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A wood sander already meets 58% of what the woodturner role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.
This move: 46.7 of 100 · moderate
1 Share of the woodturner role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the wood sander 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 · What you already bring
Of the 28 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A woodturner role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a wood sander background worth leading with.
- already held inspect wood materials information skills
- already held manufacturing of furniture engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held timber products engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held sanding techniques engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held apply wood finishes constructing
- already held meet contract specifications communication, collaboration and creativity
All 28 carried skills, including the 8 the woodturner role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 14 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.
- required, not held avoid tear-out in woodworking required
- required, not held use turning tools required
- required, not held manipulate wood required
- required, not held position cross slide of a lathe required
- required, not held lathe machine parts required
- required, not held types of lathe tools required
- optional, not held sawing techniques optional
- optional, not held cutting technologies optional
- required, not held turn wood required
- required, not held tend lathe required
- optional, not held operate wood sawing equipment optional
- optional, not held perform machine maintenance optional
- required, not held design principles required
- optional, not held distinguish wood quality optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a woodturner role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 avoid tear-out in woodworking skill · occupation specific
- 02 use turning tools skill · occupation specific
- 03 turn wood skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 28 skills that carry over
- already held inspect wood materials skill
- already held quality standards knowledge
- already held types of wood knowledge
- already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
- already held wood cuts knowledge
- already held woodworking processes knowledge
- already held woodworking tools knowledge
- already held work safely with machines skill
- already held apply wood finishes skill
- already held check quality of raw materials skill
- already held consult technical resources skill
- already held dispose of non-hazardous waste skill
- already held identify hazards in the workplace skill
- already held inspect quality of products skill
- already held keep records of work progress skill
- already held manufacturing of daily use goods knowledge
- already held manufacturing of furniture knowledge
- already held manufacturing of sports equipment knowledge
- already held meet contract specifications skill
- already held monitor automated machines skill
- already held record production data for quality control skill
- already held report defective manufacturing materials skill
- already held sand wood skill
- already held sanding techniques knowledge
- already held set up the controller of a machine skill
- already held supply machine skill
- already held timber products knowledge
- already held troubleshoot skill
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held sawing techniques optional
- optional, not held cutting technologies optional
- optional, not held distinguish wood quality optional
- optional, not held operate wood sawing equipment optional
- optional, not held perform machine maintenance optional
13 held skills the woodturner role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply restoration techniques skill
- not needed by the target role clean wood surface skill
- not needed by the target role dye wood skill
- not needed by the target role identify abrasives types skill
- not needed by the target role identify sanding grits skill
- not needed by the target role maintain sanding machines skill
- not needed by the target role manage timber stocks skill
- not needed by the target role operate thickness planer machine skill
- not needed by the target role perform test run skill
- not needed by the target role stain wood skill
- not needed by the target role types of sanders knowledge
- not needed by the target role use sanding machines skill
- not needed by the target role use wood chisel 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.
- required, not held design principles required
- required, not held lathe machine parts required
- required, not held types of lathe tools required
- optional, not held sawing techniques optional
- optional, not held cutting technologies optional
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.