Table 1Transition record

textile dyertofinishing textile technician

A textile dyer already meets 57% of what the finishing textile technician role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From textile dyer

57%

Overlap1

To finishing textile technician

11 Skills carried over

4 Required, not held

42.5 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 42.5

This move: 42.5 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the finishing textile technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the textile dyer 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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A finishing textile technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a textile dyer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held tend textile dyeing machines working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held develop textile colouring recipes handling and moving
already held tend textile finishing machines working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held challenging issues in the textile industry engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held textile chemistry engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held health and safety in the textile industry services

All 11 carried skills, including the 8 the finishing textile technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 12 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required

required, not held finish processing of man-made fibres required
required, not held prepare equipment for textile printing required

02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held textile printing technology required

optional, not held knitting machine technology optional
optional, not held nonwoven machine technology optional
optional, not held research and development in textiles optional
optional, not held textile technologies optional

03 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held conduct leather finishing operations required

optional, not held apply footwear finishing techniques optional

04 information skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held monitor textile manufacturing developments optional
optional, not held test physical properties of textiles optional

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held design woven fabrics optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a finishing textile technician 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 11 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held challenging issues in the textile industry knowledge
already held dyeing technology knowledge
already held health and safety in the textile industry knowledge
already held maintain work standards skill
already held tend textile dyeing machines skill
already held textile chemistry knowledge
already held textile finishing technology knowledge
already held use textile finishing machine technologies skill
already held conduct textile testing operations skill
already held develop textile colouring recipes skill
already held tend textile finishing machines skill

8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held apply footwear finishing techniques optional
optional, not held design woven fabrics optional
optional, not held knitting machine technology optional
optional, not held monitor textile manufacturing developments optional
optional, not held nonwoven machine technology optional
optional, not held research and development in textiles optional
optional, not held test physical properties of textiles optional
optional, not held textile technologies optional

6 held skills the finishing textile technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply colouring recipes skill
not needed by the target role design yarns skill
not needed by the target role manufacture knitted textiles skill
not needed by the target role manufacture woven fabrics skill
not needed by the target role properties of textile materials knowledge
not needed by the target role tend textile washing machines skill

5 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 textile printing technology required
optional, not held knitting machine technology optional
optional, not held nonwoven machine technology optional
optional, not held research and development in textiles optional
optional, not held textile technologies optional

Index

Other moves recorded from textile dyer

Full index of moves from textile dyer

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.