Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a planer thicknesser operator can go next

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

Planer thicknesser operators use machinery to shave wood planks to a uniform thickness. The machine usually planes both sides of the plank in one operation. They feed the plank into the machine carefully to prevent excess planing at the edge known as 'snipe'.

Plant and machine operators and assemblers 47 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: table saw operator, 73%

table saw operator 73% covered wood boring machine operator 71% covered wood router operator 69% covered sawmill operator 68% covered wood pallet maker 68% covered planer thicknesser operat… You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from planer thicknesser operator. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a planer thicknesser 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

Index

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planer thicknesser operator is filed under Plant and machine operators and assemblers, ISCO major group 8. 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 planer thicknesser 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.