Table 1Transition record

woodcarvertocooper

A woodcarver already meets 39% of what the cooper role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From woodcarver

39%

Overlap1

To cooper

13 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

64.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 64.8

This move: 64.8 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the cooper role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the woodcarver 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A cooper role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a woodcarver background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held recognise signs of wood rot information skills
already held design objects to be crafted communication, collaboration and creativity
already held apply wood finishes constructing
already held clean wood surface handling and moving
already held store products handling and moving
already held woodworking tools engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 13 carried skills, including the 6 the cooper role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 23 missing skills fall into 6 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 handling and moving 4 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held assemble barrels required
required, not held char barrels required
required, not held finish barrels required
required, not held adjust cut sizes required

optional, not held operate drilling equipment optional
optional, not held sharpen edged tools optional
optional, not held manipulate metal optional

02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held bend staves required
required, not held make barrel heads required

optional, not held operate thickness planer machine optional
optional, not held tend boring machine optional
optional, not held perform machine maintenance optional
optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional

03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held manufacture of wooden barrels required
required, not held wood moisture content required

optional, not held airtight storage optional
optional, not held metalworking tools optional
optional, not held types of containers optional

04 information skills 3 supplementary

optional, not held ensure correct goods labelling optional
optional, not held inspect quality of products optional
optional, not held recognise signs of corrosion optional

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held order supplies optional

06 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held maintain barrels optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a cooper 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 13 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held clean wood surface skill
already held manipulate wood skill
already held sand wood skill
already held types of wood knowledge
already held wood cuts knowledge
already held woodworking tools knowledge
already held answer requests for quotation skill
already held apply wood finishes skill
already held check quality of raw materials skill
already held design objects to be crafted skill
already held operate wood sawing equipment skill
already held recognise signs of wood rot skill
already held store products skill

15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held maintain barrels optional
optional, not held airtight storage optional
optional, not held ensure correct goods labelling optional
optional, not held operate drilling equipment optional
optional, not held operate thickness planer machine optional
optional, not held sharpen edged tools optional
optional, not held tend boring machine optional
optional, not held inspect quality of products optional
optional, not held manipulate metal optional
optional, not held metalworking tools optional
optional, not held order supplies optional
optional, not held perform machine maintenance optional
optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
optional, not held recognise signs of corrosion optional
optional, not held types of containers optional

31 held skills the cooper role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise customers on wood products skill
not needed by the target role apply restoration techniques skill
not needed by the target role carve materials skill
not needed by the target role clean engraved areas skill
not needed by the target role decorate furniture skill
not needed by the target role dry wood skill
not needed by the target role dye wood skill
not needed by the target role engrave patterns skill
not needed by the target role estimate restoration costs skill
not needed by the target role evaluate restoration procedures skill
not needed by the target role join wood elements skill
not needed by the target role keep personal administration skill
not needed by the target role maintain edged hand tools skill
not needed by the target role maintain equipment skill
not needed by the target role manage supplies skill
not needed by the target role negotiate supplier arrangements skill
not needed by the target role operate engraving equipment skill
not needed by the target role operate manual planer skill
not needed by the target role prepare workpieces for engraving skill
not needed by the target role prepare workpieces for etching skill
not needed by the target role sell furniture skill
not needed by the target role sell household goods skill
not needed by the target role stain wood skill
not needed by the target role technical drawings knowledge
not needed by the target role tend lathe skill
not needed by the target role treat wood skill
not needed by the target role turn wood skill
not needed by the target role types of arrows knowledge
not needed by the target role use painting equipment skill
not needed by the target role use wood carving knives skill
not needed by the target role woodworking processes knowledge

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 manufacture of wooden barrels required
required, not held wood moisture content required
optional, not held airtight storage optional
optional, not held metalworking tools optional
optional, not held types of containers optional

Index

Other moves recorded from woodcarver

Full index of moves from woodcarver

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.