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

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

Laundry ironers re-shape clothing items and linen and remove creases from them by using irons, presses and steamers. They clean and maintain the ironing and drying area and organise the items accordingly.

Plant and machine operators and assemblers 22 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: laundry worker, 39%

laundry worker 39% covered wearing apparel presser 28% covered braiding textile technician 28% covered laundromat attendant 25% covered linen room attendant 22% covered laundry ironer You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from laundry ironer. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a laundry ironer 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 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

Index

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laundry ironer is filed under Plant and machine operators and assemblers, ISCO major group 8. 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 laundry ironer 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.