Table 1Transition record

hair stylisttocostume attendant

A hair stylist already meets 36% of what the costume attendant role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From hair stylist

36%

Overlap1

To costume attendant

11 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

62.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 62.6

This move: 62.6 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the costume attendant role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the hair stylist 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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A costume attendant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a hair stylist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held draft styling schedule management skills
already held ensure continuous styling of artists assisting and caring
already held work with the director of photography communication, collaboration and creativity
already held lighting techniques arts and humanities
already held follow directions of the artistic director communication, collaboration and creativity
already held manage consumables stock management skills

All 11 carried skills, including the 4 the costume 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held dress actors required
required, not held perform costume changeovers required
required, not held select costumes required

optional, not held adapt costumes optional
optional, not held organise costume fittings optional
optional, not held work with the camera crew optional
optional, not held work with the lighting crew optional

02 handling and moving 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held maintain costumes required
required, not held wash costumes required

optional, not held use manual sewing techniques optional

03 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held document costume stock required

optional, not held measure the human body for wearing apparel optional
optional, not held draw up artists' measurements optional

04 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held preset costumes required

optional, not held plan transport operations optional

05 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held assist with dressing required

06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held dressmaking optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a costume 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 11 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held analyse a script skill
already held ensure continuous styling of artists skill
already held follow directions of the artistic director skill
already held follow work schedule skill
already held analyse the need for technical resources skill
already held attend rehearsals skill
already held draft styling schedule skill
already held lighting techniques knowledge
already held manage consumables stock skill
already held photography knowledge
already held work with the director of photography skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held sew pieces of fabric optional

10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held adapt costumes optional
optional, not held measure the human body for wearing apparel optional
optional, not held organise costume fittings optional
optional, not held plan transport operations optional
optional, not held use manual sewing techniques optional
optional, not held work with the camera crew optional
optional, not held draw up artists' measurements optional
optional, not held dressmaking optional
optional, not held sew pieces of fabric optional
optional, not held work with the lighting crew optional

19 held skills the costume attendant role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply hair cutting techniques skill
not needed by the target role consult with production director skill
not needed by the target role create wigs skill
not needed by the target role decide on wig making process skill
not needed by the target role design hair style skill
not needed by the target role dye hair skill
not needed by the target role dye wigs skill
not needed by the target role familiarise with personal directing styles skill
not needed by the target role finish project within budget skill
not needed by the target role hairdressing knowledge
not needed by the target role history of hair styles knowledge
not needed by the target role keep up with trends skill
not needed by the target role maintain wigs skill
not needed by the target role manage technical resources stock skill
not needed by the target role order supplies skill
not needed by the target role perform quick hair changeovers skill
not needed by the target role style hair skill
not needed by the target role translate artistic concepts to technical designs skill
not needed by the target role work safely 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 dressmaking optional

Index

Other moves recorded from hair stylist

Full index of moves from hair stylist

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.