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Where a metalworking lathe operator can go next

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

Metalworking lathe operators set up and tend a metalworking lathe manually, which is responsible for cutting metal to its desired size and shape by usage of a gear train or a swapping gear that propels the main lead-screw at a variable speed ratio, thus rotating the metal workpiece on its axis, facilitating the cutting process. They check the lathe equipment for wear and handle the metal workpieces as they have been cut by the lathe.

Craft and related trades workers 45 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: metal planer operator, 75%

Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from metalworking lathe operator. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a metalworking lathe 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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metalworking lathe operator is filed under Craft and related trades workers, ISCO major group 7. 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 metalworking lathe 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.