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

warehouse order pickertowarehouse operators for clothing

A warehouse order picker already meets 32% of what the warehouse operators for clothing role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From warehouse order picker
32%
Overlap1
To warehouse operators for clothing
10 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
64 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

32%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

64/ 100

1 Share of the warehouse operators for clothing role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the warehouse order picker 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 warehouse operators for clothing role treats 4 of its required skills as things a warehouse order picker already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • ensure efficient utilisation of warehouse space
  • maintain physical condition of warehouse
  • operate material handling equipment
  • operate warehouse record systems

What stands in the way is 9 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A warehouse operators for clothing role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a warehouse order picker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held ensure efficient utilisation of warehouse space management skills
  • already held operate material handling equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held pick orders for dispatching handling and moving
  • already held store warehouse goods handling and moving
  • already held maintain physical condition of warehouse communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held operate warehouse record systems information skills

All 10 carried skills, including the 4 the warehouse operators for clothing role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 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 management skills 3 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held manage inventory required
  • required, not held manage stock rotation required
  • required, not held manage warehouse operations required
  • optional, not held determine footwear warehouse layout optional
  • optional, not held determine leather goods warehouse layout optional
  • optional, not held manage warehouse organisation optional
02 handling and moving 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held pack goods required
  • required, not held perform warehousing operations required
  • optional, not held receive shipment packaging information optional
  • optional, not held clean warehouse optional
03 working with computers 2 required
  • required, not held identify software for warehouse management required
  • required, not held use a warehouse management system required
04 information skills 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held analyse supply chain strategies required
  • optional, not held handle paperwork related to warehouse stock optional
  • optional, not held manage briefs for clothing manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held keep inventory of goods in production optional
05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held standard sizing systems for clothing required
  • optional, not held apparel manufacturing technology optional
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held manage intellectual property rights optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a warehouse operators for clothing 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 10 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held ensure efficient utilisation of warehouse space skill
  • already held maintain physical condition of warehouse skill
  • already held operate material handling equipment skill
  • already held operate warehouse record systems skill
  • already held maintain warehouse database skill
  • already held manage warehouse inventory skill
  • already held pick orders for dispatching skill
  • already held stack goods skill
  • already held store warehouse goods skill
  • already held warehouse operations knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate warehouse materials optional
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held handle paperwork related to warehouse stock optional
  • optional, not held apparel manufacturing technology optional
  • optional, not held determine footwear warehouse layout optional
  • optional, not held determine leather goods warehouse layout optional
  • optional, not held manage briefs for clothing manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held manage intellectual property rights optional
  • optional, not held receive shipment packaging information optional
  • optional, not held clean warehouse optional
  • optional, not held keep inventory of goods in production optional
  • optional, not held manage warehouse organisation optional
  • optional, not held operate warehouse materials optional
21 held skills the warehouse operators for clothing role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role assemble goods skill
  • not needed by the target role check shipments skill
  • not needed by the target role comply with checklists skill
  • not needed by the target role deliver outstanding service skill
  • not needed by the target role follow written instructions skill
  • not needed by the target role identify damaged goods before shipment skill
  • not needed by the target role lift heavy weights skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain material handling equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain stock control systems skill
  • not needed by the target role manage transport of goods from warehouse facilities skill
  • not needed by the target role operate chainsaw skill
  • not needed by the target role operate voice picking systems skill
  • not needed by the target role process customer orders skill
  • not needed by the target role process orders from online shop skill
  • not needed by the target role safety regulations for warehouses knowledge
  • not needed by the target role secure goods skill
  • not needed by the target role types of packaging used in industrial shipments knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use packaging equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role use warehouse marking tools skill
  • not needed by the target role warehousing regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role weigh shipments skill
2 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 standard sizing systems for clothing required
  • optional, not held apparel manufacturing technology 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.