Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a wood drying kiln operator can go next

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

Wood drying kiln operators control the process of applying heat to moist or 'green' wood in order to obtain usable dry wood. Depending on the type of kiln, the drying operator will be responsible for moving the wood into and out of the kiln, temperature control, and ventilation.

Craft and related trades workers 42 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: wood treater, 45%

wood treater 45% covered kiln firer 28% covered clay kiln burner 25% covered debarker operator 25% covered wood products assembler 25% covered wood drying kiln operator You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from wood drying kiln operator. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a wood drying kiln operator 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 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

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wood drying kiln operator 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 wood drying kiln operator 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.