Table 1Transition record

weaving machine operatortotufting operator

A weaving machine operator already meets 72% of what the tufting operator role asks for. The move turns on 2 required skills not yet in the profile.

From weaving machine operator

72%

Overlap1

To tufting operator

11 Skills carried over

2 Required, not held

25.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 25.1

This move: 25.1 of 100 · adjacent

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

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held manufacture textile floor coverings working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held tend weaving machines working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held produce textile samples handling and moving
already held textile techniques engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held manufacture woven fabrics working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held use weaving machine technologies working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 11 carried skills, including the 6 the tufting operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 5 missing skills fall into 2 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 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held monitor automated machines required

optional, not held apply pre-stitching techniques optional
optional, not held use weft preparation technologies optional

02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held tufting technology required

optional, not held nonwoven machine technology optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 2 entries a tufting operator 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 control textile process skill
already held evaluate textile characteristics skill
already held manufacture textile floor coverings skill
already held produce textile samples skill
already held textile industry machinery products knowledge
already held textile techniques knowledge
already held manufacture woven fabrics skill
already held properties of textile materials knowledge
already held tend weaving machines skill
already held textile technologies knowledge
already held use weaving machine technologies skill

3 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held apply pre-stitching techniques optional
optional, not held nonwoven machine technology optional
optional, not held use weft preparation technologies optional

14 held skills the tufting operator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role arrange equipment repairs skill
not needed by the target role check quality of products in textile production line skill
not needed by the target role electrical machines knowledge
not needed by the target role health and safety in the textile industry knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain machinery skill
not needed by the target role maintain technical equipment skill
not needed by the target role maintain work standards skill
not needed by the target role produce textile designs skill
not needed by the target role sort textile items skill
not needed by the target role textile industry knowledge
not needed by the target role textile measurement knowledge
not needed by the target role textile products, textile semi-finished products and raw materials knowledge
not needed by the target role types of textile fibres knowledge
not needed by the target role work in textile manufacturing teams 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 tufting technology required
optional, not held nonwoven machine technology optional

Index

Other moves recorded from weaving machine operator

Full index of moves from weaving machine 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.