Table 1Transition record

sound editortohair stylist

A sound editor already meets 29% of what the hair stylist role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From sound editor

29%

Overlap1

To hair stylist

6 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

68.7 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

29%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

68.7/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the hair stylist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the sound editor 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 hair stylist role treats 6 of its required skills as things a sound editor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

analyse a script
consult with production director
familiarise with personal directing styles
finish project within budget
follow directions of the artistic director
follow work schedule

What stands in the way is 10 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A hair stylist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a sound editor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held familiarise with personal directing styles communication, collaboration and creativity
already held consult with production director communication, collaboration and creativity
already held follow directions of the artistic director communication, collaboration and creativity
already held finish project within budget management skills
already held analyse a script communication, collaboration and creativity
already held follow work schedule management skills

All 6 carried skills, including the 6 the hair stylist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 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 assisting and caring 6 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held apply hair cutting techniques required
required, not held perform quick hair changeovers required
required, not held work safely with chemicals required
required, not held dye hair required
required, not held ensure continuous styling of artists required
required, not held style hair required

optional, not held dye wigs optional
optional, not held design hair style optional

02 information skills 2 required

required, not held analyse the need for technical resources required
required, not held keep up with trends required

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held translate artistic concepts to technical designs required

optional, not held create wigs optional
optional, not held work with the director of photography optional
optional, not held attend rehearsals optional
optional, not held order supplies optional

04 services 1 required

required, not held hairdressing required

05 management skills 4 supplementary

optional, not held decide on wig making process optional
optional, not held manage technical resources stock optional
optional, not held draft styling schedule optional
optional, not held manage consumables stock optional

06 arts and humanities 3 supplementary

optional, not held history of hair styles optional
optional, not held lighting techniques optional
optional, not held photography optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a hair stylist 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 6 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held analyse a script skill
already held consult with production director skill
already held familiarise with personal directing styles skill
already held finish project within budget skill
already held follow directions of the artistic director skill
already held follow work schedule skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held maintain wigs optional

14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held history of hair styles optional
optional, not held create wigs optional
optional, not held decide on wig making process optional
optional, not held dye wigs optional
optional, not held maintain wigs optional
optional, not held manage technical resources stock optional
optional, not held work with the director of photography optional
optional, not held attend rehearsals optional
optional, not held design hair style optional
optional, not held draft styling schedule optional
optional, not held lighting techniques optional
optional, not held manage consumables stock optional
optional, not held order supplies optional
optional, not held photography optional

27 held skills the hair stylist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role archive documentation related to work skill
not needed by the target role attend music recording sessions skill
not needed by the target role audio editing software knowledge
not needed by the target role collaborate with music librarians skill
not needed by the target role coordinate music with scenes skill
not needed by the target role copyright legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role draft music cue breakdown skill
not needed by the target role draw up artistic production skill
not needed by the target role edit recorded sound skill
not needed by the target role engage composers skill
not needed by the target role file-based workflow knowledge
not needed by the target role film music techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role film production process knowledge
not needed by the target role musical genres knowledge
not needed by the target role musical instruments knowledge
not needed by the target role musical notation knowledge
not needed by the target role musical theory knowledge
not needed by the target role organise compositions skill
not needed by the target role purchase music skill
not needed by the target role rewrite musical scores skill
not needed by the target role search databases skill
not needed by the target role structure soundtrack skill
not needed by the target role synchronise sound with images skill
not needed by the target role synchronise with mouth movements skill
not needed by the target role transcribe ideas into musical notation skill
not needed by the target role transpose music skill
not needed by the target role work with composers 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 hairdressing required
optional, not held history of hair styles optional
optional, not held lighting techniques optional
optional, not held photography optional

Index

Other moves recorded from sound editor

Full index of moves from sound editor

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.