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

laundry ironertowearing apparel presser

A laundry ironer already meets 28% of what the wearing apparel presser role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From laundry ironer
28%
Overlap1
To wearing apparel presser
3 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
60.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

28%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

60.3/ 100

1 Share of the wearing apparel presser role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the laundry ironer 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 wearing apparel presser role treats 3 of its required skills as things a laundry ironer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • distinguish accessories
  • distinguish fabrics
  • iron textiles

What stands in the way is 7 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 3 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A wearing apparel presser role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a laundry ironer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held iron textiles handling and moving
  • already held distinguish accessories information skills
  • already held distinguish fabrics information skills

All 3 carried skills, including the 3 the wearing apparel presser role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 9 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 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held manufacturing of made-up textile articles required
  • required, not held manufacturing of wearing apparel required
  • optional, not held apparel manufacturing technology optional
02 handling and moving 2 required
  • required, not held alter wearing apparel required
  • required, not held manufacture wearing apparel products required
03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held perform process control in the wearing apparel industry required
  • optional, not held sew pieces of fabric optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held prepare production prototypes required
05 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held coordinate manufacturing production activities required
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a wearing apparel presser 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 3 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held distinguish accessories skill
  • already held distinguish fabrics skill
  • already held iron textiles skill
2 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held apparel manufacturing technology optional
  • optional, not held sew pieces of fabric optional
19 held skills the wearing apparel presser role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role clean equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role clean surfaces skill
  • not needed by the target role collect items for laundry service skill
  • not needed by the target role count money skill
  • not needed by the target role evaluate garment quality skill
  • not needed by the target role follow up orders for customers skill
  • not needed by the target role guarantee customer satisfaction skill
  • not needed by the target role handle linen in stock skill
  • not needed by the target role identify cloth items skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain customer service skill
  • not needed by the target role operate dry cleaning pressing machines skill
  • not needed by the target role organisational policies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role pleat fabrics skill
  • not needed by the target role properties of textile materials knowledge
  • not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role read care labels skill
  • not needed by the target role sell services skill
  • not needed by the target role set up machine controls skill
  • not needed by the target role sort textile items 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 manufacturing of made-up textile articles required
  • required, not held manufacturing of wearing apparel required
  • optional, not held apparel manufacturing technology optional
Index

Other moves recorded from laundry ironer

Full index of moves from laundry ironer

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.