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

paint mixertochemical mixer

A paint mixer already meets 39% of what the chemical mixer role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From paint mixer
39%
Overlap1
To chemical mixer
9 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
58.4 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

39%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

58.4/ 100

1 Share of the chemical mixer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the paint mixer 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 chemical mixer role treats 6 of its required skills as things a paint mixer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • fill the mixing tank
  • handle delivery of raw materials
  • maintain chemical mixers
  • measure chemical substance viscosity
  • optimise production processes parameters
  • write batch record documentation

What stands in the way is 7 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A chemical mixer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a paint mixer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held maintain chemical mixers constructing
  • already held fill the mixing tank working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held manufacturing plant equipment engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held measure chemical substance viscosity working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held clean mixer handling and moving
  • already held monitor manufacturing impact information skills

All 9 carried skills, including the 6 the chemical mixer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 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 handling and moving 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held mix pencil lead materials required
  • required, not held segregate raw materials required
  • required, not held transfer chemicals required
  • optional, not held unload equipment optional
  • optional, not held load equipment optional
02 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held prepare chemical ingredients required
  • required, not held check quality of raw materials required
  • optional, not held manage chemical testing procedures optional
03 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held mathematics required
  • optional, not held centrifugal force optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held communicate test results to other departments required
05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held monitor centrifugal separators optional
  • optional, not held stir rubber cement mixture optional
  • optional, not held adjust solutions' consistency optional
  • optional, not held operate lifting equipment optional
06 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held test production input materials optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a chemical mixer 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 9 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held fill the mixing tank skill
  • already held handle delivery of raw materials skill
  • already held maintain chemical mixers skill
  • already held measure chemical substance viscosity skill
  • already held optimise production processes parameters skill
  • already held write batch record documentation skill
  • already held clean mixer skill
  • already held manufacturing plant equipment knowledge
  • already held monitor manufacturing impact skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
08 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held monitor centrifugal separators optional
  • optional, not held stir rubber cement mixture optional
  • optional, not held test production input materials optional
  • optional, not held unload equipment optional
  • optional, not held adjust solutions' consistency optional
  • optional, not held centrifugal force optional
  • optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional
  • optional, not held load equipment optional
  • optional, not held manage chemical testing procedures optional
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
  • optional, not held operate lifting equipment optional
20 held skills the chemical mixer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role add colour skill
  • not needed by the target role add paint hardeners skill
  • not needed by the target role add paint thinners skill
  • not needed by the target role buff finished paintwork skill
  • not needed by the target role check paint consistency skill
  • not needed by the target role filter paint skill
  • not needed by the target role industrial paint knowledge
  • not needed by the target role inspect paint quality skill
  • not needed by the target role lacquer paint applications knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mix paint skill
  • not needed by the target role mix paints for vehicles skill
  • not needed by the target role mix treating materials skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor valves skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare colour mixtures skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare paint ingredients skill
  • not needed by the target role pump paint skill
  • not needed by the target role remove paint skill
  • not needed by the target role tend paint mixer skill
  • not needed by the target role types of paint knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use color matching techniques 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 mathematics required
  • optional, not held centrifugal force optional
  • optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
Index

Other moves recorded from paint mixer

Full index of moves from paint mixer

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.