Brush maker to frame maker
A brush maker already meets 29% of what the frame maker role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.
68.8/ 100
1 How much of what a frame maker is expected to do is already part of a brush maker’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the frame maker role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A frame maker role treats 6 of its required skills as things a brush maker already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- apply a protective layer
- create smooth wood surface
- manipulate wood
- operate wood sawing equipment
- sand wood
- types of wood
What stands in the way is 7 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A frame maker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a brush maker background worth leading with.
- already held operate wood sawing equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held create smooth wood surface handling and moving
- already held sand wood handling and moving
- already held manipulate wood handling and moving
- already held apply a protective layer constructing
- already held types of wood engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 6 carried skills, including the 6 the frame maker role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 28 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn build picture frames required
- still to learn cut glass required
- still to learn create wood joints required
- still to learn manipulate glass required
- optional, not held handle delivery of furniture goods optional
- optional, not held age furniture artificially optional
- optional, not held carve materials optional
- optional, not held clean furniture optional
- optional, not held fix minor scratches optional
- optional, not held manipulate metal optional
- still to learn match frames to pictures required
- optional, not held sell furniture optional
- optional, not held sell household goods optional
- optional, not held decorate furniture optional
- optional, not held paint decorative designs optional
- optional, not held pass on trade techniques optional
- still to learn apply wood finishes required
- optional, not held apply restoration techniques optional
- optional, not held prepare furniture for application of paint optional
- optional, not held remove paint optional
- still to learn organic building materials required
- optional, not held technical drawings optional
- optional, not held maintain furniture machinery optional
- optional, not held operate furniture machinery optional
- optional, not held repair furniture machinery optional
- optional, not held estimate restoration costs optional
- optional, not held evaluate restoration procedures optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a frame maker role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 build picture frames practise this
- 02 match frames to pictures practise this
- 03 cut glass practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 6 skills that carry over
- already held apply a protective layer skill
- already held create smooth wood surface skill
- already held manipulate wood skill
- already held operate wood sawing equipment skill
- already held sand wood skill
- already held types of wood knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held set up the controller of a machine optional
21 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held apply restoration techniques optional
- optional, not held estimate restoration costs optional
- optional, not held evaluate restoration procedures optional
- optional, not held handle delivery of furniture goods optional
- optional, not held maintain furniture machinery optional
- optional, not held operate furniture machinery optional
- optional, not held repair furniture machinery optional
- optional, not held sell furniture optional
- optional, not held sell household goods optional
- optional, not held age furniture artificially optional
- optional, not held carve materials optional
- optional, not held clean furniture optional
- optional, not held decorate furniture optional
- optional, not held fix minor scratches optional
- optional, not held manipulate metal optional
- optional, not held paint decorative designs optional
- optional, not held pass on trade techniques optional
- optional, not held prepare furniture for application of paint optional
- optional, not held remove paint optional
- optional, not held set up the controller of a machine optional
- optional, not held technical drawings optional
23 held skills the frame maker role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role assemble plastic parts skill
- not needed by the target role bristles knowledge
- not needed by the target role covert slivers into thread skill
- not needed by the target role dye wood skill
- not needed by the target role finish plastic products skill
- not needed by the target role insert bristles skill
- not needed by the target role maintain drilling equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain plastic machinery skill
- not needed by the target role manipulate plastic skill
- not needed by the target role manipulate stainless steel skill
- not needed by the target role manufacture staple yarns skill
- not needed by the target role manufacture texturised filament yarns skill
- not needed by the target role operate drill press skill
- not needed by the target role operate plastic machinery skill
- not needed by the target role operate welding equipment skill
- not needed by the target role prepare animal materials for brush bristles skill
- not needed by the target role properties of textile materials knowledge
- not needed by the target role repair plastic machinery skill
- not needed by the target role replace sawing blade on machine skill
- not needed by the target role stain wood skill
- not needed by the target role types of brushes knowledge
- not needed by the target role types of plastic knowledge
- not needed by the target role types of sawing blades knowledge
2 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn organic building materials required
- optional, not held technical drawings optional
Common questions about this move
Can a brush maker become a frame maker?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A brush maker already covers 29% of what a frame maker is expected to do: 6 skills carry over, 6 of which the frame maker role treats as required.
What skills does a brush maker need to become a frame maker?
7 required skills are missing, plus 21 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is build picture frames.
How hard is the move from brush maker to frame maker?
Its learning distance is 68.8 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.