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Where a glass forming machine operator can go next

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

Glass forming machine operators operate and maintain machines that press or blow molten glass in moulds to form or shape products, such as neons, bottles, jars and drinking glasses. They set up and adjust machines, and weigh, measure and check production samples to check conformity to the set specifications.

Also known as glass forming machine operative, glass production operator, glass moulder, glass forming and finishing machine operator, glass forming machine worker, glass product production worker, production machine operator, glass-blowing machine operator, glass molder.

Plant and machine operators and assemblers 40 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: glass annealer, 67%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
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  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from glass forming machine operator, 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 glass forming machine operator already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A glass forming machine operator 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
  • tend glass forming machines working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • adjust feeder tubes assisting and caring
  • blow moulding engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • observe glass under heat information skills
  • prevent casting adhesion handling and moving
  • observe products' behaviour under processing conditions information skills
  • inspect glass sheet information skills
  • measure materials information skills
  • optimise production processes parameters communication, collaboration and creativity
  • supply machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Glass forming machine operator 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 glass forming machine operator’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.