Table 1Transition record

domestic housekeepertodomestic butler

A domestic housekeeper already meets 50% of what the domestic butler role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From domestic housekeeper

50%

Overlap1

To domestic butler

19 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

52.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 52.8

This move: 52.8 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the domestic butler role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the domestic housekeeper 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 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A domestic butler role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a domestic housekeeper background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held dietary regimes health and welfare
already held organise wine cellar management skills
already held arrange special events management skills
already held buy groceries communication, collaboration and creativity
already held remove dust handling and moving
already held serve beverages assisting and caring

All 19 carried skills, including the 8 the domestic butler role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 missing skills fall into 5 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 management skills 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held oversee guest laundry service required
required, not held manage maintenance operations required
required, not held plan shifts of employees required

optional, not held administer appointments optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required

required, not held maintain relationship with customers required
required, not held coach employees required
required, not held communicate by telephone required

03 assisting and caring 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held arrange tables required
required, not held serve wines required

optional, not held supervise food quality optional
optional, not held make reservations optional

04 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held check dining room cleanliness required

optional, not held monitor work for special events optional

05 handling and moving 4 supplementary

optional, not held handle guest luggage optional
optional, not held use gardening equipment optional
optional, not held wash vehicles optional
optional, not held handle delivered packages optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a domestic butler 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 19 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held give instructions to staff skill
already held greet guests skill
already held maintain personal hygiene standards skill
already held manage staff skill
already held organise wine cellar skill
already held perform cleaning duties skill
already held serve beverages skill
already held serve food in table service skill
already held arrange special events skill
already held assist clients with special needs skill
already held buy groceries skill
already held clean rooms skill
already held dietary regimes knowledge
already held feed pets skill
already held provide dog walking services skill
already held remove dust skill
already held supervise children skill
already held use cooking techniques skill
already held use food preparation techniques skill

8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held handle guest luggage optional
optional, not held supervise food quality optional
optional, not held use gardening equipment optional
optional, not held wash vehicles optional
optional, not held administer appointments optional
optional, not held handle delivered packages optional
optional, not held make reservations optional
optional, not held monitor work for special events optional

39 held skills the domestic butler role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role assist children with homework skill
not needed by the target role attend to children's basic physical needs skill
not needed by the target role clean glass surfaces skill
not needed by the target role clean household linens skill
not needed by the target role clean surfaces skill
not needed by the target role cleaning techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role collect mail skill
not needed by the target role communicate with youth skill
not needed by the target role control minor maintenance skill
not needed by the target role control of expenses skill
not needed by the target role disseminate messages to people skill
not needed by the target role follow written instructions skill
not needed by the target role handle chemical cleaning agents skill
not needed by the target role handle linen in stock skill
not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
not needed by the target role iron textiles skill
not needed by the target role lawn care knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain cleaning equipment skill
not needed by the target role maintain gardening equipment skill
not needed by the target role maintain inventory of cleaning supplies skill
not needed by the target role make the beds skill
not needed by the target role manage cleaning activities skill
not needed by the target role manage schedule of tasks skill
not needed by the target role monitor kitchen supplies skill
not needed by the target role order supplies skill
not needed by the target role oversee maintenance work skill
not needed by the target role perform outdoor cleaning activities skill
not needed by the target role polish silverware skill
not needed by the target role promote human rights skill
not needed by the target role satisfy customers skill
not needed by the target role store kitchen supplies skill
not needed by the target role supervise housekeeping operations skill
not needed by the target role support children's wellbeing skill
not needed by the target role teach housekeeping skills skill
not needed by the target role tend to elderly people skill
not needed by the target role vacuum surfaces skill
not needed by the target role wash the dishes skill
not needed by the target role wash the laundry skill
not needed by the target role work ergonomically skill

Index

Other moves recorded from domestic housekeeper

Full index of moves from domestic housekeeper

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.