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

paperhangertoplasterer

A paperhanger already meets 48% of what the plasterer role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From paperhanger
48%
Overlap1
To plasterer
21 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
55.7 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

48%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

55.7/ 100

1 Share of the plasterer 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 plasterer role treats 7 of its required skills as things a paperhanger already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • follow health and safety procedures in construction
  • follow safety procedures when working at heights
  • inspect construction supplies
  • transport construction supplies
  • use measurement instruments
  • work ergonomically

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 21 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A plasterer 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 tape drywall constructing
  • already held protect surfaces during construction work constructing
  • already held use sander handling and moving
  • already held art history arts and humanities
  • already held transport construction supplies handling and moving
  • already held order construction supplies communication, collaboration and creativity

All 21 carried skills, including the 7 the plasterer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 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 constructing 6 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held apply adhesive wall coating required
  • required, not held place drywall required
  • required, not held plaster surfaces required
  • required, not held apply proofing membranes required
  • required, not held install insulation material required
  • required, not held prepare surface for plastering required
  • optional, not held apply restoration techniques optional
  • optional, not held craft ornamental plastering optional
  • optional, not held install construction profiles optional
  • optional, not held place gypsum blocks optional
  • optional, not held set up temporary construction site infrastructure optional
  • optional, not held build scaffolding optional
02 handling and moving 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held mix construction grouts required
  • required, not held cut wall chases required
  • optional, not held maintain moulds optional
03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held types of plastering materials required
04 information skills 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held estimate restoration costs optional
  • optional, not held interpret 2D plans optional
  • optional, not held select restoration activities optional
  • optional, not held interpret 3D plans optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a plasterer 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 21 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • 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 transport construction supplies skill
  • already held use measurement instruments skill
  • already held work ergonomically skill
  • already held work safely with chemicals skill
  • already held answer requests for quotation skill
  • already held art history knowledge
  • 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 monitor stock level skill
  • already held order construction supplies skill
  • already held process incoming construction supplies skill
  • already held protect surfaces during construction work skill
  • already held tape drywall skill
  • already held use safety equipment in construction skill
  • already held use sander skill
  • already held work in a construction team skill
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held apply restoration techniques optional
  • optional, not held craft ornamental plastering optional
  • optional, not held estimate restoration costs optional
  • optional, not held install construction profiles optional
  • optional, not held interpret 2D plans optional
  • optional, not held maintain moulds optional
  • optional, not held place gypsum blocks optional
  • optional, not held select restoration activities optional
  • optional, not held set up temporary construction site infrastructure optional
  • optional, not held build scaffolding optional
  • optional, not held interpret 3D plans optional
14 held skills the plasterer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on construction materials skill
  • not needed by the target role apply wallpaper paste skill
  • not needed by the target role clean painting equipment skill
  • 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 paint skill
  • not needed by the target role mix wallpaper paste skill
  • not needed by the target role paint surfaces 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 snap chalk line skill
  • not needed by the target role types of paint knowledge
  • not needed by the target role types of wallpaper knowledge
1 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 types of plastering materials required
Index

Other moves recorded from paperhanger

Full index of moves from paperhanger

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.