Table 1Transition record

sole and heel operatortoshoemaker

A sole and heel operator already meets 65% of what the shoemaker role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From sole and heel operator

65%

Overlap1

To shoemaker

13 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

37.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 37.8

This move: 37.8 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the shoemaker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the sole and heel 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A shoemaker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a sole and heel operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held apply footwear uppers pre-assembling techniques handling and moving
already held apply footwear bottoms pre-assembling techniques handling and moving
already held apply assembling techniques for cemented footwear construction handling and moving
already held apply footwear finishing techniques handling and moving
already held apply stitching techniques working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held apply pre-stitching techniques working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 13 carried skills, including the 12 the shoemaker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 10 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 handling and moving 3 required

required, not held create patterns for footwear required
required, not held cut footwear uppers required
required, not held perform pattern grading required

02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held manual cutting processes for leather required

optional, not held automatic cutting systems for footwear and leather goods optional

03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held apply basic rules of maintenance to leather goods and footwear machinery required

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary

optional, not held reduce environmental impact of footwear manufacturing optional
optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
optional, not held use communication techniques optional

05 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held innovate in footwear and leather goods industry optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a shoemaker 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 13 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply assembling techniques for cemented footwear construction skill
already held apply footwear bottoms pre-assembling techniques skill
already held apply footwear finishing techniques skill
already held apply footwear uppers pre-assembling techniques skill
already held apply pre-stitching techniques skill
already held apply stitching techniques skill
already held footwear components knowledge
already held footwear equipments knowledge
already held footwear machinery knowledge
already held footwear manufacturing technology knowledge
already held footwear materials knowledge
already held footwear quality knowledge
already held apply machine cutting techniques for footwear and leather goods skill

5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held automatic cutting systems for footwear and leather goods optional
optional, not held reduce environmental impact of footwear manufacturing optional
optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
optional, not held innovate in footwear and leather goods industry optional
optional, not held use communication techniques optional

5 held skills the shoemaker role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role assembling processes and techniques for california footwear construction knowledge
not needed by the target role assembling processes and techniques for cemented footwear construction knowledge
not needed by the target role assembling processes and techniques for goodyear footwear construction knowledge
not needed by the target role footwear bottoms pre-assembly knowledge
not needed by the target role use tools for shoe repair skill

2 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 manual cutting processes for leather required
optional, not held automatic cutting systems for footwear and leather goods optional

Index

Other moves recorded from sole and heel operator

Full index of moves from sole and heel operator

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.