Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a candle maker can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a candle maker already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Candle makers mold candles, place the wick in the middle of the mold and fill the mold with wax, by hand or machine. They remove the candle from the mold, scrape off excess wax and inspect the candle for any deformities.

Craft and related trades workers 32 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: moulding machine operator, 41%

moulding machine operator 41% covered mouldmaker 41% covered hand brick moulder 39% covered foundry operative 36% covered plastic furniture machine ope… 28% covered candle maker You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from candle maker. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a candle maker already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

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candle maker is filed under Craft and related trades workers, ISCO major group 7. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a candle maker already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.