Table 1Transition record

metal products assemblertometal furniture machine operator

A metal products assembler already meets 41% of what the metal furniture machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From metal products assembler

41%

Overlap1

To metal furniture machine operator

12 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

59.2 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

41%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

59.2/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the metal furniture machine operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the metal products assembler 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 metal furniture machine operator role treats 9 of its required skills as things a metal products assembler already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

assemble metal parts
cut metal products
fabricate metal parts
heat metals
join metals
metal smoothing technologies

What stands in the way is 9 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A metal furniture machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a metal products assembler background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held fabricate metal parts working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held heat metals handling and moving
already held assemble metal parts handling and moving
already held join metals constructing
already held metal smoothing technologies engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held cut metal products handling and moving

All 12 carried skills, including the 9 the metal furniture machine operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 missing skills fall into 8 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 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held remove inadequate workpieces required
required, not held remove processed workpiece required
required, not held supply machine with appropriate tools required

optional, not held dispose of cutting waste material optional
optional, not held mark processed workpiece optional

02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held maintain furniture machinery required
required, not held operate furniture machinery required
required, not held supply machine required

optional, not held repair furniture machinery optional

03 constructing 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held apply a protective layer required

optional, not held operate lacquer spray gun optional
optional, not held paint with a paint gun optional
optional, not held perform test run optional

04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held metalworking required

optional, not held technical drawings optional

05 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held quality standards required

06 information skills 4 supplementary

optional, not held analyse stress resistance of products optional
optional, not held perform physical stress tests on models optional
optional, not held perform product testing optional
optional, not held replace machines optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a metal furniture machine operator 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 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held assemble metal parts skill
already held cut metal products skill
already held fabricate metal parts skill
already held heat metals skill
already held join metals skill
already held metal smoothing technologies knowledge
already held monitor automated machines skill
already held set up the controller of a machine skill
already held types of metal knowledge
already held inspect quality of products skill
already held record production data for quality control skill
already held wear appropriate protective gear skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary

optional, not held apply spraying techniques optional
optional, not held design prototypes optional
optional, not held write stress-strain analysis reports optional

08 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held CAD software optional

15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held repair furniture machinery optional
optional, not held CAD software optional
optional, not held analyse stress resistance of products optional
optional, not held apply spraying techniques optional
optional, not held design prototypes optional
optional, not held dispose of cutting waste material optional
optional, not held mark processed workpiece optional
optional, not held operate lacquer spray gun optional
optional, not held paint with a paint gun optional
optional, not held perform physical stress tests on models optional
optional, not held perform product testing optional
optional, not held perform test run optional
optional, not held replace machines optional
optional, not held technical drawings optional
optional, not held write stress-strain analysis reports optional

30 held skills the metal furniture machine operator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role develop assembly instructions skill
not needed by the target role ensure correct goods labelling skill
not needed by the target role ensure equipment availability skill
not needed by the target role ensure public safety and security skill
not needed by the target role fasten components skill
not needed by the target role fix knife blades skill
not needed by the target role manipulate metal skill
not needed by the target role manufacturing of sports equipment knowledge
not needed by the target role measure metal to be heated skill
not needed by the target role metal coating technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role metal forming technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role metal joining technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role operate drill press skill
not needed by the target role operate handheld riveting equipment skill
not needed by the target role operate lifting equipment skill
not needed by the target role operate soldering equipment skill
not needed by the target role operate welding equipment skill
not needed by the target role pack goods skill
not needed by the target role perform metal work skill
not needed by the target role perform pre-assembly quality checks skill
not needed by the target role protective safety equipment knowledge
not needed by the target role read engineering drawings skill
not needed by the target role rivet types knowledge
not needed by the target role screw types knowledge
not needed by the target role tend riveting machine skill
not needed by the target role tend surface grinding machine skill
not needed by the target role troubleshoot skill
not needed by the target role types of hand-operated printing devices knowledge
not needed by the target role use metalworking tools skill
not needed by the target role use technical documentation 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 metalworking required
required, not held quality standards required
optional, not held CAD software optional
optional, not held technical drawings optional

Index

Other moves recorded from metal products assembler

Full index of moves from metal products assembler

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.