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

book-sewing machine operatortoenvelope maker

A book-sewing machine operator already meets 55% of what the envelope maker role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From book-sewing machine operator
55%
Overlap1
To envelope maker
19 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
50.9 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 50.9

This move: 50.9 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the envelope maker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the book-sewing machine 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A envelope maker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a book-sewing machine operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held lift stacks of paper handling and moving
  • already held remove excess glue handling and moving
  • already held prevent paper jams management skills
  • already held trim excess material handling and moving
  • already held types of paper engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held clean equipment handling and moving

All 19 carried skills, including the 9 the envelope maker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 missing skills fall into 7 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 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held adjust envelope cutting settings required
  • required, not held operate envelope machine required
  • required, not held work safely with machines required
  • optional, not held operate board slotting machine optional
02 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure envelope quality required
  • required, not held check paper quality required
  • optional, not held prepare wood production reports optional
  • optional, not held check quality of raw materials optional
03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held envelope cutting standards required
04 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held set up the controller of a machine required
05 handling and moving 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held treat envelopes optional
  • optional, not held label stamps optional
  • optional, not held produce samples optional
  • optional, not held dispose of non-hazardous waste optional
06 arts and humanities 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held printing techniques optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a envelope maker 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 19 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held lift stacks of paper skill
  • already held monitor automated machines skill
  • already held monitor conveyor belt skill
  • already held perform test run skill
  • already held quality standards knowledge
  • already held supply machine skill
  • already held trim excess material skill
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
  • already held clean equipment skill
  • already held consult technical resources skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held pack goods skill
  • already held perform machine maintenance skill
  • already held prevent paper jams skill
  • already held record production data for quality control skill
  • already held remove excess glue skill
  • already held report defective manufacturing materials skill
  • already held types of paper knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held make folding styles optional
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held treat envelopes optional
  • optional, not held label stamps optional
  • optional, not held make folding styles optional
  • optional, not held operate board slotting machine optional
  • optional, not held prepare wood production reports optional
  • optional, not held produce samples optional
  • optional, not held check quality of raw materials optional
  • optional, not held dispose of non-hazardous waste optional
  • optional, not held printing techniques optional
13 held skills the envelope maker role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adjust cut sizes skill
  • not needed by the target role adjust paper stitching machine skill
  • not needed by the target role follow a brief skill
  • not needed by the target role follow safety precautions in printing skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor gauge skill
  • not needed by the target role operate paper folding machine skill
  • not needed by the target role operate paper stitching machine skill
  • not needed by the target role oversee quality control skill
  • not needed by the target role printed goods processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role replace sawing blade on machine skill
  • not needed by the target role set up machine controls skill
  • not needed by the target role sew signatures skill
  • not needed by the target role stitch paper materials 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
  • required, not held envelope cutting standards required
  • optional, not held printing techniques optional
Index
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.