Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a marine upholsterer can go next

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

Marine upholsterers manufacture, assemble and repair interior components for all types of boats. They use power tools, hand tools and shop equipment to prepare and fasten materials and apply finishes. They also inspect incoming materials and prepare the boat interior for new components.

Also known as marine upholstery finisher, marine interior furniture maker, marine soft furnishing maker, marine furniture maker, marine upholstery maker, ship upholsterer, boat upholsterer, marine upholstery assembler, marine upholstery repairer.

Craft and related trades workers 36 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: bicycle assembler, 59%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
bicycle assembler 59% covered aircraft de-icer installer 58% covered motorcycle assembler 57% covered motor vehicle parts assembler 50% covered motor vehicle body assembler 45% covered marine upholsterer You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from marine upholsterer, 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 marine upholsterer 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 marine upholsterer 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
  • upholstery tools engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • test electronic units constructing
  • apply preliminary treatment to workpieces handling and moving
  • use power tools handling and moving
  • align components handling and moving
  • fasten components handling and moving
  • use technical documentation information skills
  • read engineering drawings information skills
  • apply health and safety standards assisting and caring
  • read standard blueprints information skills
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

Index

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Marine upholsterer 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 marine upholsterer’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.