Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a factory hand can go next

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

Factory hands assist machine operators and product assemblers. They clean the machines and the working areas. Factory hands make sure supplies and materials are replenished.

Also known as production assistant, factory worker, factory operative, general hand, production team member, factory labourer, production team operative, production line team member, factory general hand, process operative.

Elementary occupations 24 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: greaser, 46%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
greaser 46% covered nailing machine operator 32% covered laminating machine operator 31% covered aircraft de-icer installer 28% covered bleacher operator 27% covered factory hand You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from factory hand, 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 factory hand already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

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 factory hand needs 10 required skills and areas of knowledge. They say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • cleaning products natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • clean building floors handling and moving
  • cleaning techniques services
  • industrial tools engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • clean surfaces handling and moving
  • clean equipment handling and moving
  • supply machine with appropriate tools handling and moving
  • maintain work area cleanliness handling and moving
  • supply machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • wear appropriate protective gear assisting and caring
Index

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Factory hand is filed under Elementary occupations, ISCO major group 9. 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 factory hand’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.