Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a fireplace installer can go next

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

Fireplace installers install wood, gas and electric fireplaces in homes, according to the instructions from the manufacturer and in compliance with health and safety requirements. They take the necessary measurements, prepare the equipment and materials for the installation and install fireplaces safely. Fireplace installers perform maintenance and repairs on systems when needed. They are the primary contact point for their customers, provide information on how to operate the product and liaise with the manufacturer in case of issues.

Also known as chimney technician, fireplace installation technician, fireplace builder, gas fireplace servicer, fireplace technician, fireplace installer helper.

Craft and related trades workers 32 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: ceiling installer, 32%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
ceiling installer 32% covered insulation worker 28% covered plasterer 26% covered window installer 24% covered kitchen unit installer 24% covered fireplace installer You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from fireplace installer, 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 fireplace installer 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 fireplace installer needs 18 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
  • sustainable installation materials engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • carpentry engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • install firestops constructing
  • construction equipment related to building materials engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • load cargo handling and moving
  • unload cargo handling and moving
  • unload equipment handling and moving
  • install construction profiles constructing
  • perform maintenance on installed equipment constructing
  • construction product regulation business, administration and law
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

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

Index

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Fireplace installer is filed under Craft and related trades workers, ISCO major group 7. 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 fireplace installer’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.