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Where a farrier can go next

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

Farriers inspect, trim and shape the hooves of horses and make and fit horseshoes, in compliance with any regulatory requirements.

Also known as horse hoof trimmer, horse shoe fitter, horse pedicure specialist, farriers, shoesmith.

Craft and related trades workers 22 skills on file 2 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: cattle pedicure, 61%

Fig. 2 · Career map 2 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1

70% and above · short step
50 to 70% · real move
Below 50% · substantial retraining

The 2 nearest destinations from farrier, 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 farrier already covers. All 2 are listed in the tables below.

Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Only 2 moves are listed. Few other occupations share enough of this job's skills for a fair comparison, and jobs that share almost all of them are left out as the same work under another name.

cattle pedicure 61% covered · difficulty 35.2

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

blacksmith 21% covered · difficulty 80.2

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A farrier needs 8 required skills and areas of knowledge. They say the most about the work.

Required skill Area

advise horse owners on farriery requirements communication, collaboration and creativity
carry out post hoof-trimming activities handling and moving
analyse animal locomotion information skills
assess equid footcare requirements handling and moving
attach horseshoes handling and moving
make farrier tools and supplies handling and moving
prepare equid hooves handling and moving
control animal movement handling and moving

Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a farrier does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

Index

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Farrier 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 farrier’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.