Frame maker to wicker furniture maker
A frame maker already meets 34% of what the wicker furniture maker role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.
65.1/ 100
1 How much of what a wicker furniture maker is expected to do is already part of a frame maker’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the wicker furniture maker role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A wicker furniture maker role treats 3 of its required skills as things a frame maker already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- apply a protective layer
- apply wood finishes
- technical drawings
What stands in the way is 9 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A wicker furniture maker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a frame maker background worth leading with.
- already held prepare furniture for application of paint constructing
- already held sell household goods communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held sell furniture communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held apply wood finishes constructing
- already held handle delivery of furniture goods handling and moving
- already held organic building materials engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 15 carried skills, including the 3 the wicker furniture maker role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 23 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn apply weaving techniques for wicker furniture required
- still to learn operate drilling equipment required
- still to learn prepare wicker material for weaving required
- optional, not held create furniture frames optional
- optional, not held repair furniture parts optional
- still to learn furniture trends required
- still to learn wicker materials required
- optional, not held furniture industry optional
- optional, not held metalworking optional
- optional, not held woodturning optional
- still to learn design objects to be crafted required
- optional, not held design original furniture optional
- optional, not held identify customer's needs optional
- optional, not held design prototypes optional
- still to learn wicker weaving techniques required
- optional, not held conservation techniques optional
- still to learn tend boring machine required
- optional, not held manipulate plastic optional
- still to learn ergonomics required
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a wicker furniture maker role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 apply weaving techniques for wicker furniture practise this
- 02 design objects to be crafted practise this
- 03 furniture trends study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 15 skills that carry over
- already held apply a protective layer skill
- already held apply wood finishes skill
- already held technical drawings knowledge
- already held apply restoration techniques skill
- already held create smooth wood surface skill
- already held estimate restoration costs skill
- already held evaluate restoration procedures skill
- already held handle delivery of furniture goods skill
- already held operate wood sawing equipment skill
- already held organic building materials knowledge
- already held pass on trade techniques skill
- already held prepare furniture for application of paint skill
- already held sand wood skill
- already held sell furniture skill
- already held sell household goods skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held join wood elements optional
- optional, not held operate welding equipment optional
- optional, not held use painting equipment optional
- optional, not held CAD software optional
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held conservation techniques optional
- optional, not held design original furniture optional
- optional, not held furniture industry optional
- optional, not held identify customer's needs optional
- optional, not held metalworking optional
- optional, not held woodturning optional
- optional, not held CAD software optional
- optional, not held create furniture frames optional
- optional, not held design prototypes optional
- optional, not held join wood elements optional
- optional, not held manipulate plastic optional
- optional, not held operate welding equipment optional
- optional, not held repair furniture parts optional
- optional, not held use painting equipment optional
19 held skills the wicker furniture maker role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role age furniture artificially skill
- not needed by the target role build picture frames skill
- not needed by the target role carve materials skill
- not needed by the target role clean furniture skill
- not needed by the target role create wood joints skill
- not needed by the target role cut glass skill
- not needed by the target role decorate furniture skill
- not needed by the target role fix minor scratches skill
- not needed by the target role maintain furniture machinery skill
- not needed by the target role manipulate glass skill
- not needed by the target role manipulate metal skill
- not needed by the target role manipulate wood skill
- not needed by the target role match frames to pictures skill
- not needed by the target role operate furniture machinery skill
- not needed by the target role paint decorative designs skill
- not needed by the target role remove paint skill
- not needed by the target role repair furniture machinery skill
- not needed by the target role set up the controller of a machine skill
- not needed by the target role types of wood knowledge
9 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn furniture trends required
- still to learn ergonomics required
- still to learn wicker materials required
- still to learn wicker weaving techniques required
- optional, not held conservation techniques optional
- optional, not held furniture industry optional
- optional, not held metalworking optional
- optional, not held woodturning optional
- optional, not held CAD software optional
Common questions about this move
Can a frame maker become a wicker furniture maker?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A frame maker already covers 34% of what a wicker furniture maker is expected to do: 15 skills carry over, 3 of which the wicker furniture maker role treats as required.
What skills does a frame maker need to become a wicker furniture maker?
9 required skills are missing, plus 14 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is apply weaving techniques for wicker furniture.
How hard is the move from frame maker to wicker furniture maker?
Its learning distance is 65.1 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.