Pottery and porcelain caster to production potter
A pottery and porcelain caster already meets 63% of what the production potter role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.
42.1/ 100
1 How much of what a production potter is expected to do is already part of a pottery and porcelain caster’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the production potter role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A production potter role treats 10 of its required skills as things a pottery and porcelain caster already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- apply glaze coating
- ceramics glazes
- handle different pottery materials
- inspect quality of products
- materials in porcelain manufacturing
- materials used in stoneware manufacturing
What stands in the way is 6 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 20 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A production potter role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a pottery and porcelain caster background worth leading with.
- already held apply glaze coating constructing
- already held materials used in stoneware manufacturing engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held materials in porcelain manufacturing engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held alumina ceramic arts and humanities
- already held ceramics glazes engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held handle different pottery materials handling and moving
All 20 carried skills, including the 10 the production potter role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 12 missing skills fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn prepare balls of clay required
- still to learn shape clay required
- optional, not held handle delivery of raw materials optional
- still to learn manage different ceramic firing techniques required
- still to learn use abrasive wheel required
- optional, not held maintain equipment optional
- still to learn quality standards required
- still to learn ensure equipment availability required
- optional, not held assess conservation needs optional
- optional, not held study craft trends optional
- optional, not held consult technical resources optional
- optional, not held design objects to be crafted optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a production potter role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 prepare balls of clay practise this
- 02 shape clay practise this
- 03 manage different ceramic firing techniques practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 20 skills that carry over
- already held apply glaze coating skill
- already held ceramics glazes knowledge
- already held handle different pottery materials skill
- already held inspect quality of products skill
- already held materials in porcelain manufacturing knowledge
- already held materials used in stoneware manufacturing knowledge
- already held operate a ceramics kiln skill
- already held paint decorative designs skill
- already held polish clay products skill
- already held types of pottery material knowledge
- already held alumina ceramic knowledge
- already held form moulding mixture skill
- already held keep records of work progress skill
- already held monitor stock level skill
- already held pack fragile items for transportation skill
- already held prepare production prototypes skill
- already held record production data for quality control skill
- already held report defective manufacturing materials skill
- already held use personal protection equipment skill
- already held work ergonomically skill
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held assess conservation needs optional
- optional, not held design objects to be crafted optional
- optional, not held handle delivery of raw materials optional
- optional, not held study craft trends optional
- optional, not held consult technical resources optional
- optional, not held maintain equipment optional
22 held skills the production potter role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role casting processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role ceramic ware knowledge
- not needed by the target role check quality of raw materials skill
- not needed by the target role conform with clay thickness skill
- not needed by the target role construct moulds skill
- not needed by the target role extract materials from furnace skill
- not needed by the target role extract products from moulds skill
- not needed by the target role fill moulds skill
- not needed by the target role load materials into furnace skill
- not needed by the target role monitor automated machines skill
- not needed by the target role monitor conveyor belt skill
- not needed by the target role monitor end-product drying process skill
- not needed by the target role operate drying blowers skill
- not needed by the target role operate forklift skill
- not needed by the target role perform green machining skill
- not needed by the target role perform machine maintenance skill
- not needed by the target role set up the controller of a machine skill
- not needed by the target role tend clay extrusion machine skill
- not needed by the target role tend jigger machines skill
- not needed by the target role tend pug mills skill
- not needed by the target role tend tumbling machine skill
- not needed by the target role troubleshoot skill
1 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn quality standards required
Other moves recorded from pottery and porcelain caster
Common questions about this move
Can a pottery and porcelain caster become a production potter?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A pottery and porcelain caster already covers 63% of what a production potter is expected to do: 20 skills carry over, 10 of which the production potter role treats as required.
What skills does a pottery and porcelain caster need to become a production potter?
6 required skills are missing, plus 6 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is prepare balls of clay.
How hard is the move from pottery and porcelain caster to production potter?
Its learning distance is 42.1 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.