Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a handyperson can go next

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

Handyperson performs various maintenance and repair activities for buildings, grounds and other facilities. They repair and renovate structures and components, fences, gates and roofs, assemble furniture and perform plumbing and electrical activities. They check heating and ventilation systems, air quality and humidity in the building.

Elementary occupations 49 skills on file 4 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: chimney sweep, 28%

chimney sweep 28% covered chimney sweep supervisor 21% covered fireplace installer 19% covered refrigeration air condition a… 16% covered handyperson You are here
Fig. 2 — the 4 nearest destinations from handyperson. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a handyperson already covers. All 4 are listed in the tables below.
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

Index

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handyperson is filed under Elementary occupations, ISCO major group 9. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a handyperson already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. 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.