Motion Picture Projectionists build operations monitoring, operation and control and judgment and decision making skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators (82%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators | 82% | $40,610 | +6% | None |
| 2 | Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers | 77% | $47,810 | +25% | None |
| 3 | Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers | 76% | $47,450 | +24% | None |
| 4 | Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians | 76% | $39,460 | +3% | None |
| 5 | Office Machine Operators, Except Computer | 76% | $40,960 | +7% | None |
| 6 | Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers | 75% | $52,720 | +38% | Certificate or associate |
| 7 | Audio and Video Technicians | 75% | $58,100 | +52% | Certificate or associate |
| 8 | Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 74% | $52,800 | +38% | None |
| 9 | Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers | 74% | $52,600 | +37% | Certificate or associate |
| 10 | Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 73% | $39,530 | +3% | None |
Compared with Motion Picture Projectionists, median $38,270. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as motion picture projectionists (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
82% skill match · $40,610 · +6% pay
Management of Financial Resources · Programming · Negotiation
77% skill match · $47,810 · +25% pay
Installation · Equipment Selection · Technology Design
76% skill match · $47,450 · +24% pay
Management of Financial Resources · Installation · Systems Analysis
No work-context factor stands out as unusually hard in O*NET data.
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators (82% skill match, median $40,610), Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers (77% skill match, median $47,810) and Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers (76% skill match, median $47,450), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 24 pay more than motion picture projectionists at the median. The biggest increases: Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film (+96%, $74,990), Sound Engineering Technicians (+91%, $73,130) and Broadcast Technicians (+56%, $59,570).
18 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.