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Where a wig and hairpiece maker can go next

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

Wig and hairpiece makers create adapt and maintain hair prostheses for use in live performance. They work from sketches, pictures and artistic visions combined with knowledge of the human body to ensure the wearer maximum range of movement. They work in close cooperation with the designers.

Highest coverage recorded: 67%
Destinations: 5each with a full record
Within reach: 3difficulty under 55
Skills on file: 26required 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.

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wig and hairpiece maker is filed under Craft and related trades workers, ISCO major group 7. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a wig and hairpiece 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.