Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a coffee roaster can go next

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

Coffee roasters control gas fired roasters to dry coffee beans. They dump coffee beans into roasting ovens and once roasted, they compare colour of roasting beans against specifications. They perform cooling of the beans by operating mechanical blowers.

Also known as coffee bean roasting expert, coffee bean roaster, coffee bean roasting specialist.

Plant and machine operators and assemblers 31 skills on file 5 career moves 2 above 60% overlap Closest: cacao bean roaster, 71%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
cacao bean roaster 71% covered kettle tender 65% covered distillery worker 58% covered coffee grinder 51% covered yeast distiller 51% covered coffee roaster You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from coffee roaster, 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 coffee roaster 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 coffee roaster 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
  • apply different roasting methods handling and moving
  • operate industrial ovens working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • maintain industrial ovens constructing
  • monitor roasting information skills
  • stand high temperatures assisting and caring
  • handle flammable substances handling and moving
  • check processing parameters information skills
  • manage kiln ventilation working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • tolerate strong smells assisting and caring
  • operate weighing machine 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 coffee roaster does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

Index

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Coffee roaster 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 coffee roaster’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.