Table 1Transition record

furniture finishertoantique furniture reproducer

A furniture finisher already meets 53% of what the antique furniture reproducer role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From furniture finisher

53%

Overlap1

To antique furniture reproducer

24 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

49.5 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 49.5

This move: 49.5 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the antique furniture reproducer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the furniture finisher 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 24 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A antique furniture reproducer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a furniture finisher background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held age furniture artificially handling and moving
already held carve materials handling and moving
already held fix minor scratches handling and moving
already held decorate furniture communication, collaboration and creativity
already held remove paint constructing
already held repair furniture parts handling and moving

All 24 carried skills, including the 8 the antique furniture reproducer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 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 handling and moving 2 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held create furniture frames required
required, not held create wood joints required

optional, not held manipulate glass optional
optional, not held manipulate metal optional
optional, not held produce copies of valuable objects optional
optional, not held produce customised tools optional
optional, not held use authentic crafting techniques optional

02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held technical drawings required
required, not held types of wood required

optional, not held metalworking optional
optional, not held engraving technologies optional

03 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held contextualise artistic work required
required, not held do historical research required

optional, not held select restoration activities optional
optional, not held specialise in an area of history optional

04 constructing 1 required

required, not held join wood elements required

05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held operate wood sawing equipment required

06 arts and humanities 1 supplementary

optional, not held art history optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a antique furniture reproducer 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 24 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held age furniture artificially skill
already held apply a protective layer skill
already held clean furniture skill
already held create smooth wood surface skill
already held decorate furniture skill
already held furniture trends knowledge
already held sand wood skill
already held woodturning knowledge
already held apply restoration techniques skill
already held carve materials skill
already held engrave patterns skill
already held estimate restoration costs skill
already held evaluate restoration procedures skill
already held fix minor scratches skill
already held furniture industry knowledge
already held handle delivery of furniture goods skill
already held organic building materials knowledge
already held paint decorative designs skill
already held pass on trade techniques skill
already held prepare furniture for application of paint skill
already held remove paint skill
already held repair furniture parts skill
already held sell furniture skill
already held sell household goods skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held design original furniture optional

11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held art history optional
optional, not held design original furniture optional
optional, not held metalworking optional
optional, not held select restoration activities optional
optional, not held engraving technologies optional
optional, not held manipulate glass optional
optional, not held manipulate metal optional
optional, not held produce copies of valuable objects optional
optional, not held produce customised tools optional
optional, not held specialise in an area of history optional
optional, not held use authentic crafting techniques optional

21 held skills the antique furniture reproducer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply colour coats skill
not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
not needed by the target role apply wood finishes skill
not needed by the target role check paint consistency skill
not needed by the target role clean painting equipment skill
not needed by the target role clean wood surface skill
not needed by the target role conservation techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role fibreglass laminating knowledge
not needed by the target role handle chemical cleaning agents skill
not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
not needed by the target role mix paint skill
not needed by the target role operate engraving equipment skill
not needed by the target role paint spraying techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role paint with a paint gun skill
not needed by the target role plastic resins knowledge
not needed by the target role repair laminated structures skill
not needed by the target role sanding techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role stain wood skill
not needed by the target role types of paint knowledge
not needed by the target role use heat gun skill
not needed by the target role use paint safety equipment skill

5 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 technical drawings required
required, not held types of wood required
optional, not held art history optional
optional, not held metalworking optional
optional, not held engraving technologies optional

Index

Other moves recorded from furniture finisher

Full index of moves from furniture finisher

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.