Table 1Transition record

costume buyertocostume attendant

A costume buyer already meets 30% of what the costume attendant role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From costume buyer

30%

Overlap1

To costume attendant

8 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

66.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 66.4

This move: 66.4 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the costume attendant role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the costume buyer 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A costume attendant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a costume buyer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held document costume stock information skills
already held maintain costumes handling and moving
already held dressmaking engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held ensure continuous styling of artists assisting and caring
already held select costumes communication, collaboration and creativity
already held organise costume fittings communication, collaboration and creativity

All 8 carried skills, including the 4 the costume attendant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held analyse a script required
required, not held dress actors required
required, not held perform costume changeovers required
required, not held follow directions of the artistic director required

optional, not held adapt costumes optional
optional, not held work with the camera crew optional
optional, not held work with the director of photography optional
optional, not held attend rehearsals optional
optional, not held work with the lighting crew optional

02 management skills 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held preset costumes required
required, not held follow work schedule required

optional, not held plan transport operations optional
optional, not held draft styling schedule optional
optional, not held manage consumables stock optional

03 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held wash costumes required

optional, not held use manual sewing techniques optional

04 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held assist with dressing required

05 information skills 3 supplementary

optional, not held analyse the need for technical resources optional
optional, not held measure the human body for wearing apparel optional
optional, not held draw up artists' measurements optional

06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held sew pieces of fabric optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a costume attendant 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 8 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held document costume stock skill
already held ensure continuous styling of artists skill
already held maintain costumes skill
already held select costumes skill
already held dressmaking knowledge
already held lighting techniques knowledge
already held organise costume fittings skill
already held photography knowledge

13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held adapt costumes optional
optional, not held analyse the need for technical resources optional
optional, not held measure the human body for wearing apparel optional
optional, not held plan transport operations optional
optional, not held use manual sewing techniques optional
optional, not held work with the camera crew optional
optional, not held work with the director of photography optional
optional, not held attend rehearsals optional
optional, not held draft styling schedule optional
optional, not held draw up artists' measurements optional
optional, not held manage consumables stock optional
optional, not held sew pieces of fabric optional
optional, not held work with the lighting crew optional

22 held skills the costume attendant role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role aesthetics knowledge
not needed by the target role analyse costume sketches skill
not needed by the target role assemble costume parts skill
not needed by the target role check deliveries on receipt skill
not needed by the target role communicate price changes skill
not needed by the target role conduct costume research skill
not needed by the target role coordinate purchasing activities skill
not needed by the target role define costume materials skill
not needed by the target role fabric types knowledge
not needed by the target role film production process knowledge
not needed by the target role film studies knowledge
not needed by the target role identify suppliers skill
not needed by the target role keep up to date on costume design skill
not needed by the target role maintain inventory of rented items skill
not needed by the target role maintain relationship with suppliers skill
not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
not needed by the target role manage logistics skill
not needed by the target role manage rented goods returns skill
not needed by the target role mark differences in colours skill
not needed by the target role place orders for clothing merchandise skill
not needed by the target role place orders for textile materials skill
not needed by the target role synthesise clothing with accessories skill

Index

Other moves recorded from costume buyer

set buyer 49% covered · moderate

Full index of moves from costume buyer

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.