Table 1Transition record

laminating machine operatortopaper stationery machine operator

A laminating machine operator already meets 64% of what the paper stationery machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From laminating machine operator

64%

Overlap1

To paper stationery machine operator

21 Skills carried over

3 Required, not held

41 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 41

This move: 41 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the paper stationery machine operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the laminating machine operator 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 21 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A paper stationery machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a laminating machine operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held operate collating machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held operate creasing machinery working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held prevent paper jams management skills
already held printed goods processes business, administration and law
already held adjust cut sizes handling and moving
already held follow a brief communication, collaboration and creativity

All 21 carried skills, including the 11 the paper stationery machine operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 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 handling and moving 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held cut page edges required
required, not held lift stacks of paper required

optional, not held use carbon sheets optional
optional, not held dispose of non-hazardous waste optional

02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required

required, not held sizes of paper required

03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 6 supplementary

optional, not held arrange printer sheets optional
optional, not held manage process of flexographic print optional
optional, not held operate board slotting machine optional
optional, not held operate paper cutter optional
optional, not held operate perforating machine optional
optional, not held manage offset printing process optional

04 arts and humanities 4 supplementary

optional, not held digital printing optional
optional, not held maintenance of printing machines optional
optional, not held print stripping optional
optional, not held printing media optional

05 information skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held measure paper sheets optional
optional, not held carry out work-related measurements optional

06 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held solve technical problems optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a paper stationery machine operator 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 21 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adjust cut sizes skill
already held monitor automated machines skill
already held perform test run skill
already held prevent paper jams skill
already held quality standards knowledge
already held set up the controller of a machine skill
already held supply machine skill
already held troubleshoot skill
already held types of paper knowledge
already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
already held work safely with machines skill
already held clean equipment skill
already held follow a brief skill
already held keep records of work progress skill
already held operate collating machine skill
already held operate creasing machinery skill
already held perform machine maintenance skill
already held prepare wood production reports skill
already held printed goods processes knowledge
already held record production data for quality control skill
already held report defective manufacturing materials skill

15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held use carbon sheets optional
optional, not held arrange printer sheets optional
optional, not held digital printing optional
optional, not held maintenance of printing machines optional
optional, not held manage process of flexographic print optional
optional, not held measure paper sheets optional
optional, not held operate board slotting machine optional
optional, not held operate paper cutter optional
optional, not held operate perforating machine optional
optional, not held print stripping optional
optional, not held carry out work-related measurements optional
optional, not held dispose of non-hazardous waste optional
optional, not held manage offset printing process optional
optional, not held printing media optional
optional, not held solve technical problems optional

8 held skills the paper stationery machine operator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role consult technical resources skill
not needed by the target role make folding styles skill
not needed by the target role monitor gauge skill
not needed by the target role operate laminating machine skill
not needed by the target role pack goods skill
not needed by the target role produce samples skill
not needed by the target role read job ticket instructions skill
not needed by the target role types of laminators knowledge

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 sizes of paper required
optional, not held digital printing optional
optional, not held maintenance of printing machines optional
optional, not held print stripping optional
optional, not held printing media optional

Index

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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.