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Where a crosscut saw operator can go next

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

Crosscut saw operators use a manual crosscut saw for felling and bucking trees, or taking off the limbs to obtain logs.

Also known as crosscut sawyer, cross-cut saw technician, cross-cut sawyer, crosscut saw technician, cross-cut saw specialist, crosscut saw worker, crosscut saw specialist, cross-cut saw operator.

Plant and machine operators and assemblers 28 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: tree surgeon, 27%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
tree surgeon 27% covered debarker operator 25% covered band saw operator 21% covered wood products assembler 21% covered chipper operator 21% covered crosscut saw operator You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from crosscut saw 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 crosscut saw operator 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 crosscut saw operator needs 11 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
  • handle saw securely handling and moving
  • operate crosscut saw handling and moving
  • keep sawing equipment in good condition information skills
  • logging agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
  • sawing techniques engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • sharpen edged tools handling and moving
  • operate wood sawing equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • wood cuts engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • identify hazards in the workplace information skills
  • types of wood engineering, manufacturing and construction
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Crosscut saw 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 crosscut saw 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.