Jobs Similar to Motion Picture Projectionists
The careers below use the most similar skills, knowledge and work activities to motion picture projectionists, according to O*NET 31.0. The closest are Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers and Printing Press Operators.
Motion Picture Projectionists: $38,270 median pay · usual preparation: High school.
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
The 20 most similar careers
- 1Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
73% similar · $39,530 (+3%) · High school
- 2Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers
72% similar · $47,450 (+24%) · High school
- 3Printing Press Operators
72% similar · $45,780 (+20%) · High school
- 4Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
72% similar · $39,460 (+3%) · High school
- 5Office Machine Operators, Except Computer
72% similar · $40,960 (+7%) · High school
- 6Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
72% similar · $40,610 (+6%) · High school
- 7Print Binding and Finishing Workers
71% similar · $42,290 (+11%) · High school
- 8Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
71% similar · $45,760 (+20%) · High school
- 9Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
71% similar · $53,710 (+40%) · High school
- 10Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
71% similar · $50,270 (+31%) · High school
- 11Motorcycle Mechanics
71% similar · $48,580 (+27%) · Training or associate
- 12Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
71% similar · $48,250 (+26%) · High school
- 13Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
70% similar · $46,460 (+21%) · High school
- 14Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
70% similar · $52,800 (+38%) · High school
- 15Broadcast Technicians
70% similar · $59,570 (+56%) · Training or associate
- 16Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers
70% similar · $47,810 (+25%) · High school
- 17Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers
70% similar · $52,720 (+38%) · Training or associate
- 18Prepress Technicians and Workers
70% similar · $48,690 (+27%) · Training or associate
- 19Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation
70% similar · $92,100 (broader group) · High school
- 20Audio and Video Technicians
70% similar · $58,100 (+52%) · Training or associate
Similarity: weighted correlation of O*NET 31.0 transferable skills (35%), knowledge (25%), work activities (15%) and interests (15%). Pay and schooling do not change it. Pay change compares BLS May 2025 national medians; careers with only a broader BLS group wage are not compared. “Same group”: the same BLS occupation group (SOC minor group). Methodology
Similar jobs that pay more
Only careers that usually need no more preparation than motion picture projectionists.
- Engine and Other Machine Assemblers71% similar · $53,710 (+40%)
- Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic70% similar · $52,800 (+38%)
- Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders71% similar · $50,270 (+31%)
- Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders71% similar · $48,250 (+26%)
- Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers70% similar · $47,810 (+25%)
- Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers72% similar · $47,450 (+24%)
Thinking of a career change?
Similar is not the same as a good next step. Our career-change list for motion picture projectionists also weighs pay drops and extra schooling, and puts jobs outside the field first.
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Questions about jobs like motion picture projectionists
What jobs are most similar to motion picture projectionists?
By O*NET 31.0 data, the closest are Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (73% similar), Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers (72% similar), Printing Press Operators (72% similar), Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians (72% similar) and Office Machine Operators (72% similar).
Which jobs like motion picture projectionists pay more?
Among the 20 most similar careers, Broadcast Technicians ($59,570, +56%; usually training or an associate degree), Audio and Video Technicians ($58,100, +52%; usually training or an associate degree) and Engine and Other Machine Assemblers ($53,710, +40%; usually a high school diploma) have the highest BLS median pay compared with motion picture projectionists ($38,270). Without more preparation than motion picture projectionists usually need: Engine and Other Machine Assemblers, Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic and Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders.
How is the similarity percentage worked out?
We compare how important each transferable skill, knowledge area, work activity and interest area is in both jobs (O*NET 31.0 ratings) with a weighted correlation. 100% would mean the same profile. Unlike our career-change matches, pay and extra schooling do not lower the similarity on this page.