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

ornamental metal workertoblacksmith

A ornamental metal worker already meets 56% of what the blacksmith role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From ornamental metal worker
56%
Overlap1
To blacksmith
26 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
51.4 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

56%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

51.4/ 100

1 Share of the blacksmith role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the ornamental metal worker 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 blacksmith role treats 11 of its required skills as things a ornamental metal worker already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply smithing techniques
  • ensure correct metal temperature
  • heat metals
  • hot forging
  • operate welding equipment
  • select filler metal

What stands in the way is 8 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 26 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A blacksmith role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a ornamental metal worker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held work with blacksmithing power tools working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held shape metal over anvils handling and moving
  • already held work with blacksmithing hand tools handling and moving
  • already held mark designs on metal pieces handling and moving
  • already held apply smithing techniques handling and moving
  • already held hot forging engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 26 carried skills, including the 11 the blacksmith role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held maintain furnace temperature required
  • required, not held operate furnace required
  • required, not held operate metal heating equipment required
  • optional, not held remove scale from metal workpiece optional
02 handling and moving 1 required, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held load materials into furnace required
  • optional, not held insert mould structures optional
  • optional, not held remove finished casts optional
  • optional, not held apply preliminary treatment to workpieces optional
  • optional, not held cut metal products optional
  • optional, not held fill moulds optional
  • optional, not held produce customised products optional
  • optional, not held supply machine with appropriate tools optional
03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held forging processes required
  • optional, not held casting processes optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of tools optional
  • optional, not held coating substances optional
  • optional, not held dust usage for forging optional
04 constructing 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held join metals required
  • optional, not held monitor gauge optional
05 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held prevent damage in a furnace required
06 information skills 1 required
  • required, not held measure metal to be heated required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a blacksmith 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 26 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply smithing techniques skill
  • already held ensure correct metal temperature skill
  • already held heat metals skill
  • already held hot forging knowledge
  • already held operate welding equipment skill
  • already held select filler metal skill
  • already held shape metal over anvils skill
  • already held types of metal knowledge
  • already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
  • already held work with blacksmithing hand tools skill
  • already held work with blacksmithing power tools skill
  • already held apply precision metalworking techniques skill
  • already held cold forging knowledge
  • already held design drawings knowledge
  • already held ensure equipment availability skill
  • already held ferrous metal processing knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of door furniture from metal knowledge
  • already held mark designs on metal pieces skill
  • already held mark processed workpiece skill
  • already held non-ferrous metal processing knowledge
  • already held operate precision measuring equipment skill
  • already held precious metal processing knowledge
  • already held provide customer follow-up services skill
  • already held recognise signs of corrosion skill
  • already held smooth burred surfaces skill
  • already held types of metal manufacturing processes knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held manage time in casting processes optional
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held casting processes optional
  • optional, not held insert mould structures optional
  • optional, not held manage time in casting processes optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of tools optional
  • optional, not held remove finished casts optional
  • optional, not held apply preliminary treatment to workpieces optional
  • optional, not held coating substances optional
  • optional, not held cut metal products optional
  • optional, not held dust usage for forging optional
  • optional, not held fill moulds optional
  • optional, not held monitor gauge optional
  • optional, not held produce customised products optional
  • optional, not held remove scale from metal workpiece optional
  • optional, not held supply machine with appropriate tools optional
28 held skills the blacksmith role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply arc welding techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role apply brazing techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role cut ornamental design skill
  • not needed by the target role cutting technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role engrave patterns skill
  • not needed by the target role engraving technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing of cutlery knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing of doors from metal knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing of metal household articles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing of weapons and ammunition knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mark a metal workpiece 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 operate brazing equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate engraving equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate rust proofing spray gun skill
  • not needed by the target role operate soldering equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role perform machine maintenance skill
  • not needed by the target role perform test run skill
  • not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role read standard blueprints skill
  • not needed by the target role remove inadequate workpieces skill
  • not needed by the target role remove processed workpiece skill
  • not needed by the target role set up the controller of a machine skill
  • not needed by the target role shape ornamental design skill
  • not needed by the target role torch temperature for metal processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role troubleshoot skill
  • not needed by the target role use metalworking tools skill
5 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 forging processes required
  • optional, not held casting processes optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of tools optional
  • optional, not held coating substances optional
  • optional, not held dust usage for forging optional
Index

Other moves recorded from ornamental metal worker

Full index of moves from ornamental metal worker

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.