Table 1Transition record

knitting machine supervisortoknitting textile technician

A knitting machine supervisor already meets 39% of what the knitting textile technician role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From knitting machine supervisor

39%

Overlap1

To knitting textile technician

10 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

58.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 58.2

This move: 58.2 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the knitting textile technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the knitting machine supervisor 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A knitting textile technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a knitting machine supervisor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held manufacture weft knitted fabrics working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held use warp preparation technologies working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held use warp knitting technologies working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held draw sketches to develop textile articles communication, collaboration and creativity
already held manufacture knitted textiles working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held knitting machine technology engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 10 carried skills, including the 4 the knitting textile technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 14 missing skills fall into 6 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 information skills 4 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held develop specifications of technical textiles required
required, not held distinguish accessories required
required, not held distinguish fabrics required
required, not held measure yarn count required

optional, not held check quality of products in textile production line optional
optional, not held test physical properties of textiles optional

02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held set-up weft knitting machines required
required, not held use weft preparation technologies required

optional, not held process man-made fibres optional

03 working with computers 1 required

required, not held draw sketches to develop textile articles using softwares required

04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 supplementary

optional, not held portfolio management in textile manufacturing optional
optional, not held textile technologies optional

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held design warp knit fabrics optional

06 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held plan fabric manufacturing process optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a knitting textile technician 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 10 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held control textile process skill
already held knitting machine technology knowledge
already held manufacture weft knitted fabrics skill
already held use warp knitting technologies skill
already held draw sketches to develop textile articles skill
already held evaluate textile characteristics skill
already held maintain work standards skill
already held manufacture knitted textiles skill
already held properties of textile materials knowledge
already held use warp preparation technologies skill

7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held plan fabric manufacturing process optional
optional, not held check quality of products in textile production line optional
optional, not held design warp knit fabrics optional
optional, not held process man-made fibres optional
optional, not held test physical properties of textiles optional
optional, not held portfolio management in textile manufacturing optional
optional, not held textile technologies optional

4 held skills the knitting textile technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role ensure equipment availability skill
not needed by the target role manufacture braided products skill
not needed by the target role manufacture fur products skill
not needed by the target role manufacturing of fur products knowledge

2 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 portfolio management in textile manufacturing optional
optional, not held textile technologies optional

Index

Other moves recorded from knitting machine supervisor

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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.