Table 1Transition record

make-up and hair designertoperformance hairdresser

A make-up and hair designer already meets 79% of what the performance hairdresser role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From make-up and hair designer

79%

Overlap1

To performance hairdresser

21 Skills carried over

3 Required, not held

22 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 22

This move: 22 of 100 · adjacent

1 Share of the performance hairdresser role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the make-up and hair designer 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 performance hairdresser role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a make-up and hair designer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held draw make-up sketches communication, collaboration and creativity
already held apply hair cutting techniques assisting and caring
already held create wigs communication, collaboration and creativity
already held design make-up effects communication, collaboration and creativity
already held dye wigs assisting and caring
already held decide on wig making process management skills

All 21 carried skills, including the 10 the performance hairdresser role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 5 missing skills fall into 4 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 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held prepare personal work environment required

optional, not held manage consumables stock optional

02 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held perform quick hair changeovers required

03 services 1 required

required, not held hair required

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held advise client on technical possibilities optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a performance hairdresser 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 adapt to artists' creative demands skill
already held apply hair cutting techniques skill
already held maintain wigs skill
already held meet deadlines skill
already held safeguard artistic quality of performance skill
already held translate artistic concepts to technical designs skill
already held understand artistic concepts skill
already held work ergonomically skill
already held work safely with chemicals skill
already held work with respect for own safety skill
already held create wigs skill
already held decide on wig making process skill
already held design make-up effects skill
already held develop professional network skill
already held document your own practice skill
already held draw make-up sketches skill
already held dye wigs skill
already held keep personal administration skill
already held manage personal professional development skill
already held prevent fire in a performance environment skill
already held work safely with mobile electrical systems under supervision skill

2 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held advise client on technical possibilities optional
optional, not held manage consumables stock optional

41 held skills the performance hairdresser role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adapt existing designs to changed circumstances skill
not needed by the target role analyse a script skill
not needed by the target role analyse music score skill
not needed by the target role analyse the artistic concept based on stage actions skill
not needed by the target role analyse the need for technical resources skill
not needed by the target role analyse the scenography skill
not needed by the target role attend rehearsals skill
not needed by the target role calculate design costs skill
not needed by the target role coach staff for running the performance skill
not needed by the target role communicate during show skill
not needed by the target role conduct costume research skill
not needed by the target role contextualise artistic work skill
not needed by the target role copyright legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role create lifecasts skill
not needed by the target role decide on make-up process skill
not needed by the target role define artistic approach skill
not needed by the target role develop design concept skill
not needed by the target role develop design ideas cooperatively skill
not needed by the target role develop the look of a production skill
not needed by the target role draw up artistic production skill
not needed by the target role keep up with trends skill
not needed by the target role labour legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role lead a team skill
not needed by the target role monitor developments in technology used for design skill
not needed by the target role monitor sociological trends skill
not needed by the target role organise resources for artistic production skill
not needed by the target role perform quality control of design during a run skill
not needed by the target role present artistic design proposals skill
not needed by the target role propose improvements to artistic production skill
not needed by the target role prospect new customers skill
not needed by the target role provide technical documentation skill
not needed by the target role research new ideas skill
not needed by the target role test make-up skill
not needed by the target role update budget skill
not needed by the target role update design results during rehearsals skill
not needed by the target role use communication equipment skill
not needed by the target role use personal protection equipment skill
not needed by the target role use specialised design software skill
not needed by the target role use technical documentation skill
not needed by the target role verify feasibility skill

1 further entry not listed here

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

required, not held hair required

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.