Table 1Transition record

costume makertoperformance hairdresser

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

From costume maker

58%

Overlap1

To performance hairdresser

14 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

43.8 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

58%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

43.8/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the performance hairdresser role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the costume 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.

Why

Why this move works

A performance hairdresser role treats 8 of its required skills as things a costume maker already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

adapt to artists' creative demands
meet deadlines
prepare personal work environment
translate artistic concepts to technical designs
understand artistic concepts
work ergonomically

What stands in the way is 5 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 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A performance hairdresser role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a costume maker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held manage consumables stock management skills
already held prepare personal work environment management skills
already held understand artistic concepts communication, collaboration and creativity
already held work safely with mobile electrical systems under supervision working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held prevent fire in a performance environment assisting and caring
already held translate artistic concepts to technical designs communication, collaboration and creativity

All 14 carried skills, including the 8 the performance hairdresser role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 12 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 assisting and caring 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held apply hair cutting techniques required
required, not held perform quick hair changeovers required

optional, not held dye wigs optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held safeguard artistic quality of performance required

optional, not held create wigs optional
optional, not held design make-up effects optional
optional, not held draw make-up sketches optional
optional, not held advise client on technical possibilities optional

03 handling and moving 1 required

required, not held maintain wigs required

04 services 1 required

required, not held hair required

05 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held document your own practice optional

06 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held decide on wig making process optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a performance hairdresser 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 14 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adapt to artists' creative demands skill
already held meet deadlines skill
already held prepare personal work environment skill
already held translate artistic concepts to technical designs skill
already held understand artistic concepts skill
already held work ergonomically skill
already held work safely with chemicals skill
already held work with respect for own safety skill
already held develop professional network skill
already held keep personal administration skill
already held manage consumables stock skill
already held manage personal professional development skill
already held prevent fire in a performance environment skill
already held work safely with mobile electrical systems under supervision skill

7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held create wigs optional
optional, not held decide on wig making process optional
optional, not held design make-up effects optional
optional, not held document your own practice optional
optional, not held draw make-up sketches optional
optional, not held dye wigs optional
optional, not held advise client on technical possibilities optional

34 held skills the performance hairdresser role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adapt costumes skill
not needed by the target role adapt existing designs to changed circumstances skill
not needed by the target role assemble costume parts skill
not needed by the target role attend rehearsals skill
not needed by the target role cut fabrics skill
not needed by the target role define costume fabrication methods skill
not needed by the target role develop drama production process skill
not needed by the target role develop the look of a production skill
not needed by the target role draw up artists' measurements skill
not needed by the target role draw up costume patterns skill
not needed by the target role draw up costume sketches skill
not needed by the target role dressmaking knowledge
not needed by the target role dye fabrics skill
not needed by the target role finish costumes skill
not needed by the target role finish project within budget skill
not needed by the target role follow directions of the artistic director skill
not needed by the target role follow work schedule skill
not needed by the target role keep up with trends skill
not needed by the target role maintain rigging equipment skill
not needed by the target role maintain theatre equipment skill
not needed by the target role maintain workshop space skill
not needed by the target role manage technical resources stock skill
not needed by the target role organise costume fittings skill
not needed by the target role organise workshop space skill
not needed by the target role perform costume settings skill
not needed by the target role plan workshop activity skill
not needed by the target role sew pieces of fabric skill
not needed by the target role support a designer in the developing process skill
not needed by the target role use manual sewing techniques skill
not needed by the target role use personal protection equipment skill
not needed by the target role work safely with machines skill
not needed by the target role work with the camera crew skill
not needed by the target role work with the director of photography skill
not needed by the target role work with the lighting crew 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 hair required

Index

Other moves recorded from costume maker

Full index of moves from costume 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.