Table 1Transition record

performance hairdressertowig and hairpiece maker

A performance hairdresser already meets 71% of what the wig and hairpiece maker role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From performance hairdresser

71%

Overlap1

To wig and hairpiece maker

17 Skills carried over

4 Required, not held

31.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 31.1

This move: 31.1 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the wig and hairpiece maker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the performance hairdresser 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 wig and hairpiece maker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a performance hairdresser background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held create wigs communication, collaboration and creativity
already held dye wigs assisting and caring
already held design make-up effects communication, collaboration and creativity
already held decide on wig making process management skills
already held maintain wigs handling and moving
already held manage consumables stock management skills

All 17 carried skills, including the 13 the wig and hairpiece maker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 9 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 management skills 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held maintain workshop space required

optional, not held manage technical resources stock optional
optional, not held organise workshop space optional
optional, not held plan workshop activity optional

02 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held use personal protection equipment required

03 constructing 1 required

required, not held maintain theatre equipment required

04 information skills 1 required

required, not held keep up with trends required

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary

optional, not held develop the look of a production optional
optional, not held support a designer in the developing process optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a wig and hairpiece maker 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 adapt to artists' creative demands skill
already held create wigs skill
already held decide on wig making process skill
already held dye wigs skill
already held maintain wigs skill
already held manage personal professional development skill
already held meet deadlines skill
already held prepare personal work environment skill
already held translate artistic concepts to technical designs skill
already held understand artistic concepts skill
already held work ergonomically skill
already held work safely with chemicals skill
already held work with respect for own safety skill
already held design make-up effects skill
already held develop professional network skill
already held keep personal administration skill
already held manage consumables stock skill

5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held develop the look of a production optional
optional, not held manage technical resources stock optional
optional, not held organise workshop space optional
optional, not held plan workshop activity optional
optional, not held support a designer in the developing process optional

9 held skills the wig and hairpiece maker role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise client on technical possibilities skill
not needed by the target role apply hair cutting techniques skill
not needed by the target role document your own practice skill
not needed by the target role draw make-up sketches skill
not needed by the target role hair knowledge
not needed by the target role perform quick hair changeovers skill
not needed by the target role prevent fire in a performance environment skill
not needed by the target role safeguard artistic quality of performance skill
not needed by the target role work safely with mobile electrical systems under supervision skill

Index

Other moves recorded from performance hairdresser

Full index of moves from performance hairdresser

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.