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Where a lasting machine operator can go next

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

Lasting machine operators pull the forepart, the waist and the seat of the upper over the last using specific machines with the aim of obtaining the final shape of the footwear model. They start by placing the toe in the machine, stretching the edges of the upper over the last, and pressing the seat. They then flatten the wiped edges and cut excess box toe and lining, and use stitching or cementing to fix the shape.

Plant and machine operators and assemblers 22 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: footwear stitching machine operator, 79%

Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from lasting machine operator. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a lasting machine operator already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.

70% and above · short step
50 to 70% · real move
Below 50% · substantial retraining

Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

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lasting 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

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a lasting machine operator 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.