Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

auger press operatortodry press operator

A auger press operator already meets 32% of what the dry press operator role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From auger press operator
32%
Overlap1
To dry press operator
4 Skills carried over
4 Required, not held
58.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

32%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

58.2/ 100

1 Share of the dry press operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the auger press operator profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A dry press operator role treats 3 of its required skills as things a auger press operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • measure materials
  • monitor gauge
  • optimise production processes parameters

What stands in the way is 4 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 4 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A dry press operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a auger press operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held measure materials information skills
  • already held optimise production processes parameters communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held monitor gauge constructing
  • already held mechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 4 carried skills, including the 3 the dry press operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 13 missing skills fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held tend dry-press required
  • required, not held replace die required
  • optional, not held operate brick oven optional
  • optional, not held stack empty pallets optional
  • optional, not held operate forklift optional
  • optional, not held replace filled pallets optional
02 handling and moving 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held transfer bricks required
  • required, not held use wrenches required
  • optional, not held pallets loading optional
  • optional, not held feed hoppers optional
  • optional, not held manage waste optional
03 arts and humanities 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held types of pottery material optional
04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held various types of sand optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a dry press operator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 4 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held measure materials skill
  • already held monitor gauge skill
  • already held optimise production processes parameters skill
  • already held mechanics knowledge
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held operate brick oven optional
  • optional, not held pallets loading optional
  • optional, not held stack empty pallets optional
  • optional, not held types of pottery material optional
  • optional, not held various types of sand optional
  • optional, not held feed hoppers optional
  • optional, not held manage waste optional
  • optional, not held operate forklift optional
  • optional, not held replace filled pallets optional
10 held skills the dry press operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role cut clay skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure conformity to specifications skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect extruded products skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect quality of products skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain edged hand tools skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain extrusion machines skill
  • not needed by the target role move levers skill
  • not needed by the target role tend auger-press skill
  • not needed by the target role train employees skill
  • not needed by the target role types of tile skill
2 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held types of pottery material optional
  • optional, not held various types of sand optional
Index

Other moves recorded from auger press operator

Full index of moves from auger press operator

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.