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Motion picture film developer

Latest available data: June 2025 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Film developer Film lab developer Film lab expert Film lab specialist Film lab technician Film lab technologist Film laboratory developer Film laboratory expert Film laboratory specialist Film laboratory technician Film laboratory technologist Motion picture developer Motion picture film developer Motion picture film expert Motion picture film specialist Motion picture film technician Motion picture film technologist Motion picture films developer Motion pictures film developer

Motion picture film developers develop film material into visible videos and material. They develop the footage into different formats and presentations, such as black and white and colour. They work small cine-films per request of clients.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Operating and monitoring equipment which makes photographic film and paper;
(b) Operating, monitoring and testing photographic processing and printing equipment, and maintaining operational standards;
(c) Preparing exposed film for different processing batches in dark rooms and dark chambers;
(d) Inspecting images, films and prints, and adjusting settings on printmaking equipment to produce required colour, brightness, contrast, number, size and type of prints;
(e) Adjusting settings and running automatic developing equipment;
(f) Operating equipment to transfer film to videotape or other electronic media;
(g) Performing photographic processing-related tasks;
(h) Operating automatic equipment (in retail establishments) to develop colour negatives, prints and slides;

Knowledge

  • Audio-visual techniques and media production
  • Wholesale and retail sales
  • Chemistry

Digital competencies

  • Operating audio-visual equipment
  • Positioning materials, tools or equipment
  • Operating print and photographic production equipment
  • Monitoring quality of products
  • Installing wooden and metal components

Digital competencies

  • Using digital tools for processing sound and images

Personal competencies

  • Working efficiently
  • Demonstrating willingness to learn

Professional groups of the occupation

Craft and related trades workers

Handicraft and printing workers

Printing trades workers

Print finishing and binding workers

Other occupations of the professional group

Do you want to know what the hiring rate for this occupation is in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Print finishing and binding workers

44

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

48,35%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

-18,52% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

50,00%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

18,18%

Part-time contracts

1,19% Turnover index

156

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

4%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Handicraft and printing workers

66%

34%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Handicraft and printing workers

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Printing trades workers

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Print finishing and binding workers

Construction
26%
Manufacturing
19%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
18%
Arts, entertainment and recreation
10%
Education
7%
Others
20%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.