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Where a firework assembler can go next

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

Firework assemblers create explosive devices, coloured lights and set pieces for use as fireworks. They follow blueprints or pictures, fabricate various powders, put powder into casings or tubes, assemble all parts and inspects the final product.

Also known as pyrotechnics assembler, firework assembly worker, firework maker, fireworks maker, signal flare assembler, fireworks assembler.

Plant and machine operators and assemblers 21 skills on file 2 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: pyrotechnics drying room attendant, 19%

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 firework assembler, 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 firework assembler already covers. All 2 are listed in the tables below.

Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

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

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A firework assembler needs 11 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

build pyrotechnical devices handling and moving
test pyrotechnical effects information skills
handle explosives handling and moving
obtain pyrotechnic permits information skills
operate pyrotechnical control working with machinery and specialised equipment
plan pyrotechnical effects communication, collaboration and creativity
work safely with pyrotechnical materials in a performance environment assisting and caring
set up pyrotechnical equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
store pyrotechnical materials handling and moving
pyrotechnic articles legislation business, administration and law

Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

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

pyrotechnics drying room attendant 23% covered · difficulty 69.2

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Firework assembler is filed under Plant and machine operators and assemblers, ISCO major group 8. 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 firework assembler’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.