Table 1Transition record

textile technologisttotextile chemist

A textile technologist already meets 65% of what the textile chemist role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From textile technologist

65%

Overlap1

To textile chemist

12 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

36.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 36.1

This move: 36.1 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the textile chemist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the textile technologist 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 textile chemist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a textile technologist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held manufacture man-made fibres working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held develop specifications of technical textiles information skills
already held research and development in textiles engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held textile printing technology engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held health and safety in the textile industry services
already held use textile finishing machine technologies working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 12 carried skills, including the 11 the textile chemist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 8 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required

required, not held design warp knit fabrics required
required, not held design yarns required

02 information skills 2 required

required, not held evaluate textile characteristics required
required, not held maintain work standards required

03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held textile chemistry required

optional, not held challenging issues in the textile industry optional
optional, not held nonwoven machine technology optional

04 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held develop textile colouring recipes optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a textile chemist 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 conduct textile testing operations skill
already held control textile process skill
already held develop specifications of technical textiles skill
already held dyeing technology knowledge
already held health and safety in the textile industry knowledge
already held properties of textile materials knowledge
already held research and development in textiles knowledge
already held textile finishing technology knowledge
already held textile printing technology knowledge
already held textile technologies knowledge
already held use textile finishing machine technologies skill
already held manufacture man-made fibres skill

3 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held challenging issues in the textile industry optional
optional, not held develop textile colouring recipes optional
optional, not held nonwoven machine technology optional

36 held skills the textile chemist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role braiding technology knowledge
not needed by the target role check quality of products in textile production line skill
not needed by the target role conduct quality control analysis skill
not needed by the target role control systems knowledge
not needed by the target role convert textile fibres into sliver skill
not needed by the target role covert slivers into thread skill
not needed by the target role design weft knitted fabrics skill
not needed by the target role distinguish accessories skill
not needed by the target role draw sketches to develop textile articles skill
not needed by the target role fabric types knowledge
not needed by the target role finish processing of man-made fibres skill
not needed by the target role knitting machine technology knowledge
not needed by the target role manufacture braided products skill
not needed by the target role manufacture knitted textiles skill
not needed by the target role manufacture non-woven filament products skill
not needed by the target role manufacture nonwoven staple products skill
not needed by the target role manufacture staple yarns skill
not needed by the target role manufacture texturised filament yarns skill
not needed by the target role manufacture woven fabrics skill
not needed by the target role metrology knowledge
not needed by the target role oversee yarn characterisation skill
not needed by the target role perform data analysis skill
not needed by the target role plan the web forming techniques for non-woven skill
not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
not needed by the target role seek innovation in current practices skill
not needed by the target role set-up weft knitting machines skill
not needed by the target role staple spinning machine technology knowledge
not needed by the target role tend textile dyeing machines skill
not needed by the target role tend textile printing machines skill
not needed by the target role test physical properties of textiles skill
not needed by the target role tufting technology knowledge
not needed by the target role types of textile fibres knowledge
not needed by the target role use sustainable materials and components skill
not needed by the target role use textile technique for hand-made products skill
not needed by the target role use warp preparation technologies skill
not needed by the target role use weaving machine technologies skill

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 textile chemistry required
optional, not held challenging issues in the textile industry optional
optional, not held nonwoven machine technology optional

Index

Other moves recorded from textile technologist

Full index of moves from textile technologist

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.