Table 1Transition record

mask makertoperformance hairdresser

A mask maker already meets 60% of what the performance hairdresser role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From mask maker

60%

Overlap1

To performance hairdresser

15 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

41.9 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 41.9

This move: 41.9 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the performance hairdresser role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the mask maker 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 15 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 mask maker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held draw make-up sketches communication, collaboration and creativity
already held design make-up effects communication, collaboration and creativity
already held decide on wig making process management skills
already held manage consumables stock management skills
already held prepare personal work environment management skills
already held understand artistic concepts communication, collaboration and creativity

All 15 carried skills, including the 8 the performance hairdresser role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 11 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 assisting and caring 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held apply hair cutting techniques required
required, not held perform quick hair changeovers required

optional, not held dye wigs optional
optional, not held prevent fire in a performance environment optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held safeguard artistic quality of performance required

optional, not held create wigs optional
optional, not held advise client on technical possibilities optional

03 handling and moving 1 required

required, not held maintain wigs required

04 services 1 required

required, not held hair required

05 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held document your own practice optional

06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held work safely with mobile electrical systems under supervision 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 15 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adapt to artists' creative demands skill
already held meet deadlines skill
already held prepare personal work environment 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 decide on wig making process skill
already held design make-up effects skill
already held develop professional network skill
already held draw make-up sketches skill
already held keep personal administration skill
already held manage consumables stock skill
already held manage personal professional development skill

6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held create wigs optional
optional, not held document your own practice optional
optional, not held dye wigs optional
optional, not held prevent fire in a performance environment optional
optional, not held work safely with mobile electrical systems under supervision optional
optional, not held advise client on technical possibilities optional

9 held skills the performance hairdresser role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role keep up with trends skill
not needed by the target role maintain theatre equipment skill
not needed by the target role maintain workshop space skill
not needed by the target role manage technical resources stock skill
not needed by the target role organise workshop space skill
not needed by the target role plan workshop activity skill
not needed by the target role support a designer in the developing process skill
not needed by the target role use personal protection equipment skill
not needed by the target role work safely with machines 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

required, not held hair required

Index

Other moves recorded from mask maker

Full index of moves from mask maker

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.