Table 1Transition record

aestheticiantotanning consultant

A aesthetician already meets 49% of what the tanning consultant role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From aesthetician

49%

Overlap1

To tanning consultant

16 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

48.5 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 48.5

This move: 48.5 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the tanning consultant role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the aesthetician profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A tanning consultant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a aesthetician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held manage indoor tanning sessions communication, collaboration and creativity
already held determine skin type assisting and caring
already held offer free samples of cosmetics communication, collaboration and creativity
already held sell cosmetics communication, collaboration and creativity
already held cosmetics ingredients services
already held offer cosmetic beauty advice communication, collaboration and creativity

All 16 carried skills, including the 3 the tanning consultant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 13 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 management skills 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held maintain personal hygiene standards required

optional, not held manage tanning operations optional
optional, not held manage cleaning activities optional
optional, not held manage schedule of tasks optional

02 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held apply company policies required

optional, not held administer spray tans optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held advise on tanning treatments required

optional, not held handle customer complaints optional

04 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held ensure sanitation required

optional, not held handle chemical cleaning agents optional

05 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held customer service required

06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held tanning process optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a tanning consultant role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 16 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held identify customer's needs skill
already held maintain customer service skill
already held maintain equipment skill
already held administer appointments skill
already held cosmetics knowledge
already held cosmetics ingredients knowledge
already held determine skin type skill
already held issue sales invoices skill
already held manage indoor tanning sessions skill
already held monitor stock level skill
already held offer cosmetic beauty advice skill
already held offer free samples of cosmetics skill
already held order supplies skill
already held process payments skill
already held recommend cosmetics to customers skill
already held sell cosmetics skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held skin types optional

8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held administer spray tans optional
optional, not held manage tanning operations optional
optional, not held tanning process optional
optional, not held handle chemical cleaning agents optional
optional, not held handle customer complaints optional
optional, not held manage cleaning activities optional
optional, not held manage schedule of tasks optional
optional, not held skin types optional

25 held skills the tanning consultant role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise customers on usage of cosmetics skill
not needed by the target role apply permanent make-up skill
not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
not needed by the target role comply with legislation related to health care skill
not needed by the target role cosmetic manicure knowledge
not needed by the target role cosmetic skin treatment knowledge
not needed by the target role cosmetics industry knowledge
not needed by the target role give massages skill
not needed by the target role hydrotherapy knowledge
not needed by the target role keep personal administration skill
not needed by the target role keep up to date with spa products skill
not needed by the target role maintain professional administration skill
not needed by the target role maintain relationship with suppliers skill
not needed by the target role make-up techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role manage a small-to-medium business skill
not needed by the target role manufacture cosmetics skill
not needed by the target role perform body wrapping skill
not needed by the target role perform facial treatment skill
not needed by the target role support individuals on nutrition changes skill
not needed by the target role test make-up skill
not needed by the target role train employees skill
not needed by the target role treat facial hair skill
not needed by the target role use hair removal techniques skill
not needed by the target role use laser therapy for skin conditions skill
not needed by the target role work ergonomically skill

3 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held customer service required
optional, not held tanning process optional
optional, not held skin types optional

Index

Other moves recorded from aesthetician

Full index of moves from aesthetician

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.