Table 1Transition record

furniture designertoergonomist

A furniture designer already meets 21% of what the ergonomist role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From furniture designer

21%

Overlap1

To ergonomist

7 Skills carried over

12 Required, not held

74.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 74.8

This move: 74.8 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the ergonomist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the furniture designer 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A ergonomist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a furniture designer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held adapt to new design materials information skills
already held consult with design team communication, collaboration and creativity
already held industrial design arts and humanities
already held aesthetics arts and humanities
already held draft design specifications communication, collaboration and creativity
already held 3D modelling natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

All 7 carried skills, including the 3 the ergonomist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 26 missing skills fall into 9 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, 6 supplementary

required, not held identify customer's needs required
required, not held determine suitability of materials required
required, not held draw design sketches required
required, not held follow a brief required

optional, not held teach ergonomics in work place optional
optional, not held adapt existing designs to changed circumstances optional
optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
optional, not held design prototypes optional
optional, not held prepare production prototypes optional
optional, not held write manuals optional

02 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held assess ergonomics of the workplace required
required, not held conduct research on trends in design required

optional, not held gather feedback from employees optional

03 services 2 required

required, not held occupational health required
required, not held ergonomics required

04 working with computers 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held use CAD software required

optional, not held apply 3D imaging techniques optional
optional, not held use technical drawing software optional

05 health and welfare 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held human anatomy required

optional, not held occupational physiology optional

06 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held copyright legislation required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a ergonomist 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 7 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held consult with design team skill
already held design principles knowledge
already held draft design specifications skill
already held 3D modelling knowledge
already held adapt to new design materials skill
already held aesthetics knowledge
already held industrial design knowledge

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required

required, not held mathematics required

08 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 supplementary

optional, not held engineering processes optional
optional, not held engineering principles optional
optional, not held manufacturing processes optional

09 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held build a product's physical model optional

14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held teach ergonomics in work place optional
optional, not held adapt existing designs to changed circumstances optional
optional, not held apply 3D imaging techniques optional
optional, not held engineering processes optional
optional, not held build a product's physical model optional
optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
optional, not held design prototypes optional
optional, not held engineering principles optional
optional, not held gather feedback from employees optional
optional, not held manufacturing processes optional
optional, not held occupational physiology optional
optional, not held prepare production prototypes optional
optional, not held use technical drawing software optional
optional, not held write manuals optional

18 held skills the ergonomist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role CAD software knowledge
not needed by the target role art history knowledge
not needed by the target role attend design meetings skill
not needed by the target role build props skill
not needed by the target role collaborate with a technical staff in artistic productions skill
not needed by the target role design management knowledge
not needed by the target role design materials for multimedia campaigns skill
not needed by the target role design original furniture skill
not needed by the target role design props skill
not needed by the target role develop design concept skill
not needed by the target role gather reference materials for artwork skill
not needed by the target role monitor art scene developments skill
not needed by the target role monitor exhibition designs skill
not needed by the target role monitor sociological trends skill
not needed by the target role monitor textile manufacturing developments skill
not needed by the target role present artistic design proposals skill
not needed by the target role transfer designs skill
not needed by the target role use specialised design software skill

9 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 occupational health required
required, not held copyright legislation required
required, not held ergonomics required
required, not held human anatomy required
required, not held mathematics required
optional, not held engineering processes optional
optional, not held engineering principles optional
optional, not held manufacturing processes optional
optional, not held occupational physiology optional

Index

Other moves recorded from furniture designer

Full index of moves from furniture designer

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.