Table 1Transition record

nonwoven staple machine operatortononwoven filament machine operator

A nonwoven staple machine operator already meets 57% of what the nonwoven filament machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 2 required skills not yet in the profile.

From nonwoven staple machine operator

57%

Overlap1

To nonwoven filament machine operator

10 Skills carried over

2 Required, not held

36.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 36.6

This move: 36.6 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the nonwoven filament machine operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the nonwoven staple 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A nonwoven filament machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a nonwoven staple machine operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held manufacture textile floor coverings working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held produce textile samples handling and moving
already held tend textile printing machines working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held tend spinning machines working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held manufacture staple yarns working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held manufacture woven fabrics working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 10 carried skills, including the 3 the nonwoven filament machine operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 8 missing skills fall into 4 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 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held textile chemistry required

optional, not held textile industry optional
optional, not held textile technologies optional

02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held manufacture non-woven filament products required

optional, not held manufacture man-made fibres optional
optional, not held pleat fabrics optional

03 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held prepare raw materials for man-made fibres manufacturing optional

04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held basic chemicals optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 2 entries a nonwoven filament 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 10 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held control textile process skill
already held manufacture textile floor coverings skill
already held nonwoven machine technology knowledge
already held evaluate textile characteristics skill
already held manufacture staple yarns skill
already held manufacture woven fabrics skill
already held produce textile samples skill
already held properties of textile materials knowledge
already held tend spinning machines skill
already held tend textile printing machines skill

6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held manufacture man-made fibres optional
optional, not held pleat fabrics optional
optional, not held prepare raw materials for man-made fibres manufacturing optional
optional, not held basic chemicals optional
optional, not held textile industry optional
optional, not held textile technologies optional

12 held skills the nonwoven filament machine operator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adjust filament tension skill
not needed by the target role bind fibreglass filaments skill
not needed by the target role finish processing of man-made fibres skill
not needed by the target role manufacture nonwoven staple products skill
not needed by the target role manufacture texturised filament yarns skill
not needed by the target role monitor the production line skill
not needed by the target role operate garment manufacturing machines skill
not needed by the target role process man-made fibres skill
not needed by the target role staple spinning machine technology knowledge
not needed by the target role tend textile finishing machines skill
not needed by the target role tend twisting machines skill
not needed by the target role wrap yarn around bobbins 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

required, not held textile chemistry required
optional, not held basic chemicals optional
optional, not held textile industry optional
optional, not held textile technologies optional

Index

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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.