Table 1Transition record

tanning consultanttohair removal technician

A tanning consultant already meets 40% of what the hair removal technician role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From tanning consultant

40%

Overlap1

To hair removal technician

12 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

58.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 58.8

This move: 58.8 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the hair removal technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the tanning consultant 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.

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 hair removal technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a tanning consultant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held sell cosmetics communication, collaboration and creativity
already held skin types services
already held offer cosmetic beauty advice communication, collaboration and creativity
already held recommend cosmetics to customers communication, collaboration and creativity
already held cosmetics services
already held administer appointments management skills

All 12 carried skills, including the 5 the hair removal technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 missing skills fall into 5 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 3 required, 8 supplementary

required, not held use laser therapy for skin conditions required
required, not held conform to cosmetics regulatory requirements required
required, not held work ergonomically required

optional, not held perform electrolysis optional
optional, not held use intense pulsed light technology optional
optional, not held use threading techniques optional
optional, not held wax body parts optional
optional, not held pluck hair optional
optional, not held treat facial hair optional
optional, not held use hair removal lasers optional
optional, not held style hair optional

02 services 3 required

required, not held cosmetics industry required
required, not held hair required
required, not held hair removal techniques required

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held advise customers on usage of cosmetics required

optional, not held train employees optional

04 management skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held manage a small-to-medium business optional
optional, not held maintain professional administration optional

05 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held keep personal administration optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a hair removal technician 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 cosmetics knowledge
already held identify customer's needs skill
already held maintain customer service skill
already held maintain equipment skill
already held skin types knowledge
already held administer appointments skill
already held monitor stock level skill
already held offer cosmetic beauty advice skill
already held order supplies skill
already held process payments skill
already held recommend cosmetics to customers skill
already held sell cosmetics skill

12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held perform electrolysis optional
optional, not held use intense pulsed light technology optional
optional, not held use threading techniques optional
optional, not held wax body parts optional
optional, not held manage a small-to-medium business optional
optional, not held pluck hair optional
optional, not held treat facial hair optional
optional, not held use hair removal lasers optional
optional, not held keep personal administration optional
optional, not held maintain professional administration optional
optional, not held style hair optional
optional, not held train employees optional

17 held skills the hair removal technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role administer spray tans skill
not needed by the target role advise on tanning treatments skill
not needed by the target role apply company policies skill
not needed by the target role cosmetics ingredients knowledge
not needed by the target role customer service knowledge
not needed by the target role determine skin type skill
not needed by the target role ensure sanitation skill
not needed by the target role handle chemical cleaning agents skill
not needed by the target role handle customer complaints skill
not needed by the target role issue sales invoices skill
not needed by the target role maintain personal hygiene standards skill
not needed by the target role manage cleaning activities skill
not needed by the target role manage indoor tanning sessions skill
not needed by the target role manage schedule of tasks skill
not needed by the target role manage tanning operations skill
not needed by the target role offer free samples of cosmetics skill
not needed by the target role tanning process knowledge

3 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 cosmetics industry required
required, not held hair required
required, not held hair removal techniques required

Index

Other moves recorded from tanning consultant

Full index of moves from tanning consultant

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.