keeping electrical contacts clean and tight.
  • Set up and adjust picture projectors and screens to achieve proper size, illumination, and focus of images, and proper volume and tone of sound.
  • Inspect projection equipment prior to operation to ensure proper working order.
  • Perform minor repairs, such as replacing worn sprockets, or notify maintenance personnel of the need for major repairs.
  • Set up and inspect curtain and screen controls.
  • Coordinate equipment operation with presentation of supplemental material, such as music, oral commentaries, or sound effects.
  • Clean the projection booth.
  • Inspect movie films to ensure that they are complete and in good condition.
Other job titles for this occupation (23)

Booth Operator · Cinema Projectionist · Digital Projectionist · Film Specialist · Motion Picture Projectionist · Movie Projectionist · Projection Technician · Projectionist · Projector Booth Operator · Technical Projection Guide · Booth Usher · Cinema Operator · Cinematographer · Equipment Operator · Film Projector Operator · Machine Operator · Motion Picture Operator · Movie Machine Operator · Movie Operator · Moving Picture Operator · Projector · Projector Operator · Stereoptician