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Where a chain making machine operator can go next

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

Chain making machine operators tend and operate the proper equipment and machinery for the creation of metal chains, including precious metal chains such as for jewellery, and produce these in all steps of the production process. They feed the wire into the chainmaking machine, use pliers to hook the ends of the chain formed by the machine together and finish and trim the edges by soldering them to a smooth surface.

Also known as lay-out operator, engine turning operator, fancy wire drawer, novelty chain maker, hand chain making operator, gold chain maker, chain making machine operative, lay-out worker, novelty chainmaker, lay out operative, engine turner, lay-out technician.

Craft and related trades workers 33 skills on file 5 career moves 3 above 60% overlap Closest: metal drawing machine operator, 69%

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  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from chain making 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 chain making machine operator already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A chain making machine operator needs 14 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
  • tend chain making machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • types of chain arts and humanities
  • operate hand tools in chain making handling and moving
  • safely handle metal wire under tension handling and moving
  • monitor moving workpiece in a machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • remove inadequate workpieces handling and moving
  • remove processed workpiece handling and moving
  • types of metal engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • supply machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • monitor automated machines working with machinery and specialised equipment
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Chain making machine operator 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 chain making 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.