Table 1Transition record

cabinet makertowicker furniture maker

A cabinet maker already meets 60% of what the wicker furniture maker role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From cabinet maker

60%

Overlap1

To wicker furniture maker

23 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

42.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 42.4

This move: 42.4 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the wicker furniture 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 23 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A wicker furniture 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 create furniture frames handling and moving
already held design original furniture communication, collaboration and creativity
already held tend boring machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held repair furniture parts handling and moving
already held prepare furniture for application of paint constructing
already held woodturning engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 23 carried skills, including the 7 the wicker furniture maker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 missing skills fall into 8 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 2 required

required, not held apply weaving techniques for wicker furniture required
required, not held prepare wicker material for weaving required

02 arts and humanities 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held wicker weaving techniques required

optional, not held conservation techniques optional

03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held wicker materials required

optional, not held metalworking optional

04 services 1 required

required, not held ergonomics required

05 constructing 3 supplementary

optional, not held apply restoration techniques optional
optional, not held operate welding equipment optional
optional, not held use painting equipment optional

06 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary

optional, not held identify customer's needs optional
optional, not held design prototypes optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a wicker furniture 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 23 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply a protective layer skill
already held apply wood finishes skill
already held design objects to be crafted skill
already held furniture trends knowledge
already held operate drilling equipment skill
already held technical drawings knowledge
already held tend boring machine skill
already held CAD software knowledge
already held create furniture frames skill
already held create smooth wood surface skill
already held design original furniture skill
already held furniture industry knowledge
already held handle delivery of furniture goods skill
already held join wood elements skill
already held operate wood sawing equipment skill
already held organic building materials knowledge
already held pass on trade techniques skill
already held prepare furniture for application of paint skill
already held repair furniture parts skill
already held sand wood skill
already held sell furniture skill
already held sell household goods skill
already held woodturning knowledge

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 information skills 2 supplementary

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

08 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held manipulate plastic optional

10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held apply restoration techniques optional
optional, not held conservation techniques optional
optional, not held estimate restoration costs optional
optional, not held evaluate restoration procedures optional
optional, not held identify customer's needs optional
optional, not held metalworking optional
optional, not held design prototypes optional
optional, not held manipulate plastic optional
optional, not held operate welding equipment optional
optional, not held use painting equipment optional

20 held skills the wicker furniture maker role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply colour coats skill
not needed by the target role carve materials skill
not needed by the target role clean furniture 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 mock-ups skill
not needed by the target role decorate 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 fix minor scratches skill
not needed by the target role manipulate glass skill
not needed by the target role manipulate metal skill
not needed by the target role repair furniture frames 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 types of wood knowledge
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

5 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 ergonomics required
required, not held wicker materials required
required, not held wicker weaving techniques required
optional, not held conservation techniques optional
optional, not held metalworking optional

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.