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

typesettertoimagesetter

A typesetter already meets 71% of what the imagesetter role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From typesetter
71%
Overlap1
To imagesetter
35 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
40.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

71%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

40.3/ 100

1 Share of the imagesetter role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the typesetter 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 imagesetter role treats 21 of its required skills as things a typesetter already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • GIMP (graphics editor software)
  • Microsoft Visio
  • SketchBook Pro
  • Synfig

What stands in the way is 7 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 35 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A imagesetter role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a typesetter background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held prepare imposition working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held typesetting machines engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held use typesetting software working with computers
  • already held prepare films for printing plates working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held track changes in text editing communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held align content with form communication, collaboration and creativity

All 35 carried skills, including the 21 the imagesetter role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 missing skills fall into 6 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held operate imagesetter required
  • required, not held arrange printer sheets required
  • optional, not held maintain lithographic printing plates optional
  • optional, not held operate scanner optional
  • optional, not held reduce dots optional
  • optional, not held reproduce documents optional
  • optional, not held set colour profiles optional
  • optional, not held use a telecine optional
  • optional, not held use colour printing programs optional
02 arts and humanities 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held print stripping required
  • required, not held reprography required
  • optional, not held printing media optional
03 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held follow safety precautions in printing required
04 information skills 1 required
  • required, not held output electronic files required
05 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held operate digital printers required
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held create digital images optional
  • optional, not held develop film optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a imagesetter 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 35 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held Adobe Illustrator knowledge
  • already held Adobe Photoshop knowledge
  • already held GIMP (graphics editor software) knowledge
  • already held Microsoft Visio knowledge
  • already held SketchBook Pro knowledge
  • already held Synfig knowledge
  • already held align content with form skill
  • already held apply desktop publishing techniques skill
  • already held graphic design knowledge
  • already held graphics editor software knowledge
  • already held interpret illustration needs skill
  • already held lay out digital written content skill
  • already held operate printing machinery skill
  • already held prepare imposition skill
  • already held printing materials knowledge
  • already held printing techniques knowledge
  • already held produce prepress proof skill
  • already held quality standards knowledge
  • already held typesetting machines knowledge
  • already held typography knowledge
  • already held use typesetting software skill
  • already held communicate with customers skill
  • already held digitise documents skill
  • already held follow work schedule skill
  • already held inspect printing output skill
  • already held maintenance of printing machines knowledge
  • already held perform image editing skill
  • already held prepare films for printing plates skill
  • already held prepress processes knowledge
  • already held printed goods processes knowledge
  • already held printing plate making knowledge
  • already held proofread text skill
  • already held publishing industry knowledge
  • already held track changes in text editing skill
  • already held use word processing software skill
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held maintain lithographic printing plates optional
  • optional, not held operate scanner optional
  • optional, not held reduce dots optional
  • optional, not held reproduce documents optional
  • optional, not held set colour profiles optional
  • optional, not held use a telecine optional
  • optional, not held use colour printing programs optional
  • optional, not held create digital images optional
  • optional, not held develop film optional
  • optional, not held printing media optional
13 held skills the imagesetter role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply grammar and spelling rules skill
  • not needed by the target role consult with editor skill
  • not needed by the target role develop digital content skill
  • not needed by the target role digital printing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role draw design sketches skill
  • not needed by the target role follow a brief skill
  • not needed by the target role manage data skill
  • not needed by the target role manage offset printing process skill
  • not needed by the target role respect data protection principles skill
  • not needed by the target role transcribe texts skill
  • not needed by the target role troubleshoot skill
  • not needed by the target role use markup languages skill
  • not needed by the target role use microsoft office 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 print stripping required
  • required, not held reprography required
  • optional, not held printing media optional
Index

Other moves recorded from typesetter

Full index of moves from typesetter

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.