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

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

Spinning machine operators produce yarns, twists, and other fibres by tending spinning, twisting, winding, and reeling machines. They handle raw materials, prepare them for spinning processes, and use machinery for the purpose. They also perform routine maintenance of the machinery.

Plant and machine operators and assemblers 29 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: yarn spinner, 82%

winding machine operator 57% covered yarn spinner 82% covered man-made fiber spinner 54% covered twisting machine operator 46% covered spinning textile operator 45% covered spinning machine operator You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from spinning machine operator. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a spinning machine 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

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

Index

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spinning machine operator 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

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a spinning machine 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.