Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a sole and heel operator can go next

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

Sole and heel operators attach soles or heels to the footwear by stitching, cementing or nailing. They may work with several machines, for example for slipping the lasts, or for roughing, dusting or attaching heels. They also operate various machines both for stitched or cemented constructions.

Plant and machine operators and assemblers 18 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: hand lasting operator, 74%

hand lasting operator 74% covered pre-lasting operator 71% covered footwear hand sewer 69% covered shoemaker 65% covered footwear stitching machine op… 63% covered sole and heel operator You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from sole and heel operator. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a sole and heel 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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sole and heel 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 sole and heel 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.