Table 1Transition record

cabinet makertoframe maker

A cabinet maker already meets 58% of what the frame maker role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From cabinet maker

58%

Overlap1

To frame maker

19 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

45 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 45

This move: 45 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the frame maker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the cabinet maker 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 frame maker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a cabinet maker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held carve materials handling and moving
already held fix minor scratches handling and moving
already held decorate furniture communication, collaboration and creativity
already held prepare furniture for application of paint constructing
already held clean furniture handling and moving
already held sell household goods communication, collaboration and creativity

All 19 carried skills, including the 8 the frame maker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 missing skills fall into 6 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 handling and moving 4 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held build picture frames required
required, not held cut glass required
required, not held create wood joints required
required, not held manipulate wood required

optional, not held age furniture artificially optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held match frames to pictures required

optional, not held paint decorative designs optional

03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 supplementary

optional, not held maintain furniture machinery optional
optional, not held operate furniture machinery optional
optional, not held repair furniture machinery optional

04 constructing 2 supplementary

optional, not held apply restoration techniques optional
optional, not held remove paint optional

05 information skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held estimate restoration costs optional
optional, not held evaluate restoration procedures optional

06 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held set up the controller of a machine optional

Table 4

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.

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 apply a protective layer skill
already held apply wood finishes skill
already held create smooth wood surface skill
already held manipulate glass skill
already held operate wood sawing equipment skill
already held organic building materials knowledge
already held sand wood skill
already held types of wood knowledge
already held carve materials skill
already held clean furniture skill
already held decorate furniture skill
already held fix minor scratches skill
already held handle delivery of furniture goods skill
already held manipulate metal skill
already held pass on trade techniques skill
already held prepare furniture for application of paint skill
already held sell furniture skill
already held sell household goods skill
already held technical drawings knowledge

10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held apply restoration techniques optional
optional, not held estimate restoration costs optional
optional, not held evaluate restoration procedures 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 age furniture artificially optional
optional, not held paint decorative designs optional
optional, not held remove paint optional
optional, not held set up the controller of a machine optional

24 held skills the frame maker role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role CAD software knowledge
not needed by the target role apply colour coats skill
not needed by the target role clean wood surface skill
not needed by the target role construction products knowledge
not needed by the target role create furniture frames skill
not needed by the target role create mock-ups skill
not needed by the target role design objects to be crafted skill
not needed by the target role design original furniture skill
not needed by the target role dye wood skill
not needed by the target role engrave patterns skill
not needed by the target role engraving technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role furniture industry knowledge
not needed by the target role furniture trends knowledge
not needed by the target role join wood elements skill
not needed by the target role operate drilling equipment skill
not needed by the target role repair furniture frames skill
not needed by the target role repair furniture parts skill
not needed by the target role sanding techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role stain wood skill
not needed by the target role tend boring machine skill
not needed by the target role use CAD software skill
not needed by the target role use substitute materials skill
not needed by the target role wood products knowledge
not needed by the target role woodturning knowledge

Index

Other moves recorded from cabinet maker

Full index of moves from cabinet maker

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.