Ticket issuing clerk to tobacco specialised seller
A ticket issuing clerk already meets 79% of what the tobacco specialised seller role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.
30.8/ 100
1 How much of what a tobacco specialised seller is expected to do is already part of a ticket issuing clerk’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 tobacco specialised seller role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A tobacco specialised seller role treats 26 of its required skills as things a ticket issuing clerk already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- apply numeracy skills
- carry out active selling
- carry out order intake
- carry out products preparation
- characteristics of products
- characteristics of services
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 26 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A tobacco specialised seller role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a ticket issuing clerk background worth leading with.
- already held plan aftersales arrangements management skills
- already held carry out order intake communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held carry out products preparation handling and moving
- already held provide customer guidance on product selection communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held organise storage facilities management skills
- already held prevent shoplifting assisting and caring
All 26 carried skills, including the 26 the tobacco specialised seller role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 9 missing skills fall into 5 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 enforce regulations of selling tobacco to minors required
- still to learn provide information to customers on tobacco products required
- still to learn advise customers on electronic cigarettes required
- still to learn organise product display required
- still to learn tobacco brands required
- still to learn handle sensitive products required
- optional, not held compute average weight of cigarettes optional
- optional, not held assess nicotine levels in tobacco leaves optional
- optional, not held determine shreds sizes percentage in cigarettes optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a tobacco specialised seller role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 advise customers on electronic cigarettes practise this
- 02 enforce regulations of selling tobacco to minors practise this
- 03 handle sensitive products 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 26 skills that carry over
- already held apply numeracy skills skill
- already held carry out active selling skill
- already held carry out order intake skill
- already held carry out products preparation skill
- already held characteristics of products knowledge
- already held characteristics of services knowledge
- already held demonstrate products' features skill
- already held e-commerce systems knowledge
- already held ensure compliance with legal requirements skill
- already held examine merchandise skill
- already held guarantee customer satisfaction skill
- already held identify customer's needs skill
- already held issue sales invoices skill
- already held maintain store cleanliness skill
- already held monitor stock level skill
- already held operate cash register skill
- already held organise storage facilities skill
- already held plan aftersales arrangements skill
- already held prevent shoplifting skill
- already held process refunds skill
- already held product comprehension knowledge
- already held provide customer follow-up services skill
- already held provide customer guidance on product selection skill
- already held sales argumentation knowledge
- already held stock shelves skill
- already held use different communication channels skill
3 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held compute average weight of cigarettes optional
- optional, not held assess nicotine levels in tobacco leaves optional
- optional, not held determine shreds sizes percentage in cigarettes optional
30 held skills the tobacco specialised seller role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advertise sport venue skill
- not needed by the target role advertising techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role assist clients with special needs skill
- not needed by the target role assist customers skill
- not needed by the target role cancellation policies of service providers knowledge
- not needed by the target role check tickets at venue entry skill
- not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
- not needed by the target role cultural projects knowledge
- not needed by the target role develop promotional tools skill
- not needed by the target role handle multiple orders simultaneously skill
- not needed by the target role handle personal identifiable information skill
- not needed by the target role have computer literacy skill
- not needed by the target role inform customers of activity changes skill
- not needed by the target role keep up to date on local events skill
- not needed by the target role maintain customer records skill
- not needed by the target role maintain customer service skill
- not needed by the target role monitor ticketing skill
- not needed by the target role process booking skill
- not needed by the target role process payments skill
- not needed by the target role promote cultural venue events skill
- not needed by the target role promote event skill
- not needed by the target role promote recreation activities skill
- not needed by the target role quote prices skill
- not needed by the target role recreation activities knowledge
- not needed by the target role respond to customers' inquiries skill
- not needed by the target role sell tickets skill
- not needed by the target role speak different languages skill
- not needed by the target role sporting events knowledge
- not needed by the target role stay up-to-date with current events skill
- not needed by the target role upsell products 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 tobacco brands required
Common questions about this move
Can a ticket issuing clerk become a tobacco specialised seller?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A ticket issuing clerk already covers 79% of what a tobacco specialised seller is expected to do: 26 skills carry over, 26 of which the tobacco specialised seller role treats as required.
What skills does a ticket issuing clerk need to become a tobacco specialised seller?
6 required skills are missing, plus 3 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by assisting and caring. The single most important is advise customers on electronic cigarettes.
How hard is the move from ticket issuing clerk to tobacco specialised seller?
Its learning distance is 30.8 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.