Table 1Transition record

embalmertocemetery attendant

A embalmer already meets 45% of what the cemetery attendant role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From embalmer

45%

Overlap1

To cemetery attendant

8 Skills carried over

3 Required, not held

54.5 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 54.5

This move: 54.5 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the cemetery attendant role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the embalmer 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 cemetery attendant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a embalmer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held cooperate with funeral directors communication, collaboration and creativity
already held advise on funeral services communication, collaboration and creativity
already held maintain inventory of tools information skills
already held promote human rights communication, collaboration and creativity
already held administer appointments management skills
already held lift heavy weights handling and moving

All 8 carried skills, including the 6 the cemetery attendant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 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 information skills 2 required

required, not held maintain burial records required
required, not held prepare graves required

02 handling and moving 1 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held affix memorial plaques required

optional, not held assist in the placement of gravestones optional
optional, not held maintain plant health optional
optional, not held maintain plant soil nutrition optional
optional, not held maintain turf and grass optional
optional, not held prepare planting area optional
optional, not held prune plants optional

03 assisting and caring 4 supplementary

optional, not held plant according to guidelines optional
optional, not held greet guests optional
optional, not held provide visitor information optional
optional, not held relate empathetically optional

04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 supplementary

optional, not held operate excavator optional
optional, not held operate landscaping equipment optional

05 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held cost management optional

06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held train employees optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a cemetery 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 administer appointments skill
already held advise on funeral services skill
already held cooperate with funeral directors skill
already held liaise with local authorities skill
already held maintain inventory of tools skill
already held promote human rights skill
already held lift heavy weights skill
already held work ergonomically skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held oversee maintenance work optional

15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held assist in the placement of gravestones optional
optional, not held cost management optional
optional, not held maintain plant health optional
optional, not held maintain plant soil nutrition optional
optional, not held maintain turf and grass optional
optional, not held operate excavator optional
optional, not held operate landscaping equipment optional
optional, not held oversee maintenance work optional
optional, not held plant according to guidelines optional
optional, not held prepare planting area optional
optional, not held prune plants optional
optional, not held greet guests optional
optional, not held provide visitor information optional
optional, not held relate empathetically optional
optional, not held train employees optional

19 held skills the cemetery attendant role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
not needed by the target role apply organisational techniques skill
not needed by the target role assist police investigations skill
not needed by the target role assist with funeral planning skill
not needed by the target role biology knowledge
not needed by the target role clean rooms skill
not needed by the target role cosmetics knowledge
not needed by the target role dermasurgery techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role dress bodies skill
not needed by the target role embalm bodies skill
not needed by the target role handle chemical cleaning agents skill
not needed by the target role maintain professional administration skill
not needed by the target role manage staff skill
not needed by the target role move bodies of deceased persons skill
not needed by the target role prepare ceremonial locations skill
not needed by the target role provide directions to guests skill
not needed by the target role show diplomacy skill
not needed by the target role transfer coffins skill
not needed by the target role work with chemicals 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

optional, not held cost management optional

Index

Other moves recorded from embalmer

Full index of moves from embalmer

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.