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

coopertocabinet maker

A cooper already meets 30% of what the cabinet maker role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From cooper
30%
Overlap1
To cabinet maker
9 Skills carried over
12 Required, not held
72 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

30%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

72/ 100

1 Share of the cabinet maker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the cooper 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 cabinet maker role treats 8 of its required skills as things a cooper already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply wood finishes
  • clean wood surface
  • design objects to be crafted
  • operate drilling equipment
  • operate wood sawing equipment
  • sand wood

What stands in the way is 12 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A cabinet maker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a cooper background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held tend boring machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held design objects to be crafted communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held apply wood finishes constructing
  • already held clean wood surface handling and moving
  • already held operate drilling equipment handling and moving
  • already held operate wood sawing equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 9 carried skills, including the 8 the cabinet maker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 34 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 6 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held construction products required
  • required, not held furniture trends required
  • required, not held wood products required
  • required, not held woodturning required
  • required, not held sanding techniques required
  • required, not held technical drawings required
  • optional, not held furniture industry optional
  • optional, not held organic building materials optional
  • optional, not held engraving technologies optional
02 handling and moving 3 required, 8 supplementary
  • required, not held create furniture frames required
  • required, not held create smooth wood surface required
  • required, not held repair furniture frames required
  • optional, not held handle delivery of furniture goods optional
  • optional, not held carve materials optional
  • optional, not held clean furniture optional
  • optional, not held dye wood optional
  • optional, not held fix minor scratches optional
  • optional, not held manipulate glass optional
  • optional, not held repair furniture parts optional
  • optional, not held stain wood optional
03 constructing 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held apply a protective layer required
  • required, not held join wood elements required
  • optional, not held use substitute materials optional
  • optional, not held apply colour coats optional
  • optional, not held prepare furniture for application of paint optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held design original furniture required
  • optional, not held create mock-ups optional
  • optional, not held sell furniture optional
  • optional, not held sell household goods optional
  • optional, not held decorate furniture optional
  • optional, not held pass on trade techniques optional
05 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held CAD software optional
06 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use CAD software optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a cabinet maker 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 9 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply wood finishes skill
  • already held clean wood surface skill
  • already held design objects to be crafted skill
  • already held operate drilling equipment skill
  • already held operate wood sawing equipment skill
  • already held sand wood skill
  • already held tend boring machine skill
  • already held types of wood knowledge
  • already held manipulate metal skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held engrave patterns optional
22 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held create mock-ups optional
  • optional, not held use substitute materials optional
  • optional, not held apply colour coats optional
  • optional, not held engrave patterns optional
  • optional, not held furniture industry optional
  • optional, not held handle delivery of furniture goods optional
  • optional, not held organic building materials optional
  • optional, not held sell furniture optional
  • optional, not held sell household goods optional
  • optional, not held CAD software optional
  • optional, not held carve materials optional
  • optional, not held clean furniture optional
  • optional, not held decorate furniture optional
  • optional, not held dye wood optional
  • optional, not held engraving technologies optional
  • optional, not held fix minor scratches optional
  • optional, not held manipulate glass optional
  • optional, not held pass on trade techniques optional
  • optional, not held prepare furniture for application of paint optional
  • optional, not held repair furniture parts optional
  • optional, not held stain wood optional
  • optional, not held use CAD software optional
27 held skills the cabinet maker role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adjust cut sizes skill
  • not needed by the target role airtight storage knowledge
  • not needed by the target role answer requests for quotation skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble barrels skill
  • not needed by the target role bend staves skill
  • not needed by the target role char barrels skill
  • not needed by the target role check quality of raw materials skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure correct goods labelling skill
  • not needed by the target role finish barrels skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect quality of products skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain barrels skill
  • not needed by the target role make barrel heads skill
  • not needed by the target role manipulate wood skill
  • not needed by the target role manufacture of wooden barrels knowledge
  • not needed by the target role metalworking tools knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate thickness planer machine skill
  • not needed by the target role order supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role perform machine maintenance skill
  • not needed by the target role perform minor repairs to equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role recognise signs of corrosion skill
  • not needed by the target role recognise signs of wood rot skill
  • not needed by the target role sharpen edged tools skill
  • not needed by the target role store products skill
  • not needed by the target role types of containers knowledge
  • not needed by the target role wood cuts knowledge
  • not needed by the target role wood moisture content knowledge
  • not needed by the target role woodworking tools knowledge
10 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 construction products required
  • required, not held furniture trends required
  • required, not held wood products required
  • required, not held woodturning required
  • required, not held sanding techniques required
  • required, not held technical drawings required
  • optional, not held furniture industry optional
  • optional, not held organic building materials optional
  • optional, not held CAD software optional
  • optional, not held engraving technologies optional
Index

Other moves recorded from cooper

Full index of moves from cooper

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.