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

green coffee buyertomaster coffee roaster

A green coffee buyer already meets 48% of what the master coffee roaster role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From green coffee buyer
48%
Overlap1
To master coffee roaster
18 Skills carried over
12 Required, not held
58.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

48%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

58.2/ 100

1 Share of the master coffee roaster role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the green coffee buyer 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 master coffee roaster role treats 10 of its required skills as things a green coffee buyer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply GMP
  • apply HACCP
  • apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
  • coffee characteristics
  • coffee grinding levels
  • evaluate coffee characteristics

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 18 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A master coffee roaster role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a green coffee buyer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held coffee characteristics engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held coffee grinding levels engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held evaluate coffee characteristics information skills
  • already held examine green coffee beans information skills
  • already held match coffee grind to coffee type working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held grade coffee beans information skills

All 18 carried skills, including the 10 the master coffee roaster role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 missing skills fall into 8 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 3 required
  • required, not held ensure public safety and security required
  • required, not held operate a heat treatment process required
  • required, not held prepare hot drinks required
02 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held monitor roasting required
  • required, not held perform sensory evaluation of food products required
  • optional, not held assess quality characteristics of food products optional
  • optional, not held control of expenses optional
03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held roasting coffee required
  • required, not held colour ranges of roasting required
  • optional, not held mill operations optional
04 handling and moving 2 required
  • required, not held apply different roasting methods required
  • required, not held handle flammable substances required
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held create new recipes required
  • optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
06 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held mitigate waste of resources required
  • optional, not held identify market niches optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a master coffee roaster 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 18 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply GMP skill
  • already held apply HACCP skill
  • already held apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages skill
  • already held coffee characteristics knowledge
  • already held coffee grinding levels knowledge
  • already held evaluate coffee characteristics skill
  • already held examine green coffee beans skill
  • already held grade coffee beans skill
  • already held match coffee grind to coffee type skill
  • already held types of coffee beans knowledge
  • already held apply foreign language for international trade skill
  • already held conduct extensive international travel skill
  • already held educate customers on coffee varieties skill
  • already held food and beverage industry knowledge
  • already held have computer literacy skill
  • already held liaise with colleagues skill
  • already held liaise with managers skill
  • already held perform coffee tastings skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held maintain industrial ovens required
08 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held manage kiln ventilation optional
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held assess quality characteristics of food products optional
  • optional, not held manage kiln ventilation optional
  • optional, not held mill operations optional
  • optional, not held control of expenses optional
  • optional, not held identify market niches optional
  • optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
15 held skills the master coffee roaster role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse characteristics of food products at reception skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse consumer buying trends skill
  • not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
  • not needed by the target role carry out active selling skill
  • not needed by the target role customer service knowledge
  • not needed by the target role effects of pesticides in food raw materials knowledge
  • not needed by the target role give humanitarian support to local economies skill
  • not needed by the target role label samples skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain relationship with customers skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain relationship with suppliers skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain updated professional knowledge skill
  • not needed by the target role negotiate buying conditions skill
  • not needed by the target role negotiate price skill
  • not needed by the target role perform public relations skill
  • not needed by the target role work in a food processing team skill
3 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 roasting coffee required
  • required, not held colour ranges of roasting required
  • optional, not held mill operations optional
Index

Other moves recorded from green coffee buyer

Full index of moves from green coffee buyer

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.