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

materials handlertowarehouse operators for clothing

A materials handler already meets 25% of what the warehouse operators for clothing role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From materials handler
25%
Overlap1
To warehouse operators for clothing
8 Skills carried over
10 Required, not held
70.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

25%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

70.3/ 100

1 Share of the warehouse operators for clothing role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the materials handler 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.

Why

Why this move works

A warehouse operators for clothing role treats 3 of its required skills as things a materials handler already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • maintain physical condition of warehouse
  • operate warehouse record systems
  • pack goods

What stands in the way is 10 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A warehouse operators for clothing role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a materials handler background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held clean warehouse handling and moving
  • already held pick orders for dispatching handling and moving
  • already held maintain physical condition of warehouse communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held operate warehouse record systems information skills
  • already held operate warehouse materials working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held manage warehouse inventory management skills

All 8 carried skills, including the 3 the warehouse operators for clothing role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 missing skills fall into 8 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, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure efficient utilisation of warehouse space required
  • required, not held manage inventory required
  • required, not held manage stock rotation required
  • required, not held manage warehouse operations required
  • optional, not held determine footwear warehouse layout optional
  • optional, not held determine leather goods warehouse layout optional
  • optional, not held manage warehouse organisation optional
02 working with computers 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held identify software for warehouse management required
  • required, not held use a warehouse management system required
  • optional, not held maintain warehouse database optional
03 information skills 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held analyse supply chain strategies required
  • optional, not held handle paperwork related to warehouse stock optional
  • optional, not held manage briefs for clothing manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held keep inventory of goods in production optional
04 handling and moving 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held perform warehousing operations required
  • optional, not held receive shipment packaging information optional
  • optional, not held store warehouse goods optional
05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held standard sizing systems for clothing required
  • optional, not held apparel manufacturing technology optional
06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required
  • required, not held operate material handling equipment required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a warehouse operators for clothing 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 8 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held maintain physical condition of warehouse skill
  • already held operate warehouse record systems skill
  • already held pack goods skill
  • already held clean warehouse skill
  • already held manage warehouse inventory skill
  • already held operate warehouse materials skill
  • already held pick orders for dispatching skill
  • already held stack goods skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held warehouse operations optional
08 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held manage intellectual property rights optional
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held handle paperwork related to warehouse stock optional
  • optional, not held apparel manufacturing technology optional
  • optional, not held determine footwear warehouse layout optional
  • optional, not held determine leather goods warehouse layout optional
  • optional, not held maintain warehouse database optional
  • optional, not held manage briefs for clothing manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held manage intellectual property rights optional
  • optional, not held receive shipment packaging information optional
  • optional, not held store warehouse goods optional
  • optional, not held warehouse operations optional
  • optional, not held keep inventory of goods in production optional
  • optional, not held manage warehouse organisation optional
32 held skills the warehouse operators for clothing role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role assemble goods skill
  • not needed by the target role calculate needs for construction supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role check compatibility of materials skill
  • not needed by the target role dispatch order processing skill
  • not needed by the target role dispose of hazardous waste skill
  • not needed by the target role dispose of non-hazardous waste skill
  • not needed by the target role drive vehicles skill
  • not needed by the target role follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
  • not needed by the target role follow stock control instructions skill
  • not needed by the target role follow written instructions skill
  • not needed by the target role freight transport methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role handle fragile items skill
  • not needed by the target role hazardous materials transportation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role implement efficiency plans for logistics operations skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect construction supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role inventory management rules knowledge
  • not needed by the target role load heavy items on pallets skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain stock control systems skill
  • not needed by the target role operate GPS systems skill
  • not needed by the target role order construction supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role pallets loading skill
  • not needed by the target role process incoming construction supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role products coding system knowledge
  • not needed by the target role road transport legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role safety regulations for warehouses knowledge
  • not needed by the target role secure goods skill
  • not needed by the target role shunt inbound loads skill
  • not needed by the target role sort waste skill
  • not needed by the target role transport construction supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role use barcode scanning equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
  • not needed by the target role use warehouse marking tools skill
3 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 standard sizing systems for clothing required
  • optional, not held apparel manufacturing technology optional
  • optional, not held warehouse operations optional
Index

Other moves recorded from materials handler

Full index of moves from materials handler

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.