Table 1Transition record

wooden furniture machine operatortometal furniture machine operator

A wooden furniture machine operator already meets 57% of what the metal furniture machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From wooden furniture machine operator

57%

Overlap1

To metal furniture machine operator

17 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

45.5 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 45.5

This move: 45.5 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the metal furniture machine operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the wooden furniture 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 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A metal furniture machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a wooden furniture machine operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held maintain furniture machinery working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held repair furniture machinery working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held operate furniture machinery working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held apply spraying techniques communication, collaboration and creativity
already held paint with a paint gun constructing
already held join metals constructing

All 17 carried skills, including the 12 the metal furniture machine operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 missing skills fall into 7 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 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held assemble metal parts required
required, not held heat metals required
required, not held cut metal products required

optional, not held mark processed workpiece optional

02 constructing 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held apply a protective layer required

optional, not held operate lacquer spray gun optional
optional, not held perform test run optional

03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held types of metal required

optional, not held technical drawings optional

04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held fabricate metal parts required

05 information skills 6 supplementary

optional, not held analyse stress resistance of products optional
optional, not held inspect quality of products optional
optional, not held perform physical stress tests on models optional
optional, not held perform product testing optional
optional, not held record production data for quality control optional
optional, not held replace machines optional

06 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary

optional, not held design prototypes optional
optional, not held write stress-strain analysis reports optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a metal furniture machine 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 17 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held join metals skill
already held maintain furniture machinery skill
already held metal smoothing technologies knowledge
already held metalworking knowledge
already held monitor automated machines skill
already held operate furniture machinery skill
already held quality standards knowledge
already held remove inadequate workpieces skill
already held remove processed workpiece skill
already held set up the controller of a machine skill
already held supply machine skill
already held supply machine with appropriate tools skill
already held apply spraying techniques skill
already held dispose of cutting waste material skill
already held paint with a paint gun skill
already held repair furniture machinery skill
already held wear appropriate protective gear skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held CAD software optional

13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held CAD software optional
optional, not held analyse stress resistance of products optional
optional, not held design prototypes optional
optional, not held inspect quality of products optional
optional, not held mark processed workpiece optional
optional, not held operate lacquer spray gun optional
optional, not held perform physical stress tests on models optional
optional, not held perform product testing optional
optional, not held perform test run optional
optional, not held record production data for quality control optional
optional, not held replace machines optional
optional, not held technical drawings optional
optional, not held write stress-strain analysis reports optional

18 held skills the metal furniture machine operator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role clean furniture skill
not needed by the target role consult technical resources skill
not needed by the target role create smooth wood surface skill
not needed by the target role cutting technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role furniture industry knowledge
not needed by the target role furniture trends knowledge
not needed by the target role glassworking knowledge
not needed by the target role handle delivery of furniture goods skill
not needed by the target role join wood elements skill
not needed by the target role machine tools knowledge
not needed by the target role organic building materials knowledge
not needed by the target role prepare furniture for application of paint skill
not needed by the target role program a CNC controller 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 types of wood knowledge
not needed by the target role use CAM software skill
not needed by the target role woodworking processes 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.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held types of metal required
optional, not held CAD software optional
optional, not held technical drawings optional

Index

Other moves recorded from wooden furniture machine operator

Full index of moves from wooden furniture 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.