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

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

Upholsterers provide objects such as furniture, panels, orthopaedic devices, fixtures or vehicle parts with padding or soft covering. They can install, repair or replace the upholstery of objects with materials such as fabrics, leather, suede or cotton. Upholsterers install the webbings and springs necessary to cover the material.

Craft and related trades workers 38 skills on file 5 career moves 2 above 60% overlap Closest: mattress maker, 73%

mattress maker 73% covered mattress making machine opera… 73% covered antique furniture reproducer 38% covered frame maker 34% covered furniture finisher 30% covered upholsterer You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from upholsterer. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a upholsterer 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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upholsterer is filed under Craft and related trades workers, ISCO major group 7. 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 upholsterer 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.