Handbook of Occupational Groups and Families		Classification Programs Division
Release Date:  August 2001		Section Thirty-nine of Sixty-six

3900 - MOTION PICTURE, RADIO, TELEVISION, AND SOUND EQUIPMENT OPERATION FAMILY

This job family includes occupations involved in setting up, testing, operating, and making minor repairs to equipment such as microphones, sound and radio controls, sound recording equipment, lighting and sound effects devices, television cameras, magnetic video tape recorders, motion picture projectors, and broadcast transmitters used in the production of motion pictures and radio and television programs. Also includes occupations that involve related work such as operating public address system equipment.

Throughout the following information, an asterisk (*) stands for series with a published standard and a double asterisk (**) stands for series with a published flysheet.

Occupations in this family are:

3910 Motion Picture Projection*

This occupation includes jobs involved in the operation and operational maintenance of motion picture equipment such as 8mm, 16mm, fixed and portable 35mm or film strip; silent and sound projectors, slide projectors, accessory and associated equipment.

3940 Broadcasting Equipment Operating

This occupation includes jobs involved in operating and adjusting transmitters and associated antennas and switchgear, broadcast studio consoles, tape and disk playback and reproduction equipment, recording lathes, and other related equipment and facilities used for originating, recording, receiving, and transmitting radio or television broadcasts, including starting up and shutting down transmitters; adjusting tone, volume, and picture quality of programs; monitoring through loudspeaker, headphone, or video equipment; observing volume indicators; making minor repairs and changing parts; keeping operating log; and receiving news messages.