Table 1Transition record

hair removal techniciantopedicurist

A hair removal technician already meets 49% of what the pedicurist role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From hair removal technician

49%

Overlap1

To pedicurist

18 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

55.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 55.4

This move: 55.4 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the pedicurist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the hair removal technician 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 18 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A pedicurist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a hair removal technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held conform to cosmetics regulatory requirements assisting and caring
already held advise customers on usage of cosmetics communication, collaboration and creativity
already held skin types services
already held offer cosmetic beauty advice communication, collaboration and creativity
already held cosmetics industry services
already held recommend cosmetics to customers communication, collaboration and creativity

All 18 carried skills, including the 9 the pedicurist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 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 assisting and caring 4 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held apply nail polish required
required, not held decorate nails required
required, not held shape nails required
required, not held treat nails required

optional, not held use hair removal techniques optional
optional, not held comply with legislation related to health care optional
optional, not held give massages optional

02 services 2 required

required, not held cosmetic pedicure required
required, not held cosmetic skin treatment required

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held provide footwear advice to patients required

optional, not held maintain relationship with suppliers optional
optional, not held perform body piercings optional
optional, not held communicate with customers optional
optional, not held promote foot health optional
optional, not held sell tickets optional

04 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held sterilise working environment required

optional, not held manufacture cosmetics optional

05 health and welfare 1 required

required, not held foot problems required

06 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held test make-up optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a pedicurist 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 18 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise customers on usage of cosmetics skill
already held conform to cosmetics regulatory requirements skill
already held cosmetics knowledge
already held cosmetics industry knowledge
already held identify customer's needs skill
already held maintain customer service skill
already held maintain equipment skill
already held skin types knowledge
already held work ergonomically skill
already held administer appointments skill
already held keep personal administration skill
already held maintain professional administration skill
already held manage a small-to-medium business skill
already held monitor stock level skill
already held offer cosmetic beauty advice skill
already held order supplies skill
already held process payments skill
already held recommend cosmetics to customers skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held issue sales invoices optional

11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
optional, not held maintain relationship with suppliers optional
optional, not held manufacture cosmetics optional
optional, not held perform body piercings optional
optional, not held test make-up optional
optional, not held use hair removal techniques optional
optional, not held communicate with customers optional
optional, not held comply with legislation related to health care optional
optional, not held give massages optional
optional, not held promote foot health optional
optional, not held sell tickets optional

13 held skills the pedicurist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role hair knowledge
not needed by the target role hair removal techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role perform electrolysis skill
not needed by the target role pluck hair skill
not needed by the target role sell cosmetics skill
not needed by the target role style hair skill
not needed by the target role train employees skill
not needed by the target role treat facial hair skill
not needed by the target role use hair removal lasers skill
not needed by the target role use intense pulsed light technology skill
not needed by the target role use laser therapy for skin conditions skill
not needed by the target role use threading techniques skill
not needed by the target role wax body parts skill

3 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 foot problems required
required, not held cosmetic pedicure required
required, not held cosmetic skin treatment required

Index

Other moves recorded from hair removal technician

Full index of moves from hair removal technician

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.