materials handlertowarehouse worker
A materials handler already meets 38% of what the warehouse worker role asks for. The move turns on 24 required skills not yet in the profile.
38%
72.9/ 100
1 Share of the warehouse worker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the materials handler 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 this move works
A warehouse worker role treats 16 of its required skills as things a materials handler already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- dispatch order processing
- follow stock control instructions
- implement efficiency plans for logistics operations
- maintain physical condition of warehouse
- maintain stock control systems
- manage warehouse inventory
What stands in the way is 24 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 23 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A warehouse worker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a materials handler background worth leading with.
- already held dispatch order processing handling and moving
- already held follow stock control instructions communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held use warehouse marking tools handling and moving
- already held clean warehouse handling and moving
- already held use barcode scanning equipment handling and moving
- already held products coding system business, administration and law
All 23 carried skills, including the 16 the warehouse worker role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 43 missing skills fall into 10 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.
- required, not held apply techniques for stacking goods into containers required
- required, not held assist in the movement of heavy loads required
- required, not held clean industrial containers required
- required, not held identify damaged goods before shipment required
- required, not held manage transport of goods from warehouse facilities required
- required, not held match goods with appropriate packaging according to security procedures required
- required, not held receive goods required
- required, not held lift heavy weights required
- required, not held load products for dispatch required
- required, not held perform cleaning duties required
- optional, not held receive shipment packaging information optional
- optional, not held manage packaging material optional
- required, not held handle paperwork related to warehouse stock required
- required, not held handle shipment paperwork required
- required, not held monitor stock level required
- required, not held check for damaged items required
- required, not held control of expenses required
- required, not held have spatial awareness required
- optional, not held ensure quality control in packaging optional
- optional, not held monitor packaging operations optional
- optional, not held oversee stock quality control optional
- optional, not held analyse packaging requirements optional
- optional, not held organise information optional
- required, not held follow verbal instructions required
- required, not held stay alert required
- optional, not held apply transportation management concepts optional
- optional, not held handle returns optional
- optional, not held work in a logistics team optional
- optional, not held adapt to changing situations optional
- optional, not held cooperate with colleagues optional
- optional, not held handle customer complaints optional
- required, not held operate package processing equipment required
- required, not held operate weighing machine required
- optional, not held carry out ship-to-shore operations optional
- optional, not held tend packaging machines optional
- required, not held have computer literacy required
- optional, not held use a warehouse management system optional
- required, not held use rigging tools required
4 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a warehouse worker role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 handle paperwork related to warehouse stock skill · occupation specific
- 02 apply techniques for stacking goods into containers skill · sector specific
- 03 assist in the movement of heavy loads skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 23 skills that carry over
- already held dispatch order processing skill
- already held follow stock control instructions skill
- already held implement efficiency plans for logistics operations skill
- already held maintain physical condition of warehouse skill
- already held maintain stock control systems skill
- already held manage warehouse inventory skill
- already held operate warehouse materials skill
- already held operate warehouse record systems skill
- already held pallets loading skill
- already held pick orders for dispatching skill
- already held products coding system knowledge
- already held secure goods skill
- already held sort waste skill
- already held stack goods skill
- already held use different communication channels skill
- already held use warehouse marking tools skill
- already held assemble goods skill
- already held clean warehouse skill
- already held follow written instructions skill
- already held freight transport methods knowledge
- already held handle fragile items skill
- already held safety regulations for warehouses knowledge
- already held use barcode scanning equipment skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
- required, not held plan shifts of employees required
- required, not held types of packaging used in industrial shipments required
- optional, not held packaging engineering optional
- optional, not held product packaging requirements optional
- optional, not held apply procedures to ensure cargo complies with customs regulations optional
19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held apply procedures to ensure cargo complies with customs regulations optional
- optional, not held apply transportation management concepts optional
- optional, not held carry out ship-to-shore operations optional
- optional, not held ensure quality control in packaging optional
- optional, not held handle returns optional
- optional, not held monitor packaging operations optional
- optional, not held oversee stock quality control optional
- optional, not held receive shipment packaging information optional
- optional, not held work in a logistics team optional
- optional, not held adapt to changing situations optional
- optional, not held analyse packaging requirements optional
- optional, not held cooperate with colleagues optional
- optional, not held handle customer complaints optional
- optional, not held manage packaging material optional
- optional, not held organise information optional
- optional, not held packaging engineering optional
- optional, not held product packaging requirements optional
- optional, not held tend packaging machines optional
- optional, not held use a warehouse management system optional
17 held skills the warehouse worker role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role calculate needs for construction supplies skill
- not needed by the target role check compatibility of materials skill
- not needed by the target role dispose of hazardous waste skill
- not needed by the target role dispose of non-hazardous waste skill
- not needed by the target role drive vehicles skill
- not needed by the target role follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
- not needed by the target role hazardous materials transportation knowledge
- not needed by the target role inspect construction supplies skill
- not needed by the target role inventory management rules knowledge
- not needed by the target role load heavy items on pallets skill
- not needed by the target role operate GPS systems skill
- not needed by the target role order construction supplies skill
- not needed by the target role pack goods skill
- not needed by the target role process incoming construction supplies skill
- not needed by the target role road transport legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role shunt inbound loads skill
- not needed by the target role transport construction supplies 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.
- required, not held types of packaging used in industrial shipments required
- optional, not held packaging engineering optional
- optional, not held product packaging requirements optional
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.