Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a coppersmith can go next

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

Coppersmiths craft and repair items made of non-ferrous metals such as copper, brass and similar materials. They shape and form the raw materials into objects of practical or artistic purpose using smithing tools. Professional coppersmiths create detailed and highly technical devices using appropriate smithing techniques.

Also known as non-ferrous metal worker, brass worker, copper fabricator, coppersmith brazer, decorative coppersmith, pipefitter, copper craftworker, metalworker, brass fabricator, copper craftswoman, brazer, copper artist.

Craft and related trades workers 40 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: blacksmith, 51%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
blacksmith 51% covered metal furnace operator 37% covered ornamental metal worker 32% covered metallurgist 29% covered process metallurgist 29% covered coppersmith You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from coppersmith, 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 coppersmith 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 coppersmith needs 25 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
  • manipulate copper handling and moving
  • cast metal handling and moving
  • chemical technologies in metal manufacture engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • apply smithing techniques handling and moving
  • assess suitability of metal types for specific application information skills
  • produce customised products handling and moving
  • work in metal manufacture teams communication, collaboration and creativity
  • cold forging engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • forging processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • ensure correct metal temperature 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 coppersmith does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

Index

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Coppersmith is filed under Craft and related trades workers, ISCO major group 7. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a coppersmith’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.