Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

companiontodomestic housekeeper

A companion already meets 25% of what the domestic housekeeper role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.

From companion
25%
Overlap1
To domestic housekeeper
12 Skills carried over
16 Required, not held
78.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

25%

Learning distance A rebuild

78.5/ 100

1 Share of the domestic housekeeper role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the companion 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.

Why

Why this move works

A domestic housekeeper role treats 7 of its required skills as things a companion already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • buy groceries
  • clean rooms
  • clean surfaces
  • iron textiles
  • make the beds
  • remove dust

What stands in the way is 16 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A domestic housekeeper role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a companion background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held make the beds handling and moving
  • already held wash the laundry handling and moving
  • already held buy groceries communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held remove dust handling and moving
  • already held provide dog walking services handling and moving
  • already held feed pets handling and moving

All 12 carried skills, including the 7 the domestic housekeeper role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 46 missing skills fall into 8 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 handling and moving 5 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held store kitchen supplies required
  • required, not held vacuum surfaces required
  • required, not held handle chemical cleaning agents required
  • required, not held maintain cleaning equipment required
  • required, not held perform cleaning duties required
  • optional, not held polish silverware optional
  • optional, not held clean household linens optional
  • optional, not held wash the dishes optional
  • optional, not held clean glass surfaces optional
  • optional, not held handle linen in stock optional
  • optional, not held perform outdoor cleaning activities optional
02 management skills 4 required, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held monitor kitchen supplies required
  • required, not held supervise housekeeping operations required
  • required, not held maintain personal hygiene standards required
  • required, not held manage schedule of tasks required
  • optional, not held organise wine cellar optional
  • optional, not held oversee maintenance work optional
  • optional, not held arrange special events optional
  • optional, not held collect mail optional
  • optional, not held disseminate messages to people optional
  • optional, not held manage cleaning activities optional
  • optional, not held manage staff optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held identify customer's needs required
  • required, not held order supplies required
  • required, not held satisfy customers required
  • optional, not held communicate with youth optional
  • optional, not held follow written instructions optional
  • optional, not held give instructions to staff optional
  • optional, not held promote human rights optional
  • optional, not held teach housekeeping skills optional
04 information skills 2 required
  • required, not held maintain inventory of cleaning supplies required
  • required, not held control of expenses required
05 assisting and caring 1 required, 8 supplementary
  • required, not held work ergonomically required
  • optional, not held assist children with homework optional
  • optional, not held serve beverages optional
  • optional, not held serve food in table service optional
  • optional, not held tend to elderly people optional
  • optional, not held attend to children's basic physical needs optional
  • optional, not held greet guests optional
  • optional, not held supervise children optional
  • optional, not held support children's wellbeing optional
06 services 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held cleaning techniques required
  • optional, not held lawn care optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a domestic housekeeper 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 12 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held buy groceries skill
  • already held clean rooms skill
  • already held clean surfaces skill
  • already held iron textiles skill
  • already held make the beds skill
  • already held remove dust skill
  • already held wash the laundry skill
  • already held assist clients with special needs skill
  • already held feed pets skill
  • already held provide dog walking services skill
  • already held use cooking techniques skill
  • already held use food preparation techniques skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 constructing 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held control minor maintenance optional
  • optional, not held maintain gardening equipment optional
08 health and welfare 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held dietary regimes optional
30 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held polish silverware optional
  • optional, not held assist children with homework optional
  • optional, not held clean household linens optional
  • optional, not held lawn care optional
  • optional, not held organise wine cellar optional
  • optional, not held oversee maintenance work optional
  • optional, not held serve beverages optional
  • optional, not held serve food in table service optional
  • optional, not held tend to elderly people optional
  • optional, not held wash the dishes optional
  • optional, not held arrange special events optional
  • optional, not held attend to children's basic physical needs optional
  • optional, not held clean glass surfaces optional
  • optional, not held collect mail optional
  • optional, not held communicate with youth optional
  • optional, not held control minor maintenance optional
  • optional, not held dietary regimes optional
  • optional, not held disseminate messages to people optional
  • optional, not held follow written instructions optional
  • optional, not held give instructions to staff optional
  • optional, not held greet guests optional
  • optional, not held handle linen in stock optional
  • optional, not held maintain gardening equipment optional
  • optional, not held manage cleaning activities optional
  • optional, not held manage staff optional
  • optional, not held perform outdoor cleaning activities optional
  • optional, not held promote human rights optional
  • optional, not held supervise children optional
  • optional, not held support children's wellbeing optional
  • optional, not held teach housekeeping skills optional
16 held skills the domestic housekeeper role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role accompany people skill
  • not needed by the target role administer appointments skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
  • not needed by the target role drive vehicles skill
  • not needed by the target role empathise with the healthcare user skill
  • not needed by the target role give advice on personal matters skill
  • not needed by the target role keep company skill
  • not needed by the target role listen actively skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare ready-made dishes skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare sandwiches skill
  • not needed by the target role provide first aid skill
  • not needed by the target role relate empathetically skill
  • not needed by the target role support individuals to adjust to physical disability skill
  • not needed by the target role support nurses skill
  • not needed by the target role use gardening equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role wash vehicles 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 cleaning techniques required
  • optional, not held lawn care optional
  • optional, not held dietary regimes optional
Index

Other moves recorded from companion

Full index of moves from companion

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.