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

domestic cleanertocompanion

A domestic cleaner already meets 35% of what the companion role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From domestic cleaner
35%
Overlap1
To companion
10 Skills carried over
10 Required, not held
63 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

35%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

63/ 100

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

  • clean rooms
  • clean surfaces
  • iron textiles
  • make the beds
  • wash the laundry

What stands in the way is 10 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A companion role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a domestic cleaner 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 wash vehicles 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

All 10 carried skills, including the 5 the companion role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 missing skills fall into 5 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 8 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held accompany people required
  • required, not held prepare ready-made dishes required
  • required, not held prepare sandwiches required
  • required, not held use cooking techniques required
  • required, not held use food preparation techniques required
  • required, not held empathise with the healthcare user required
  • required, not held keep company required
  • required, not held relate empathetically required
  • optional, not held give advice on personal matters optional
  • optional, not held support individuals to adjust to physical disability optional
  • optional, not held provide first aid optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held communicate with customers required
  • required, not held listen actively required
  • optional, not held assist clients with special needs optional
  • optional, not held support nurses optional
03 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use gardening equipment optional
04 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held administer appointments optional
05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held drive vehicles optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a companion 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 10 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held clean rooms skill
  • already held clean surfaces skill
  • already held iron textiles skill
  • already held make the beds skill
  • already held wash the laundry skill
  • already held buy groceries skill
  • already held feed pets skill
  • already held provide dog walking services skill
  • already held remove dust skill
  • already held wash vehicles skill
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held give advice on personal matters optional
  • optional, not held support individuals to adjust to physical disability optional
  • optional, not held use gardening equipment optional
  • optional, not held administer appointments optional
  • optional, not held assist clients with special needs optional
  • optional, not held drive vehicles optional
  • optional, not held provide first aid optional
  • optional, not held support nurses optional
25 held skills the companion role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role carry out pressure washing activities skill
  • not needed by the target role clean glass surfaces skill
  • not needed by the target role clean household linens skill
  • not needed by the target role clean toilet facilities skill
  • not needed by the target role clean vehicle exterior skill
  • not needed by the target role clean vehicle interiors skill
  • not needed by the target role cleaning techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure cleanliness of food preparation area skill
  • not needed by the target role handle chemical cleaning agents skill
  • not needed by the target role handle linen in stock skill
  • not needed by the target role lift heavy weights skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain a safe, hygienic and secure working environment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain cleaning equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain inventory of cleaning supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain personal hygiene standards when cleaning skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain wardrobe skill
  • not needed by the target role perform cleaning duties skill
  • not needed by the target role perform outdoor cleaning activities skill
  • not needed by the target role restock toilet facilities' supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role sort waste skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise children skill
  • not needed by the target role vacuum surfaces skill
  • not needed by the target role wash costumes skill
  • not needed by the target role wash the dishes skill
  • not needed by the target role work ergonomically skill
Index

Other moves recorded from domestic cleaner

Full index of moves from domestic cleaner

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.