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

door installertowindow installer

A door installer already meets 79% of what the window installer role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From door installer
79%
Overlap1
To window installer
31 Skills carried over
3 Required, not held
24.9 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 24.9

This move: 24.9 of 100 · adjacent

1 Share of the window installer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the door installer 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 31 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A window installer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a door installer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held cut house wrap handling and moving
  • already held apply house wrap constructing
  • already held cut insulation material to size handling and moving
  • already held use shims handling and moving
  • already held types of insulation material engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held apply insulation strips constructing

All 31 carried skills, including the 12 the window installer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 9 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 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held install sill pan required
  • required, not held set window required
  • optional, not held install frameless glass optional
  • optional, not held assemble windows optional
02 handling and moving 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held transport construction supplies required
  • optional, not held assemble insulating glazing units optional
  • optional, not held maintain work area cleanliness optional
03 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights optional
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a window installer 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 31 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply insulation strips skill
  • already held apply proofing membranes skill
  • already held apply spray foam insulation skill
  • already held cut house wrap skill
  • already held cut insulation material to size skill
  • already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
  • already held inspect construction supplies skill
  • already held manipulate glass skill
  • already held use measurement instruments skill
  • already held use safety equipment in construction skill
  • already held use shims skill
  • already held work ergonomically skill
  • already held advise on construction materials skill
  • already held apply house wrap skill
  • already held create architectural sketches skill
  • already held inspect insulation skill
  • already held inspect quality of products skill
  • already held install construction profiles skill
  • already held install insulation material skill
  • already held interpret 2D plans skill
  • already held interpret 3D plans skill
  • already held keep personal administration skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held monitor stock level skill
  • already held order construction supplies skill
  • already held pack fragile items for transportation skill
  • already held process incoming construction supplies skill
  • already held types of insulation material knowledge
  • already held use sander skill
  • already held use squaring pole skill
  • already held work in a construction team skill
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held install frameless glass optional
  • optional, not held assemble insulating glazing units optional
  • optional, not held assemble windows optional
  • optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
  • optional, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights optional
  • optional, not held maintain work area cleanliness optional
3 held skills the window installer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role fit doors skill
  • not needed by the target role install automatically opening door skill
  • not needed by the target role install locks skill
1 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 energy performance of buildings optional
Index

Other moves recorded from door installer

Full index of moves from door installer

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.