Certain careers are accessible without extensive study and can pay a lot. After a short training period, you can get started quickly.
Do you dream of an unusual job that pays well and doesn’t require lengthy studies? The cinema may offer a dream job for you. The giant screen at La Géode in Paris measures 1,000 m². Imagine cleaning it. This little-known work is nevertheless essential to guarantee viewers an impeccable visual experience. This is the job of a cinema screen cleaner. This professional is responsible for removing residue, stains and stains from cinema screens. A task that requires great expertise because an IMAX screen cannot be cleaned at home like your television.
This profession requires great care. The expert must ensure that the sieve is free of any dust residue, ensure that the sieve has no malfunction or damage, and of course there must be no traces or stains left after passing through it. The cinema screen cleaner can be used in classic cinemas as well as on large screens such as those of the Géode in Paris or the Futuroscope in Poitiers.
To do this job you have to be strict. Good physical fitness is also required as working at heights, particularly with large screens, is common. You also need to be unafraid of heights and be prepared to work staggered hours, especially at night when viewers are sleeping. No diploma is required to practice this profession. However, working on large screens often requires rope access training. The CQP Level 1 rope access training lasts 175 hours or 5 weeks. At the end, the trainee receives a vocational qualification that enables them to enter the profession. Additionally, this training can be sponsored by various organizations, making it easier to access.
Although little known, this job is one of the highest paid in the cleaning and cleanliness industry. The salary can actually exceed 40,000 euros per year or almost 4,000 euros per month, especially for those who work on huge screens and at night.
So if you’re looking for a unique, well-paying job and the idea of working at heights doesn’t scare you, being a movie screen cleaner could very well be your calling. A few weeks of training are enough to embark on this atypical and lucrative adventure.
