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Where a wicker furniture maker can go next

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

Wicker furniture makers choose and prepare materials such as softened rattan or willow branches in order to produce wicker furniture such as chairs, tables and couches. They use hand, power or machine tools to cut, bend and weave materials to create the desired objects. Finally, they treat the surface to ensure a finished look and protect it from corrosion and fire using waxes, lacquers and other coatings.

Also known as rattan furniture manufacturer, wicker furniture assembler, wicker furniture weaver, wicker furniture creator, wicker furniture manufacturer, rattan furniture assembly worker, wicker furniture assembly worker, rattan furniture maker, wicker furniture fabricator, wicker-furniture creator, wicker-furniture fabricator, wicker-furniture producer.

Craft and related trades workers 38 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: cabinet maker, 61%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
cabinet maker 61% covered antique furniture reproducer 53% covered furniture assembler 48% covered furniture restorer 48% covered frame maker 45% covered wicker furniture maker You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from wicker furniture 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 wicker furniture maker already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A wicker furniture maker needs 12 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • apply weaving techniques for wicker furniture handling and moving
  • prepare wicker material for weaving handling and moving
  • wicker materials engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • wicker weaving techniques arts and humanities
  • tend boring machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • ergonomics services
  • furniture trends engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • design objects to be crafted communication, collaboration and creativity
  • apply wood finishes constructing
  • operate drilling equipment handling and moving
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Wicker furniture maker is filed under Craft and related trades workers, ISCO major group 7. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a wicker furniture 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.