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Where a lacquer spray gun operator can go next

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

Lacquer spray gun operators operate lacquer spray guns designed to provide otherwise finished metal, wooden or plastic workpieces with a hard, durable finishing coat, through lacquer coating or paint that is either matte, sheen or highly glossy, but is always meant for hard surfaces.

Also known as automatic paint booth operator, paint booth operator, spray gun operator, lacquer spray gun specialist, lacquer spraying machine operator, mastic sprayer, automatic paint sprayer operative, lacquer paint sprayer, paint booth technician, lacquer sprayer, automatic paint sprayer operator, lacquer spray painter.

Craft and related trades workers 40 skills on file 5 career moves 2 above 60% overlap Closest: rustproofer, 69%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
rustproofer 69% covered surface treatment operator 63% covered dip tank operator 60% covered anodising machine operator 56% covered coating machine operator 54% covered lacquer spray gun operator You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from lacquer spray gun 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 lacquer spray gun 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 lacquer spray gun operator needs 13 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
  • lacquer spray gun parts engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • select spraying pressure working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • operate lacquer spray gun constructing
  • lacquer paint applications engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • sand between coats handling and moving
  • apply spraying techniques communication, collaboration and creativity
  • health and safety in the workplace services
  • remove inadequate workpieces handling and moving
  • remove processed workpiece handling and moving
  • ensure equipment availability management skills
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Lacquer spray gun operator is filed under Craft and related trades workers, ISCO major group 7. 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 lacquer spray gun 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.