Wicker furniture maker to furniture restorer
A wicker furniture maker already meets 48% of what the furniture restorer role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.
56.3/ 100
1 How much of what a furniture restorer is expected to do is already part of a wicker furniture 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 furniture restorer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A furniture restorer role treats 10 of its required skills as things a wicker furniture maker already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- apply a protective layer
- apply restoration techniques
- conservation techniques
- create smooth wood surface
- estimate restoration costs
- evaluate restoration procedures
What stands in the way is 8 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 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A furniture restorer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a wicker furniture maker background worth leading with.
- already held repair furniture parts handling and moving
- already held prepare furniture for application of paint constructing
- already held sell household goods communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held furniture industry engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held sell furniture communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held handle delivery of furniture goods handling and moving
All 16 carried skills, including the 10 the furniture restorer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 23 missing skills fall into 7 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 document restoration required
- still to learn assess conservation needs required
- still to learn do historical research required
- still to learn select restoration activities required
- optional, not held contextualise artistic work optional
- optional, not held document museum collection optional
- optional, not held specialise in an area of history optional
- still to learn create wood joints required
- optional, not held age furniture artificially optional
- optional, not held carve materials optional
- optional, not held clean furniture optional
- optional, not held fix minor scratches optional
- optional, not held produce copies of valuable objects optional
- optional, not held produce customised tools optional
- optional, not held use authentic crafting techniques optional
- still to learn provide conservation advice required
- optional, not held decorate furniture optional
- optional, not held paint decorative designs optional
- still to learn types of wood required
- optional, not held engraving technologies optional
- still to learn art history required
- optional, not held use environmental friendly materials optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a furniture restorer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 document restoration practise this
- 02 art history study this
- 03 assess conservation needs 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 16 skills that carry over
- already held apply a protective layer skill
- already held apply restoration techniques skill
- already held conservation techniques knowledge
- already held create smooth wood surface skill
- already held estimate restoration costs skill
- already held evaluate restoration procedures skill
- already held join wood elements skill
- already held operate wood sawing equipment skill
- already held sand wood skill
- already held technical drawings knowledge
- already held furniture industry knowledge
- already held handle delivery of furniture goods skill
- already held prepare furniture for application of paint skill
- already held repair furniture parts skill
- already held sell furniture skill
- already held sell household goods skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held engrave patterns optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held contextualise artistic work optional
- optional, not held engrave patterns optional
- optional, not held age furniture artificially optional
- optional, not held carve materials optional
- optional, not held clean furniture optional
- optional, not held decorate furniture optional
- optional, not held document museum collection optional
- optional, not held engraving technologies optional
- optional, not held fix minor scratches optional
- optional, not held paint decorative designs optional
- optional, not held produce copies of valuable objects optional
- optional, not held produce customised tools optional
- optional, not held specialise in an area of history optional
- optional, not held use authentic crafting techniques optional
- optional, not held use environmental friendly materials optional
22 held skills the furniture restorer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role CAD software knowledge
- not needed by the target role apply weaving techniques for wicker furniture skill
- not needed by the target role apply wood finishes skill
- not needed by the target role create furniture frames skill
- not needed by the target role design objects to be crafted skill
- not needed by the target role design original furniture skill
- not needed by the target role design prototypes skill
- not needed by the target role ergonomics knowledge
- not needed by the target role furniture trends knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
- not needed by the target role manipulate plastic skill
- not needed by the target role metalworking knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate drilling equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate welding equipment skill
- not needed by the target role organic building materials knowledge
- not needed by the target role pass on trade techniques skill
- not needed by the target role prepare wicker material for weaving skill
- not needed by the target role tend boring machine skill
- not needed by the target role use painting equipment skill
- not needed by the target role wicker materials knowledge
- not needed by the target role wicker weaving techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role woodturning knowledge
3 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 art history required
- still to learn types of wood required
- optional, not held engraving technologies optional
Common questions about this move
Can a wicker furniture maker become a furniture restorer?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A wicker furniture maker already covers 48% of what a furniture restorer is expected to do: 16 skills carry over, 10 of which the furniture restorer role treats as required.
What skills does a wicker furniture maker need to become a furniture restorer?
8 required skills are missing, plus 15 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is document restoration.
How hard is the move from wicker furniture maker to furniture restorer?
Its learning distance is 56.3 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.