Table 1Transition record

make-up artisttodresser

A make-up artist already meets 54% of what the dresser role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From make-up artist

54%

Overlap1

To dresser

15 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

46.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 46.8

This move: 46.8 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the dresser role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the make-up artist 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 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A dresser role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a make-up artist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held advise client on technical possibilities communication, collaboration and creativity
already held document your own practice information skills
already held manage consumables stock management skills
already held prepare personal work environment management skills
already held safeguard artistic quality of performance communication, collaboration and creativity
already held understand artistic concepts communication, collaboration and creativity

All 15 carried skills, including the 7 the dresser role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 11 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 assisting and caring 2 required

required, not held assist with dressing required
required, not held use personal protection equipment required

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required

required, not held dress actors required
required, not held perform costume changeovers required

03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held work safely with machines required

optional, not held work safely with mobile electrical systems under supervision optional

04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required

required, not held standard sizing systems for clothing required

05 management skills 1 required

required, not held preset costumes required

06 handling and moving 2 supplementary

optional, not held maintain costumes optional
optional, not held wash costumes optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a dresser 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 15 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adapt to artists' creative demands skill
already held prepare personal work environment skill
already held safeguard artistic quality of performance skill
already held translate artistic concepts to technical designs skill
already held understand artistic concepts skill
already held work ergonomically skill
already held work with respect for own safety skill
already held advise client on technical possibilities skill
already held develop professional network skill
already held document your own practice skill
already held keep personal administration skill
already held manage consumables stock skill
already held manage personal professional development skill
already held prevent fire in a performance environment skill
already held work safely with chemicals skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 arts and humanities 1 supplementary

optional, not held history of fashion optional

4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held history of fashion optional
optional, not held maintain costumes optional
optional, not held wash costumes optional
optional, not held work safely with mobile electrical systems under supervision optional

39 held skills the dresser role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analyse a script skill
not needed by the target role analyse the need for technical resources skill
not needed by the target role apply body paint skill
not needed by the target role art history knowledge
not needed by the target role attend rehearsals skill
not needed by the target role contextualise artistic work skill
not needed by the target role cosmetics knowledge
not needed by the target role create lifecasts skill
not needed by the target role decide on make-up process skill
not needed by the target role define artistic approach skill
not needed by the target role design make-up effects skill
not needed by the target role determine skin type skill
not needed by the target role develop artistic educational activities skill
not needed by the target role develop artistic project budgets skill
not needed by the target role develop educational resources skill
not needed by the target role develop the look of a production skill
not needed by the target role draft styling schedule skill
not needed by the target role draw make-up sketches skill
not needed by the target role ensure continuous styling of artists skill
not needed by the target role finish project within budget skill
not needed by the target role follow directions of the artistic director skill
not needed by the target role follow work schedule skill
not needed by the target role gather reference materials for artwork skill
not needed by the target role lighting techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain prostheses skill
not needed by the target role maintain wigs skill
not needed by the target role make up performing artists skill
not needed by the target role make-up techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role participate in artistic mediation activities skill
not needed by the target role perform quick make-up changeovers skill
not needed by the target role photography knowledge
not needed by the target role plan art educational activities skill
not needed by the target role present exhibition skill
not needed by the target role repair prostheses skill
not needed by the target role skin types knowledge
not needed by the target role test make-up skill
not needed by the target role work with the camera crew skill
not needed by the target role work with the director of photography skill
not needed by the target role work with the lighting crew skill

2 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 standard sizing systems for clothing required
optional, not held history of fashion optional

Index

Other moves recorded from make-up artist

Full index of moves from make-up artist

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.