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Where a chimney sweep can go next

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

Chimney sweeps undertake cleaning activities of chimneys for all types of buildings. They remove ash and soot and perform maintenance on a regular basis, following health and safety regulations. Chimney sweeps may perform safety inspections and minor repairs.

Also known as funnel sweeper, smoke-stack sweeper, chimney-sweeping technician, sweeper, chimney sweeper, lump sweeper, chimney-sweeping engineer, flue sweeper.

Craft and related trades workers 32 skills on file 3 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: chimney sweep supervisor, 63%

Fig. 2 · Career map 3 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1

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

The 3 nearest destinations from chimney sweep, 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 chimney sweep already covers. All 3 are listed in the tables below.

Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Only 3 moves are 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.

chimney sweep supervisor 63% covered · difficulty 42

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A chimney sweep needs 18 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

dispose soot from the sweeping process handling and moving
use chimney sweeping equipment handling and moving
carry out chimney pressure testing constructing
clean chimney handling and moving
clean ventilation system handling and moving
examine ventilation system information skills
protect surrounding area during chimney sweeping process assisting and caring
check chimney's conditions constructing
report chimney defects information skills
advise on hazards of heating systems communication, collaboration and creativity

Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

Index

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Chimney sweep 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 chimney sweep’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.