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

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

Mattress makers form mattresses by creating pads and coverings. They tuft mattresses by hand and cut, spread and attach the padding and cover material over the innerspring assemblies.

Craft and related trades workers 23 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: furniture upholsterer, 72%

furniture upholsterer 72% covered upholsterer 57% covered embroiderer 28% covered wooden furniture machine oper… 26% covered embroidery machine operator 24% covered mattress maker You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from mattress maker. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a mattress maker 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

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

Index

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mattress maker 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

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a mattress maker 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.