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Where a mattress maker can go next

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

Mattress makers form mattresses by creating pads and coverings. They tuft mattresses by hand and cut, spread and attach the padding and cover material over the innerspring assemblies.

Highest coverage recorded: 72%
Destinations: 5each with a full record
Within reach: 2difficulty under 55
Skills on file: 23required or supplementary

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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mattress maker is filed under Craft and related trades workers, ISCO major group 7. 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 mattress maker 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.