Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

hair stylisttowig and hairpiece maker

A hair stylist already meets 38% of what the wig and hairpiece maker role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From hair stylist
38%
Overlap1
To wig and hairpiece maker
9 Skills carried over
10 Required, not held
60.3 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 60.3

This move: 60.3 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the wig and hairpiece maker 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A wig and hairpiece maker 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 create wigs communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held dye wigs assisting and caring
  • already held decide on wig making process management skills
  • already held maintain wigs handling and moving
  • already held manage consumables stock management skills
  • already held manage technical resources stock management skills

All 9 carried skills, including the 7 the wig and hairpiece maker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 missing skills fall into 5 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 management skills 4 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held maintain workshop space required
  • required, not held manage personal professional development required
  • required, not held meet deadlines required
  • required, not held prepare personal work environment required
  • optional, not held organise workshop space optional
  • optional, not held plan workshop activity optional
02 assisting and caring 3 required
  • required, not held use personal protection equipment required
  • required, not held work ergonomically required
  • required, not held work with respect for own safety required
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held adapt to artists' creative demands required
  • required, not held understand artistic concepts required
  • optional, not held design make-up effects optional
  • optional, not held develop the look of a production optional
  • optional, not held support a designer in the developing process optional
  • optional, not held develop professional network optional
04 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held maintain theatre equipment required
05 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held keep personal administration optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a wig and hairpiece maker 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 9 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held create wigs skill
  • already held decide on wig making process skill
  • already held dye wigs skill
  • already held keep up with trends skill
  • already held maintain wigs skill
  • already held translate artistic concepts to technical designs skill
  • already held work safely with chemicals skill
  • already held manage consumables stock skill
  • already held manage technical resources stock skill
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held design make-up effects optional
  • optional, not held develop the look of a production optional
  • optional, not held organise workshop space optional
  • optional, not held plan workshop activity optional
  • optional, not held support a designer in the developing process optional
  • optional, not held develop professional network optional
  • optional, not held keep personal administration optional
21 held skills the wig and hairpiece maker role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse a script skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse the need for technical resources skill
  • not needed by the target role apply hair cutting techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role attend rehearsals skill
  • not needed by the target role consult with production director skill
  • not needed by the target role design hair style skill
  • not needed by the target role draft styling schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role dye hair skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure continuous styling of artists 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 follow directions of the artistic director skill
  • not needed by the target role follow work schedule 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 lighting techniques knowledge
  • 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 photography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role style hair skill
  • not needed by the target role work with the director of photography skill
Index
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.