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

upholsterertoantique furniture reproducer

A upholsterer already meets 38% of what the antique furniture reproducer role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From upholsterer
38%
Overlap1
To antique furniture reproducer
18 Skills carried over
11 Required, not held
63.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

38%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

63.6/ 100

1 Share of the antique furniture reproducer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the upholsterer 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 antique furniture reproducer role treats 5 of its required skills as things a upholsterer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • age furniture artificially
  • apply a protective layer
  • clean furniture
  • decorate furniture
  • furniture trends

What stands in the way is 11 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 18 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A antique furniture reproducer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a upholsterer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held design original furniture communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held age furniture artificially handling and moving
  • already held fix minor scratches handling and moving
  • already held decorate furniture communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held repair furniture parts handling and moving
  • already held prepare furniture for application of paint constructing

All 18 carried skills, including the 5 the antique furniture reproducer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 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 handling and moving 4 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held create furniture frames required
  • required, not held create smooth wood surface required
  • required, not held create wood joints required
  • required, not held sand wood required
  • optional, not held carve materials optional
  • optional, not held manipulate glass optional
  • optional, not held produce copies of valuable objects optional
  • optional, not held produce customised tools optional
  • optional, not held use authentic crafting techniques optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held woodturning required
  • required, not held technical drawings required
  • required, not held types of wood required
  • optional, not held metalworking optional
  • optional, not held organic building materials optional
  • optional, not held engraving technologies optional
03 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held contextualise artistic work required
  • required, not held do historical research required
  • optional, not held select restoration activities optional
  • optional, not held specialise in an area of history optional
04 constructing 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held join wood elements required
  • optional, not held remove paint optional
05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held operate wood sawing equipment required
  • optional, not held engrave patterns optional
06 arts and humanities 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held art history optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a antique furniture reproducer 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 18 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held age furniture artificially skill
  • already held apply a protective layer skill
  • already held clean furniture skill
  • already held decorate furniture skill
  • already held furniture trends knowledge
  • already held apply restoration techniques skill
  • already held design original furniture skill
  • already held estimate restoration costs skill
  • already held evaluate restoration procedures skill
  • already held fix minor scratches skill
  • already held furniture industry knowledge
  • already held handle delivery of furniture goods skill
  • already held manipulate metal skill
  • already held paint decorative designs skill
  • already held pass on trade techniques skill
  • already held prepare furniture for application of paint skill
  • already held repair furniture parts skill
  • already held sell furniture skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held sell household goods optional
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held art history optional
  • optional, not held engrave patterns optional
  • optional, not held metalworking optional
  • optional, not held organic building materials optional
  • optional, not held select restoration activities optional
  • optional, not held sell household goods optional
  • optional, not held carve materials optional
  • optional, not held engraving technologies optional
  • optional, not held manipulate glass optional
  • optional, not held produce copies of valuable objects optional
  • optional, not held produce customised tools optional
  • optional, not held remove paint optional
  • optional, not held specialise in an area of history optional
  • optional, not held use authentic crafting techniques optional
20 held skills the antique furniture reproducer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on furniture style skill
  • not needed by the target role clean upholstered furniture skill
  • not needed by the target role create patterns for textile products skill
  • not needed by the target role design prototypes skill
  • not needed by the target role fasten components skill
  • not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
  • not needed by the target role install spring suspension skill
  • not needed by the target role manipulate wood skill
  • not needed by the target role manufacture of small metal parts knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing of furniture knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate furniture machinery skill
  • not needed by the target role perform upholstery repair skill
  • not needed by the target role properties of textile materials knowledge
  • not needed by the target role provide customized upholstery skill
  • not needed by the target role sew pieces of fabric skill
  • not needed by the target role sew textile-based articles skill
  • not needed by the target role types of spring knowledge
  • not needed by the target role upholster transport equipment's interior pieces skill
  • not needed by the target role upholstery fillings knowledge
  • not needed by the target role upholstery tools knowledge
7 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 woodturning required
  • required, not held technical drawings required
  • required, not held types of wood required
  • optional, not held art history optional
  • optional, not held metalworking optional
  • optional, not held organic building materials optional
  • optional, not held engraving technologies optional
Index
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.