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Where a varnish maker can go next

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

Varnish makers operate equipment and mixers for varnish production, by melting, mixing and cooking the required chemical ingredients, according to specifications.

Highest coverage recorded: 78%
Destinations: 5each with a full record
Within reach: 1difficulty under 55
Skills on file: 34required or supplementary

Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

lacquer maker 78% covered · difficulty 27.8

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

Index

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varnish maker is filed under Plant and machine operators and assemblers, ISCO major group 8. 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 varnish 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.