Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a manicurist can go next

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

Manicurists provide fingernail care. They clean, cut and shape the nails, remove cuticles and apply polish. Manicurists apply artificial fingernails and other decorative items on nails. They advice on nail and hand care and sell specialised products.

Also known as finger nail technician, nail technician.

Service and sales workers 35 skills on file 5 career moves 2 above 60% overlap Closest: hair removal technician, 67%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
hair removal technician 67% covered aesthetician 65% covered tanning consultant 42% covered hairdresser assistant 39% covered hairdresser 38% covered manicurist You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from manicurist, 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 manicurist already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A manicurist 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
  • apply nail polish assisting and caring
  • decorate nails assisting and caring
  • shape nails assisting and caring
  • sterilise working environment handling and moving
  • treat nails assisting and caring
  • cosmetic skin treatment services
  • conform to cosmetics regulatory requirements assisting and caring
  • cosmetic manicure services
  • advise customers on usage of cosmetics communication, collaboration and creativity
  • skin types services
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

Index

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Manicurist is filed under Service and sales workers, ISCO major group 5. 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 manicurist’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.