Operator (profession)

Profession that involves the operation of specific equipment or service Statue of a boom operator on the Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong. An operator is a professional designation used in various industries, including horse-drawn vehicles, broadcasting (in television and radio), computing, power generation and transmission, customer service, physics, and construction. Operators are day-to-day end users of systems, that may or may not be mission-critical, but are typically managed and maintained by technicians or engineers. They might also work on a 24-hour rotating shift schedule. [citation needed] Types of operators Broadcasting Technical operator, transmission controller or broadcast operator: Master control (MCR) operator Production control room (PCR) operator Transmission control room (TCR) operator Video tape operator (VTO) Certified Television Operator (CTO) by Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE) Certified Radio Operator (CRO) operator - by (SBE) Studio technical operator (gallery operator): Vision mixer operator - technical director (TD) Sound and comms (talkback) studio operator KC-135 Boom operator Camera operator Jib (camera) operator Boom operator Dolly grip operator Other