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

upholsterertomattress making machine operator

A upholsterer already meets 72% of what the mattress making machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 2 required skills not yet in the profile.

From upholsterer
72%
Overlap1
To mattress making machine operator
16 Skills carried over
2 Required, not held
26.1 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 26.1

This move: 26.1 of 100 · adjacent

1 Share of the mattress making machine operator 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mattress making machine operator 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 install spring suspension working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held upholstery fillings engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held operate furniture machinery working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held upholstery tools engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held perform upholstery repair handling and moving
  • already held provide customized upholstery communication, collaboration and creativity

All 16 carried skills, including the 8 the mattress making machine operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 8 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 handling and moving 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held cut textiles required
  • optional, not held use manual sewing techniques optional
  • optional, not held pack goods optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held functionalities of machinery required
03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held maintain furniture machinery optional
  • optional, not held repair furniture machinery optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held sell household goods optional
05 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held set up the controller of a machine optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 2 entries a mattress making machine operator 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 16 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held fasten components skill
  • already held install spring suspension skill
  • already held operate furniture machinery skill
  • already held properties of textile materials knowledge
  • already held sew pieces of fabric skill
  • already held sew textile-based articles skill
  • already held upholstery fillings knowledge
  • already held upholstery tools knowledge
  • already held clean furniture skill
  • already held create patterns for textile products skill
  • already held furniture industry knowledge
  • already held furniture trends knowledge
  • already held handle delivery of furniture goods skill
  • already held perform upholstery repair skill
  • already held provide customized upholstery skill
  • already held sell furniture skill
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held maintain furniture machinery optional
  • optional, not held repair furniture machinery optional
  • optional, not held sell household goods optional
  • optional, not held use manual sewing techniques optional
  • optional, not held pack goods optional
  • optional, not held set up the controller of a machine optional
22 held skills the mattress making machine operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on furniture style skill
  • not needed by the target role age furniture artificially skill
  • not needed by the target role apply a protective layer skill
  • not needed by the target role apply restoration techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role clean upholstered furniture skill
  • not needed by the target role decorate furniture skill
  • not needed by the target role design original furniture skill
  • not needed by the target role design prototypes skill
  • not needed by the target role estimate restoration costs skill
  • not needed by the target role evaluate restoration procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role fix minor scratches skill
  • not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
  • not needed by the target role manipulate metal 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 paint decorative designs skill
  • not needed by the target role pass on trade techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare furniture for application of paint skill
  • not needed by the target role repair furniture parts skill
  • not needed by the target role types of spring knowledge
  • not needed by the target role upholster transport equipment's interior pieces skill
1 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 functionalities of machinery required
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.