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

furniture finishertoantique furniture reproducer

A furniture finisher already meets 53% of what the antique furniture reproducer role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From furniture finisher
53%
Overlap1
To antique furniture reproducer
24 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
49.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

53%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

49.5/ 100

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

  • age furniture artificially
  • apply a protective layer
  • clean furniture
  • create smooth wood surface
  • decorate furniture
  • furniture trends

What stands in the way is 8 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 24 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A antique furniture reproducer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a furniture finisher background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held age furniture artificially handling and moving
  • already held carve materials handling and moving
  • already held fix minor scratches handling and moving
  • already held decorate furniture communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held remove paint constructing
  • already held repair furniture parts handling and moving

All 24 carried skills, including the 8 the antique furniture reproducer 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 handling and moving 2 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held create furniture frames required
  • required, not held create wood joints required
  • optional, not held manipulate glass optional
  • optional, not held manipulate metal optional
  • optional, not held produce copies of valuable objects optional
  • optional, not held produce customised tools optional
  • optional, not held use authentic crafting techniques optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held technical drawings required
  • required, not held types of wood required
  • optional, not held metalworking optional
  • optional, not held engraving technologies optional
03 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held contextualise artistic work required
  • required, not held do historical research required
  • optional, not held select restoration activities optional
  • optional, not held specialise in an area of history optional
04 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held join wood elements required
05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required
  • required, not held operate wood sawing equipment required
06 arts and humanities 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held art history optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a antique furniture reproducer 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 24 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held age furniture artificially skill
  • already held apply a protective layer skill
  • already held clean furniture skill
  • already held create smooth wood surface skill
  • already held decorate furniture skill
  • already held furniture trends knowledge
  • already held sand wood skill
  • already held woodturning knowledge
  • already held apply restoration techniques skill
  • already held carve materials skill
  • already held engrave patterns skill
  • already held estimate restoration costs skill
  • already held evaluate restoration procedures skill
  • already held fix minor scratches skill
  • already held furniture industry knowledge
  • already held handle delivery of furniture goods skill
  • already held organic building materials knowledge
  • already held paint decorative designs skill
  • already held pass on trade techniques skill
  • already held prepare furniture for application of paint skill
  • already held remove paint skill
  • already held repair furniture parts skill
  • already held sell furniture skill
  • already held sell household goods skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held design original furniture optional
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held art history optional
  • optional, not held design original furniture optional
  • optional, not held metalworking optional
  • optional, not held select restoration activities optional
  • optional, not held engraving technologies optional
  • optional, not held manipulate glass optional
  • optional, not held manipulate metal optional
  • optional, not held produce copies of valuable objects optional
  • optional, not held produce customised tools optional
  • optional, not held specialise in an area of history optional
  • optional, not held use authentic crafting techniques optional
21 held skills the antique furniture reproducer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply colour coats skill
  • not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
  • not needed by the target role apply wood finishes skill
  • not needed by the target role check paint consistency skill
  • not needed by the target role clean painting equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role clean wood surface skill
  • not needed by the target role conservation techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role fibreglass laminating knowledge
  • not needed by the target role handle chemical cleaning agents skill
  • not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
  • not needed by the target role mix paint skill
  • not needed by the target role operate engraving equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role paint spraying techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role paint with a paint gun skill
  • not needed by the target role plastic resins knowledge
  • not needed by the target role repair laminated structures skill
  • not needed by the target role sanding techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role stain wood skill
  • not needed by the target role types of paint knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use heat gun skill
  • not needed by the target role use paint safety equipment skill
5 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 technical drawings required
  • required, not held types of wood required
  • optional, not held art history optional
  • optional, not held metalworking optional
  • optional, not held engraving technologies 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.