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

costume attendanttohair stylist

A costume attendant already meets 34% of what the hair stylist role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From costume attendant
34%
Overlap1
To hair stylist
11 Skills carried over
11 Required, not held
64.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

34%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

64.8/ 100

1 Share of the hair stylist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the costume attendant 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 hair stylist role treats 5 of its required skills as things a costume attendant already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • analyse a script
  • analyse the need for technical resources
  • ensure continuous styling of artists
  • follow directions of the artistic director
  • follow work schedule

What stands in the way is 11 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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A hair stylist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a costume attendant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held draft styling schedule management skills
  • already held ensure continuous styling of artists assisting and caring
  • already held work with the director of photography communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held lighting techniques arts and humanities
  • already held follow directions of the artistic director communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held manage consumables stock management skills

All 11 carried skills, including the 5 the hair stylist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 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 assisting and caring 5 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held apply hair cutting techniques required
  • required, not held perform quick hair changeovers required
  • required, not held work safely with chemicals required
  • required, not held dye hair required
  • required, not held style hair required
  • optional, not held dye wigs optional
  • optional, not held design hair style optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held consult with production director required
  • required, not held familiarise with personal directing styles required
  • required, not held translate artistic concepts to technical designs required
  • optional, not held create wigs optional
  • optional, not held order supplies optional
03 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held finish project within budget required
  • optional, not held decide on wig making process optional
  • optional, not held manage technical resources stock optional
04 information skills 1 required
  • required, not held keep up with trends required
05 services 1 required
  • required, not held hairdressing required
06 arts and humanities 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held history of hair styles optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a hair stylist 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 11 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held analyse a script skill
  • already held analyse the need for technical resources skill
  • already held ensure continuous styling of artists skill
  • already held follow directions of the artistic director skill
  • already held follow work schedule skill
  • already held attend rehearsals skill
  • already held draft styling schedule skill
  • already held lighting techniques knowledge
  • already held manage consumables stock skill
  • already held photography knowledge
  • already held work with the director of photography skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held maintain wigs optional
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held history of hair styles optional
  • optional, not held create wigs optional
  • optional, not held decide on wig making process optional
  • optional, not held dye wigs optional
  • optional, not held maintain wigs optional
  • optional, not held manage technical resources stock optional
  • optional, not held design hair style optional
  • optional, not held order supplies optional
18 held skills the hair stylist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adapt costumes skill
  • not needed by the target role assist with dressing skill
  • not needed by the target role document costume stock skill
  • not needed by the target role draw up artists' measurements skill
  • not needed by the target role dress actors skill
  • not needed by the target role dressmaking knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain costumes skill
  • not needed by the target role measure the human body for wearing apparel skill
  • not needed by the target role organise costume fittings skill
  • not needed by the target role perform costume changeovers skill
  • not needed by the target role plan transport operations skill
  • not needed by the target role preset costumes skill
  • not needed by the target role select costumes skill
  • not needed by the target role sew pieces of fabric skill
  • not needed by the target role use manual sewing techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role wash costumes skill
  • not needed by the target role work with the camera crew skill
  • not needed by the target role work with the lighting crew 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
  • required, not held hairdressing required
  • optional, not held history of hair styles optional
Index

Other moves recorded from costume attendant

Full index of moves from costume attendant

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.