Where a pre-lasting operator can go next
5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a pre-lasting operator already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.
Pre-lasting operators handle tools and equipment for placing stiffeners, moulding toe puff and carry out other actions necessary for lasting the uppers of the footwear over the last. They make preparations for lasting-cemented construction by attaching the insole, inserting the stiffener, back moulding and conditioning the uppers before lasting.
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 19 skills on file 5 career moves 4 above 60% overlap Closest: sole and heel operator, 79%
- 70% and above · short step
- 50 to 70% · real move
- Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1 · Within reach
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pre-lasting operator is filed under Plant and machine operators and assemblers, ISCO major group 8. The full index lists all ten groups.
How these figures were compiled
Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a pre-lasting 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.