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

marine upholsterertomotor vehicle body assembler

A marine upholsterer already meets 45% of what the motor vehicle body assembler role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From marine upholsterer
45%
Overlap1
To motor vehicle body assembler
13 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
55.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

45%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

55.3/ 100

1 Share of the motor vehicle body assembler role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the marine upholsterer 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 motor vehicle body assembler role treats 10 of its required skills as things a marine upholsterer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • align components
  • apply health and safety standards
  • fasten components
  • inspect quality of products
  • quality standards
  • read engineering drawings

What stands in the way is 5 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A motor vehicle body assembler role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a marine upholsterer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held apply preliminary treatment to workpieces handling and moving
  • already held use power tools handling and moving
  • already held align components handling and moving
  • already held fasten components handling and moving
  • already held use technical documentation information skills
  • already held read engineering drawings information skills

All 13 carried skills, including the 10 the motor vehicle body assembler role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 29 missing skills fall into 6 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 assemble metal parts required
  • required, not held mark processed workpiece required
  • optional, not held install windshields optional
  • optional, not held apply flux optional
  • optional, not held cut metal products optional
  • optional, not held manipulate metal optional
  • optional, not held prepare pieces for joining optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held mechanics required
  • required, not held mechanics of motor vehicles required
  • optional, not held engineering processes optional
  • optional, not held rivet types optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held work in assembly line teams required
04 working with computers 8 supplementary
  • optional, not held set up automotive robot optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC drilling machine optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC grinding machine optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC laser cutting machine optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC metal punch press optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC milling machine optional
  • optional, not held tend computer numerical control lathe machine optional
  • optional, not held use CAM software optional
05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate drill press optional
  • optional, not held operate lifting equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
  • optional, not held tend riveting machine optional
  • optional, not held use testing equipment optional
06 constructing 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held apply arc welding techniques optional
  • optional, not held apply spot welding techniques optional
  • optional, not held operate soldering equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate welding equipment optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a motor vehicle body assembler 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 13 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held align components skill
  • already held apply health and safety standards skill
  • already held fasten components skill
  • already held inspect quality of products skill
  • already held quality standards knowledge
  • already held read engineering drawings skill
  • already held read standard blueprints skill
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held use technical documentation skill
  • already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
  • already held apply preliminary treatment to workpieces skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held use power tools skill
24 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held engineering processes optional
  • optional, not held install windshields optional
  • optional, not held apply arc welding techniques optional
  • optional, not held apply flux optional
  • optional, not held apply spot welding techniques optional
  • optional, not held cut metal products optional
  • optional, not held manipulate metal optional
  • optional, not held operate drill press optional
  • optional, not held operate lifting equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate soldering equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate welding equipment optional
  • optional, not held prepare pieces for joining optional
  • optional, not held rivet types optional
  • optional, not held set up automotive robot optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC drilling machine optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC grinding machine optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC laser cutting machine optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC metal punch press optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC milling machine optional
  • optional, not held tend computer numerical control lathe machine optional
  • optional, not held tend riveting machine optional
  • optional, not held use CAM software optional
  • optional, not held use testing equipment optional
23 held skills the motor vehicle body assembler role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role accurately estimate work hours skill
  • not needed by the target role cut fabrics skill
  • not needed by the target role electrical wiring plans knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
  • not needed by the target role install floor coverings skill
  • not needed by the target role install low voltage wiring skill
  • not needed by the target role install plumbing systems skill
  • not needed by the target role install transport equipment lighting skill
  • not needed by the target role install transport vehicle interior components skill
  • not needed by the target role install wall coverings skill
  • not needed by the target role integrate system components skill
  • not needed by the target role manufacture fabric furnishings skill
  • not needed by the target role mechanics of vessels knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform upholstery repair skill
  • not needed by the target role provide customized upholstery skill
  • not needed by the target role repair wiring skill
  • not needed by the target role sew pieces of fabric skill
  • not needed by the target role sew textile-based articles skill
  • not needed by the target role test electronic units skill
  • not needed by the target role upholster transport equipment's interior pieces skill
  • not needed by the target role upholstery tools knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use manual sewing techniques skill
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 mechanics required
  • required, not held mechanics of motor vehicles required
  • optional, not held engineering processes optional
  • optional, not held rivet types optional
Index

Other moves recorded from marine upholsterer

Full index of moves from marine upholsterer

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.