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

mattress makertoupholsterer

A mattress maker already meets 57% of what the upholsterer role asks for. The move turns on 2 required skills not yet in the profile.

From mattress maker
57%
Overlap1
To upholsterer
16 Skills carried over
2 Required, not held
44.3 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 44.3

This move: 44.3 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the upholsterer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the mattress 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 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A upholsterer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a mattress maker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held install spring suspension working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held upholstery fillings engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held operate furniture machinery working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held upholstery tools engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held perform upholstery repair handling and moving
  • already held provide customized upholstery communication, collaboration and creativity

All 16 carried skills, including the 10 the upholsterer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 missing skills fall into 5 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held manufacture of small metal parts required
  • required, not held types of spring required
  • optional, not held manufacturing of furniture optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 7 supplementary
  • optional, not held advise on furniture style optional
  • optional, not held design original furniture optional
  • optional, not held identify customer's needs optional
  • optional, not held decorate furniture optional
  • optional, not held design prototypes optional
  • optional, not held paint decorative designs optional
  • optional, not held pass on trade techniques optional
03 handling and moving 7 supplementary
  • optional, not held clean upholstered furniture optional
  • optional, not held upholster transport equipment's interior pieces optional
  • optional, not held age furniture artificially optional
  • optional, not held fix minor scratches optional
  • optional, not held manipulate metal optional
  • optional, not held manipulate wood optional
  • optional, not held repair furniture parts optional
04 constructing 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held apply restoration techniques optional
  • optional, not held apply a protective layer optional
  • optional, not held prepare furniture for application of paint optional
05 information skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held estimate restoration costs optional
  • optional, not held evaluate restoration procedures optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 2 entries a upholsterer 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 16 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held create patterns for textile products skill
  • already held fasten components skill
  • already held install spring suspension skill
  • already held perform upholstery repair skill
  • already held properties of textile materials knowledge
  • already held provide customized upholstery skill
  • already held sew pieces of fabric skill
  • already held sew textile-based articles skill
  • already held upholstery fillings knowledge
  • already held upholstery tools knowledge
  • already held clean furniture skill
  • already held furniture industry knowledge
  • already held furniture trends knowledge
  • already held handle delivery of furniture goods skill
  • already held operate furniture machinery skill
  • already held sell furniture skill
20 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held advise on furniture style optional
  • optional, not held apply restoration techniques optional
  • optional, not held clean upholstered furniture optional
  • optional, not held design original furniture optional
  • optional, not held estimate restoration costs optional
  • optional, not held evaluate restoration procedures optional
  • optional, not held identify customer's needs optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of furniture optional
  • optional, not held upholster transport equipment's interior pieces optional
  • optional, not held age furniture artificially optional
  • optional, not held apply a protective layer optional
  • optional, not held decorate furniture optional
  • optional, not held design prototypes optional
  • optional, not held fix minor scratches optional
  • optional, not held manipulate metal optional
  • optional, not held manipulate wood optional
  • optional, not held paint decorative designs optional
  • optional, not held pass on trade techniques optional
  • optional, not held prepare furniture for application of paint optional
  • optional, not held repair furniture parts optional
7 held skills the upholsterer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role cut textiles skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain furniture machinery skill
  • not needed by the target role pack goods skill
  • not needed by the target role repair furniture machinery skill
  • not needed by the target role sell household goods skill
  • not needed by the target role set up the controller of a machine skill
  • not needed by the target role use manual sewing techniques 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 manufacture of small metal parts required
  • required, not held types of spring required
  • optional, not held manufacturing of furniture optional
Index

Other moves recorded from mattress maker

Full index of moves from mattress 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.