Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a fiberglass laminator can go next

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

Fiberglass laminators mould fiberglass materials to form hulls and boat decks. They read blueprints and use hand and power tools to cut the composite materials. They apply waxes and lacquers, and prepare surfaces for the placement of fiberglass mats. They use resin-saturated fiberglass to bond wood reinforcing strips to cabin structures and decks. They also prepare materials exposing those to the right temperature. They check finished products for defects and make sure they comply with the specifications.

Also known as fiberglass-spraying machine operator, fibreglass-spraying machine operator, fibreglass laminator, fibreglass lamination technician, boat hull laminator.

Plant and machine operators and assemblers 35 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: motor vehicle upholsterer, 43%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
motor vehicle upholsterer 43% covered marine upholsterer 40% covered aircraft de-icer installer 39% covered aircraft interior technician 37% covered railway car upholsterer 36% covered fiberglass laminator You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from fiberglass laminator, 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 fiberglass laminator 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 fiberglass laminator needs 16 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
  • saturate fibreglass mat with resin mixture constructing
  • select fibreglass handling and moving
  • remove air bubbles from fibreglass handling and moving
  • protect workpiece components from processing constructing
  • fibreglass laminating engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • handle chemicals handling and moving
  • ensure vessel compliance with regulations assisting and caring
  • chemical processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • apply preliminary treatment to workpieces handling and moving
  • use power tools handling and moving
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

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

Index

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Fiberglass laminator is filed under Plant and machine operators and assemblers, ISCO major group 8. 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 fiberglass laminator’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.