Career Overlap Occupation record
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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.

Also known as candle moulder, candle production inspector, candlemaker, candle former, wax candle maker, candle inspector, artisanal candle maker, candle making machine tender, candle molder, candle factory worker, artisan candle maker, candle making machine operative.

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

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
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
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from candle maker, each one a link to that move’s record. 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.
Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

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

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A candle maker needs 17 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • cool candles in baths working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • grade candles handling and moving
  • insert wick handling and moving
  • candle making techniques arts and humanities
  • drip candles handling and moving
  • dye candles working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • shape candles handling and moving
  • tend wax bleaching machinery working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • types of waxes natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • melt wax handling and moving
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a candle maker does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

Index

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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

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a candle maker’s work. 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.