Table 1Transition record

metal furniture machine operatortowooden furniture machine operator

A metal furniture machine operator already meets 60% of what the wooden furniture machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From metal furniture machine operator

60%

Overlap1

To wooden furniture machine operator

17 Skills carried over

3 Required, not held

41 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 41

This move: 41 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the wooden furniture machine 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 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A wooden furniture machine 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 maintain furniture machinery working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held repair furniture machinery working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held operate furniture machinery working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held apply spraying techniques communication, collaboration and creativity
already held paint with a paint gun constructing
already held join metals constructing

All 17 carried skills, including the 10 the wooden furniture machine operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held machine tools required
required, not held types of wood required

optional, not held furniture industry optional
optional, not held furniture trends optional
optional, not held organic building materials optional
optional, not held cutting technologies optional
optional, not held glassworking optional
optional, not held woodworking processes optional

02 information skills 1 required

required, not held consult technical resources required

03 handling and moving 3 supplementary

optional, not held handle delivery of furniture goods optional
optional, not held clean furniture optional
optional, not held create smooth wood surface optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary

optional, not held sell furniture optional
optional, not held sell household goods optional

05 constructing 2 supplementary

optional, not held join wood elements optional
optional, not held prepare furniture for application of paint optional

06 working with computers 2 supplementary

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

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a wooden furniture machine 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 17 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held dispose of cutting waste material skill
already held maintain furniture machinery skill
already held monitor automated machines skill
already held operate furniture machinery skill
already held quality standards knowledge
already held remove inadequate workpieces skill
already held remove processed workpiece skill
already held set up the controller of a machine skill
already held supply machine skill
already held supply machine with appropriate tools skill
already held apply spraying techniques skill
already held join metals skill
already held metal smoothing technologies knowledge
already held metalworking knowledge
already held paint with a paint gun skill
already held repair furniture machinery skill
already held wear appropriate protective gear skill

15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held furniture industry optional
optional, not held furniture trends optional
optional, not held handle delivery of furniture goods optional
optional, not held organic building materials optional
optional, not held sell furniture optional
optional, not held sell household goods optional
optional, not held clean furniture optional
optional, not held create smooth wood surface optional
optional, not held cutting technologies optional
optional, not held glassworking optional
optional, not held join wood elements optional
optional, not held prepare furniture for application of paint optional
optional, not held program a CNC controller optional
optional, not held use CAM software optional
optional, not held woodworking processes optional

19 held skills the wooden furniture machine 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 a protective layer 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 inspect quality of products skill
not needed by the target role mark processed workpiece skill
not needed by the target role operate lacquer spray 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 perform test run skill
not needed by the target role record production data for quality control 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 types of metal knowledge
not needed by the target role write stress-strain analysis reports skill

8 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 machine tools required
required, not held types of wood required
optional, not held furniture industry optional
optional, not held furniture trends optional
optional, not held organic building materials optional
optional, not held cutting technologies optional
optional, not held glassworking optional
optional, not held woodworking processes 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.