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

companiontodomestic cleaner

A companion already meets 29% of what the domestic cleaner role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

From companion
29%
Overlap1
To domestic cleaner
10 Skills carried over
14 Required, not held
71.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

29%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

71.3/ 100

1 Share of the domestic cleaner role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the companion 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 domestic cleaner role treats 6 of its required skills as things a companion already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • clean rooms
  • clean surfaces
  • iron textiles
  • make the beds
  • remove dust
  • wash the laundry

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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A domestic cleaner role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a companion background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held make the beds handling and moving
  • already held wash the laundry handling and moving
  • already held wash vehicles handling and moving
  • already held remove dust handling and moving
  • already held buy groceries communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held provide dog walking services handling and moving

All 10 carried skills, including the 6 the domestic cleaner role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 missing skills fall into 4 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 10 required, 9 supplementary
  • required, not held clean household linens required
  • required, not held clean toilet facilities required
  • required, not held maintain personal hygiene standards when cleaning required
  • required, not held restock toilet facilities' supplies required
  • required, not held vacuum surfaces required
  • required, not held wash the dishes required
  • required, not held clean glass surfaces required
  • required, not held handle chemical cleaning agents required
  • required, not held maintain cleaning equipment required
  • required, not held perform cleaning duties required
  • optional, not held clean vehicle exterior optional
  • optional, not held clean vehicle interiors optional
  • optional, not held maintain wardrobe optional
  • optional, not held wash costumes optional
  • optional, not held carry out pressure washing activities optional
  • optional, not held handle linen in stock optional
  • optional, not held lift heavy weights optional
  • optional, not held perform outdoor cleaning activities optional
  • optional, not held sort waste optional
02 information skills 2 required
  • required, not held ensure cleanliness of food preparation area required
  • required, not held maintain inventory of cleaning supplies required
03 assisting and caring 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held work ergonomically required
  • optional, not held maintain a safe, hygienic and secure working environment optional
  • optional, not held supervise children optional
04 services 1 required
  • required, not held cleaning techniques required
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a domestic cleaner 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 10 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held clean rooms skill
  • already held clean surfaces skill
  • already held iron textiles skill
  • already held make the beds skill
  • already held remove dust skill
  • already held wash the laundry skill
  • already held buy groceries skill
  • already held feed pets skill
  • already held provide dog walking services skill
  • already held wash vehicles skill
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held clean vehicle exterior optional
  • optional, not held clean vehicle interiors optional
  • optional, not held maintain wardrobe optional
  • optional, not held wash costumes optional
  • optional, not held carry out pressure washing activities optional
  • optional, not held handle linen in stock optional
  • optional, not held lift heavy weights optional
  • optional, not held maintain a safe, hygienic and secure working environment optional
  • optional, not held perform outdoor cleaning activities optional
  • optional, not held sort waste optional
  • optional, not held supervise children optional
18 held skills the domestic cleaner role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role accompany people skill
  • not needed by the target role administer appointments skill
  • not needed by the target role assist clients with special needs skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
  • not needed by the target role drive vehicles skill
  • not needed by the target role empathise with the healthcare user skill
  • not needed by the target role give advice on personal matters skill
  • not needed by the target role keep company skill
  • not needed by the target role listen actively skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare ready-made dishes skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare sandwiches skill
  • not needed by the target role provide first aid skill
  • not needed by the target role relate empathetically skill
  • not needed by the target role support individuals to adjust to physical disability skill
  • not needed by the target role support nurses skill
  • not needed by the target role use cooking techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role use food preparation techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role use gardening equipment skill
1 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 cleaning techniques required
Index

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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.