Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a soap maker can go next

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

Soap makers operate equipments and mixers that produce soap, making sure the end product is produced according to specified formula.

Also known as soap factory operator, soap and cosmetics maker, maker of soap, soap boiler, artisan soap maker, soapmaker.

Plant and machine operators and assemblers 18 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: nitroglycerin neutraliser, 33%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
nitroglycerin neutraliser 33% covered plodder operator 31% covered soap drier operator 24% covered soap chipper 24% covered nitrator operator 22% covered soap maker You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from soap maker, 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 soap maker already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

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

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A soap maker needs 8 required skills and areas of knowledge. They say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • fill kettle assisting and caring
  • observe mixture characteristics handling and moving
  • alkylation engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • test alkalinity information skills
  • tend agitation machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • transfer chemicals handling and moving
  • monitor valves information skills
  • optimise production processes parameters communication, collaboration and creativity
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

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

Index

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Soap maker is filed under Plant and machine operators and assemblers, ISCO major group 8. 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 soap maker’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.