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Where a capsule filling machine operator can go next

1 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a capsule filling machine operator already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Capsule filling machine operators control the filling of gelatine capsules with the specific medicinal preparations.

Also known as filling machine operator, pharmaceutical machine operator, capsule machine operative, pharmaceutical machine operative, capsule filler, capsule machine operator.

Plant and machine operators and assemblers 18 skills on file 1 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: tramways technician, 20%

Fig. 2 · Career map 1 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1

70% and above · short step
50 to 70% · real move
Below 50% · substantial retraining

The 1 nearest destinations from capsule filling machine operator, 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 capsule filling machine operator already covers. All 1 are listed in the tables below.

Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step. Only one move is listed. Few other occupations share enough of this job's skills for a fair comparison, and jobs that share almost all of them are left out as the same work under another name.

tramways technician 20% covered · difficulty 66.6

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A capsule filling machine operator needs 13 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

eject filled capsules working with machinery and specialised equipment
inspect capsules information skills
manage capsule rings handling and moving
scoop capsules handling and moving
scoop medicinal preparations handling and moving
plan maintenance activities management skills
control minor maintenance constructing
make time-critical decisions management skills
assemble machines handling and moving
maintain work area cleanliness handling and moving

Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a capsule filling machine operator does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

tramways technician 16% covered · difficulty 75.9

Index

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Capsule filling machine operator is filed under Plant and machine operators and assemblers, ISCO major group 8. 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 capsule filling machine operator’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.