Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a drapery and carpet cleaner can go next

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

Drapery and carpet cleaners clean draperies and carpets for their clients by removing stains, dust or odors. They do this by applying chemical and repellent solutions and with the use of brushes or mechanical equipment.

Elementary occupations 37 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: laundromat attendant, 53%

laundromat attendant 53% covered laundry worker 47% covered domestic cleaner 44% covered train cleaner 37% covered laundry ironer 30% covered drapery and carpet cleaner You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from drapery and carpet cleaner. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a drapery and carpet cleaner already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

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drapery and carpet cleaner is filed under Elementary occupations, ISCO major group 9. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a drapery and carpet cleaner already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. 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.