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

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

Wood sanders smoothen the surface of a wooden object using various sanding instruments. Each applies an abrasive surface, usually sandpaper, to the workpiece to remove irregularities.

Craft and related trades workers 41 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: nailing machine operator, 63%

nailing machine operator 63% covered woodturner 58% covered wood products assembler 55% covered absorbent pad machine operator 52% covered veneer slicer operator 52% covered wood sander You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from wood sander. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a wood sander 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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wood sander 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 wood sander 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.