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

chemical mixertopaint mixer

A chemical mixer already meets 24% of what the paint mixer role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

From chemical mixer
24%
Overlap1
To paint mixer
9 Skills carried over
14 Required, not held
74.7 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

24%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

74.7/ 100

1 Share of the paint mixer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the chemical mixer 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 paint mixer role treats 3 of its required skills as things a chemical mixer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • fill the mixing tank
  • measure chemical substance viscosity
  • monitor manufacturing impact

What stands in the way is 14 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A paint mixer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a chemical mixer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held maintain chemical mixers constructing
  • already held fill the mixing tank working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held manufacturing plant equipment engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held measure chemical substance viscosity working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held clean mixer handling and moving
  • already held monitor manufacturing impact information skills

All 9 carried skills, including the 3 the paint mixer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 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 handling and moving 5 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held add paint hardeners required
  • required, not held prepare paint ingredients required
  • required, not held mix paint required
  • required, not held mix treating materials required
  • required, not held prepare colour mixtures required
  • optional, not held mix paints for vehicles optional
02 constructing 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held add paint thinners required
  • required, not held buff finished paintwork required
  • required, not held add colour required
  • optional, not held remove paint optional
03 information skills 3 required
  • required, not held check paint consistency required
  • required, not held inspect paint quality required
  • required, not held monitor valves required
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held tend paint mixer required
  • optional, not held filter paint optional
  • optional, not held pump paint optional
05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held lacquer paint applications required
  • optional, not held industrial paint optional
06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held types of paint required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a paint mixer 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 9 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held fill the mixing tank skill
  • already held measure chemical substance viscosity skill
  • already held monitor manufacturing impact skill
  • already held clean mixer skill
  • already held handle delivery of raw materials skill
  • already held maintain chemical mixers skill
  • already held manufacturing plant equipment knowledge
  • already held optimise production processes parameters skill
  • already held write batch record documentation skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use color matching techniques optional
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held filter paint optional
  • optional, not held pump paint optional
  • optional, not held mix paints for vehicles optional
  • optional, not held industrial paint optional
  • optional, not held remove paint optional
  • optional, not held use color matching techniques optional
18 held skills the paint mixer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adjust solutions' consistency skill
  • not needed by the target role centrifugal force knowledge
  • not needed by the target role check quality of raw materials skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate test results to other departments skill
  • not needed by the target role hazardous waste storage knowledge
  • not needed by the target role load equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role manage chemical testing procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mix pencil lead materials skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor centrifugal separators skill
  • not needed by the target role operate lifting equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare chemical ingredients skill
  • not needed by the target role segregate raw materials skill
  • not needed by the target role stir rubber cement mixture skill
  • not needed by the target role test production input materials skill
  • not needed by the target role transfer chemicals skill
  • not needed by the target role unload equipment skill
3 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 lacquer paint applications required
  • required, not held types of paint required
  • optional, not held industrial paint 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.