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

construction paintertopaperhanger

A construction painter already meets 64% of what the paperhanger role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From construction painter
64%
Overlap1
To paperhanger
25 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
39.9 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 39.9

This move: 39.9 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the paperhanger role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the construction painter 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 25 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A paperhanger role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a construction painter background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held clean painting equipment handling and moving
  • already held snap chalk line handling and moving
  • already held mix paint handling and moving
  • already held protect surfaces during construction work constructing
  • already held paint surfaces constructing
  • already held types of paint natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

All 25 carried skills, including the 7 the paperhanger role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 10 missing skills fall into 4 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 constructing 4 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held apply wallpaper paste required
  • required, not held hang wallpaper required
  • required, not held prepare wall for wallpaper required
  • required, not held remove wallpaper required
  • optional, not held tape drywall optional
02 handling and moving 2 required
  • required, not held cut wallpaper to size required
  • required, not held mix wallpaper paste required
03 arts and humanities 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held art history optional
  • optional, not held types of wallpaper optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held demonstrate products' features optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a paperhanger 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 25 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
  • already held inspect construction supplies skill
  • already held protect surfaces during construction work skill
  • already held snap chalk line skill
  • already held transport construction supplies skill
  • already held use measurement instruments skill
  • already held work ergonomically skill
  • already held advise on construction materials skill
  • already held answer requests for quotation skill
  • already held calculate needs for construction supplies skill
  • already held clean painting equipment skill
  • already held follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
  • already held keep personal administration skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held maintain work area cleanliness skill
  • already held mix paint skill
  • already held monitor stock level skill
  • already held order construction supplies skill
  • already held paint surfaces skill
  • already held process incoming construction supplies skill
  • already held types of paint knowledge
  • already held use safety equipment in construction skill
  • already held use sander skill
  • already held work in a construction team skill
  • already held work safely with chemicals skill
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held art history optional
  • optional, not held demonstrate products' features optional
  • optional, not held tape drywall optional
  • optional, not held types of wallpaper optional
16 held skills the paperhanger role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role blast surface skill
  • not needed by the target role build scaffolding skill
  • not needed by the target role dispose of hazardous waste skill
  • not needed by the target role dispose of non-hazardous waste skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect paintwork skill
  • not needed by the target role install construction profiles skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret 2D plans skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret 3D plans skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate rust proofing spray gun skill
  • not needed by the target role paint with a paint gun skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare surface for painting skill
  • not needed by the target role recognise signs of corrosion skill
  • not needed by the target role remove paint skill
  • not needed by the target role sand between coats skill
  • not needed by the target role set up temporary construction site infrastructure skill
2 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
  • optional, not held art history optional
  • optional, not held types of wallpaper optional
Index
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.