Table 1Transition record

metal furniture machine operatortorouter operator

A metal furniture machine operator already meets 45% of what the router operator role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From metal furniture machine operator

45%

Overlap1

To router operator

13 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

55.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 55.1

This move: 55.1 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the router operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the metal furniture 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A router operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a metal furniture machine operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held metal smoothing technologies engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held apply a protective layer constructing
already held dispose of cutting waste material handling and moving
already held supply machine with appropriate tools handling and moving
already held remove processed workpiece handling and moving
already held types of metal engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 13 carried skills, including the 7 the router operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 missing skills fall into 7 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 information skills 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held check quality of raw materials required
required, not held read standard blueprints required

optional, not held measure parts of manufactured products optional
optional, not held monitor stock level optional
optional, not held weigh materials optional

02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held operate router machinery required
required, not held maintain router machinery required

optional, not held manipulate plastic optional
optional, not held repair router machinery optional

03 assisting and caring 2 required

required, not held ensure public safety and security required
required, not held ensure conformity to specifications required

04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 4 supplementary

optional, not held manufacturing of daily use goods optional
optional, not held manufacturing of sports equipment optional
optional, not held types of plastic optional
optional, not held types of wood optional

05 handling and moving 3 supplementary

optional, not held manipulate wood optional
optional, not held pack goods optional
optional, not held sand wood optional

06 working with computers 2 supplementary

optional, not held program a CNC controller optional
optional, not held use CAD software optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a router 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 13 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held dispose of cutting waste material skill
already held monitor automated machines skill
already held perform test run skill
already held quality standards knowledge
already held remove processed workpiece skill
already held supply machine skill
already held supply machine with appropriate tools skill
already held apply a protective layer skill
already held inspect quality of products skill
already held metal smoothing technologies knowledge
already held record production data for quality control skill
already held set up the controller of a machine skill
already held types of metal knowledge

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held troubleshoot optional

15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held manufacturing of daily use goods optional
optional, not held manufacturing of sports equipment optional
optional, not held measure parts of manufactured products optional
optional, not held monitor stock level optional
optional, not held types of plastic optional
optional, not held weigh materials optional
optional, not held manipulate plastic optional
optional, not held manipulate wood optional
optional, not held pack goods optional
optional, not held program a CNC controller optional
optional, not held repair router machinery optional
optional, not held sand wood optional
optional, not held troubleshoot optional
optional, not held types of wood optional
optional, not held use CAD software optional

23 held skills the router operator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role CAD software knowledge
not needed by the target role analyse stress resistance of products skill
not needed by the target role apply spraying techniques skill
not needed by the target role assemble metal parts skill
not needed by the target role cut metal products skill
not needed by the target role design prototypes skill
not needed by the target role fabricate metal parts skill
not needed by the target role heat metals skill
not needed by the target role join metals skill
not needed by the target role maintain furniture machinery skill
not needed by the target role mark processed workpiece skill
not needed by the target role metalworking knowledge
not needed by the target role operate furniture machinery skill
not needed by the target role operate lacquer spray gun skill
not needed by the target role paint with a paint gun skill
not needed by the target role perform physical stress tests on models skill
not needed by the target role perform product testing skill
not needed by the target role remove inadequate workpieces skill
not needed by the target role repair furniture machinery skill
not needed by the target role replace machines skill
not needed by the target role technical drawings knowledge
not needed by the target role wear appropriate protective gear skill
not needed by the target role write stress-strain analysis reports skill

4 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

optional, not held manufacturing of daily use goods optional
optional, not held manufacturing of sports equipment optional
optional, not held types of plastic optional
optional, not held types of wood optional

Index

Other moves recorded from metal furniture machine operator

Full index of moves from metal furniture machine operator

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.