Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a factory hand can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a factory hand already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Factory hands assist machine operators and product assemblers. They clean the machines and the working areas. Factory hands make sure supplies and materials are replenished.

Elementary occupations 24 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: greaser, 46%

greaser 46% covered nailing machine operator 32% covered laminating machine operator 31% covered aircraft de-icer installer 28% covered bleacher operator 27% covered factory hand You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from factory hand. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a factory hand already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Index

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factory hand is filed under Elementary occupations, ISCO major group 9. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a factory hand already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.