Table 1Transition record

harp makertoelectronic musical instrument maker

A harp maker already meets 79% of what the electronic musical instrument maker role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From harp maker

79%

Overlap1

To electronic musical instrument maker

26 Skills carried over

3 Required, not held

22 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 22

This move: 22 of 100 · adjacent

1 Share of the electronic musical instrument maker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the harp maker 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 26 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A electronic musical instrument maker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a harp maker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held tuning techniques arts and humanities
already held assemble musical instrument parts handling and moving
already held create musical instrument parts handling and moving
already held musical instruments materials arts and humanities
already held design musical instruments communication, collaboration and creativity
already held musical instrument accessories arts and humanities

All 26 carried skills, including the 9 the electronic musical instrument maker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 6 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held electronics required

optional, not held woodturning optional

02 constructing 1 required

required, not held solder electronics required

03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held rewire electronic musical instruments required

04 arts and humanities 1 supplementary

optional, not held conservation techniques optional

05 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held sales promotion techniques optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a electronic musical instrument maker 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 26 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply a protective layer skill
already held assemble musical instrument parts skill
already held create musical instrument parts skill
already held maintain musical instruments skill
already held metalworking knowledge
already held musical instruments knowledge
already held musical instruments materials knowledge
already held repair musical instruments skill
already held tuning techniques knowledge
already held acoustics knowledge
already held apply restoration techniques skill
already held decorate musical instruments skill
already held design musical instruments skill
already held estimate restoration costs skill
already held estimate value of musical instruments skill
already held evaluate restoration procedures skill
already held history of musical instruments knowledge
already held identify customer's needs skill
already held musical instrument accessories knowledge
already held organic building materials knowledge
already held pass on trade techniques skill
already held restore musical instruments skill
already held select restoration activities skill
already held technical drawings knowledge
already held trade in musical instruments skill
already held verify product specifications skill

3 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held conservation techniques optional
optional, not held sales promotion techniques optional
optional, not held woodturning optional

12 held skills the electronic musical instrument maker role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role 3D modelling knowledge
not needed by the target role create smooth wood surface skill
not needed by the target role dye wood skill
not needed by the target role join wood elements skill
not needed by the target role make bowstrings skill
not needed by the target role manipulate wood skill
not needed by the target role play musical instruments skill
not needed by the target role produce harp components skill
not needed by the target role sand wood skill
not needed by the target role stain wood skill
not needed by the target role tune stringed musical instruments skill
not needed by the target role types of strings knowledge

4 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 electronics required
optional, not held conservation techniques optional
optional, not held sales promotion techniques optional
optional, not held woodturning optional

Index

Other moves recorded from harp maker

Full index of moves from harp maker

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.