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

paperhangertoconstruction painter

A paperhanger already meets 61% of what the construction painter role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From paperhanger
61%
Overlap1
To construction painter
25 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
43.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

61%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

43.2/ 100

1 Share of the construction painter role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the paperhanger 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 construction painter role treats 13 of its required skills as things a paperhanger already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • clean painting equipment
  • follow health and safety procedures in construction
  • follow safety procedures when working at heights
  • inspect construction supplies
  • paint surfaces
  • protect surfaces during construction work

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 25 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A construction painter role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a paperhanger background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held clean painting equipment handling and moving
  • already held snap chalk line handling and moving
  • already held mix paint handling and moving
  • already held paint surfaces constructing
  • already held protect surfaces during construction work constructing
  • already held types of paint natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

All 25 carried skills, including the 13 the construction painter role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 missing skills fall into 4 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 4 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held dispose of hazardous waste required
  • required, not held dispose of non-hazardous waste required
  • required, not held prepare surface for painting required
  • required, not held sand between coats required
  • optional, not held blast surface optional
02 information skills 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held inspect paintwork required
  • required, not held interpret 2D plans required
  • required, not held interpret 3D plans required
  • optional, not held recognise signs of corrosion optional
03 constructing 1 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held remove paint required
  • optional, not held install construction profiles optional
  • optional, not held set up temporary construction site infrastructure optional
  • optional, not held build scaffolding optional
  • optional, not held operate rust proofing spray gun optional
  • optional, not held paint with a paint gun optional
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held maintain equipment optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a construction painter 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 25 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held clean painting equipment skill
  • already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
  • already held follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
  • already held inspect construction supplies skill
  • already held paint surfaces skill
  • already held protect surfaces during construction work skill
  • already held snap chalk line skill
  • already held transport construction supplies skill
  • already held types of paint knowledge
  • already held use measurement instruments skill
  • already held use safety equipment in construction skill
  • already held work ergonomically skill
  • already held work safely with chemicals skill
  • already held advise on construction materials skill
  • already held answer requests for quotation skill
  • already held calculate needs for construction supplies skill
  • already held keep personal administration skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held maintain work area cleanliness skill
  • already held mix paint skill
  • already held monitor stock level skill
  • already held order construction supplies skill
  • already held process incoming construction supplies skill
  • already held use sander skill
  • already held work in a construction team skill
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held install construction profiles optional
  • optional, not held set up temporary construction site infrastructure optional
  • optional, not held blast surface optional
  • optional, not held build scaffolding optional
  • optional, not held maintain equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate rust proofing spray gun optional
  • optional, not held paint with a paint gun optional
  • optional, not held recognise signs of corrosion optional
10 held skills the construction painter role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply wallpaper paste skill
  • not needed by the target role art history knowledge
  • not needed by the target role cut wallpaper to size skill
  • not needed by the target role demonstrate products' features skill
  • not needed by the target role hang wallpaper skill
  • not needed by the target role mix wallpaper paste skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare wall for wallpaper skill
  • not needed by the target role remove wallpaper skill
  • not needed by the target role tape drywall skill
  • not needed by the target role types of wallpaper knowledge
Index
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.