Prop maker to wig and hairpiece maker
A prop maker already meets 72% of what the wig and hairpiece maker role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.
31.5/ 100
1 How much of what a wig and hairpiece maker is expected to do is already part of a prop maker’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 wig and hairpiece maker role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A wig and hairpiece maker role treats 12 of its required skills as things a prop maker already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- adapt to artists' creative demands
- keep up with trends
- maintain theatre equipment
- maintain workshop space
- manage personal professional development
- prepare personal work environment
What stands in the way is 5 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 19 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 prop maker background worth leading with.
- already held maintain workshop space management skills
- already held organise workshop space management skills
- already held maintain theatre equipment constructing
- already held plan workshop activity management skills
- already held support a designer in the developing process communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held manage consumables stock management skills
All 19 carried skills, including the 12 the wig and hairpiece maker role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 7 missing skills fall into 4 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 decide on wig making process required
- still to learn meet deadlines required
- still to learn create wigs required
- optional, not held design make-up effects optional
- optional, not held develop the look of a production optional
- still to learn dye wigs required
- still to learn maintain wigs required
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.
- 01 create wigs practise this
- 02 decide on wig making process practise this
- 03 dye wigs 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 19 skills that carry over
- already held adapt to artists' creative demands skill
- already held keep up with trends skill
- already held maintain theatre equipment skill
- already held maintain workshop space skill
- already held manage personal professional development 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 use personal protection equipment skill
- already held work ergonomically skill
- already held work safely with chemicals skill
- already held work with respect for own safety skill
- already held develop professional network skill
- already held keep personal administration skill
- already held manage consumables stock skill
- already held manage technical resources stock skill
- already held organise workshop space skill
- already held plan workshop activity skill
- already held support a designer in the developing process skill
2 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held design make-up effects optional
- optional, not held develop the look of a production optional
26 held skills the wig and hairpiece maker role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adapt props skill
- not needed by the target role attend rehearsals skill
- not needed by the target role build devices into props skill
- not needed by the target role build props skill
- not needed by the target role collaborate on costume and make-up for performances skill
- not needed by the target role define prop building methods skill
- not needed by the target role define prop materials skill
- not needed by the target role develop prop effects skill
- not needed by the target role draw prop sketches skill
- not needed by the target role ensure safety of mobile electrical systems skill
- not needed by the target role finish project within budget skill
- not needed by the target role follow work schedule skill
- not needed by the target role hand props to actors skill
- not needed by the target role interpret artistic intentions skill
- not needed by the target role lighting techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain props skill
- not needed by the target role perform first fire intervention skill
- not needed by the target role photography knowledge
- not needed by the target role prevent fire in a performance environment skill
- not needed by the target role purchase props skill
- not needed by the target role set up props in a timely manner skill
- not needed by the target role work safely with machines skill
- not needed by the target role work safely with mobile electrical systems under supervision skill
- not needed by the target role work safely with stage weapons skill
- not needed by the target role work with the camera crew skill
- not needed by the target role work with the lighting crew skill
Common questions about this move
Can a prop maker become a wig and hairpiece maker?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A prop maker already covers 72% of what a wig and hairpiece maker is expected to do: 19 skills carry over, 12 of which the wig and hairpiece maker role treats as required.
What skills does a prop maker need to become a wig and hairpiece maker?
5 required skills are missing, plus 2 optional ones. They fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by management skills. The single most important is create wigs.
How hard is the move from prop maker to wig and hairpiece maker?
Its learning distance is 31.5 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.