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

warehouse workertoforklift operator

A warehouse worker already meets 37% of what the forklift operator role asks for. The move turns on 20 required skills not yet in the profile.

From warehouse worker
37%
Overlap1
To forklift operator
15 Skills carried over
20 Required, not held
70.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

37%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

70.5/ 100

1 Share of the forklift operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the warehouse worker 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 forklift operator role treats 12 of its required skills as things a warehouse worker already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply techniques for stacking goods into containers
  • follow stock control instructions
  • follow verbal instructions
  • lift heavy weights
  • match goods with appropriate packaging according to security procedures
  • operate package processing equipment

What stands in the way is 20 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 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A forklift operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a warehouse worker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held match goods with appropriate packaging according to security procedures handling and moving
  • already held follow stock control instructions communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held use barcode scanning equipment handling and moving
  • already held operate package processing equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held pick orders for dispatching handling and moving
  • already held types of packaging used in industrial shipments services

All 15 carried skills, including the 12 the forklift operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 26 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 7 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held monitor goods movement required
  • required, not held transfer stock required
  • required, not held follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health required
  • required, not held store warehouse goods required
  • required, not held carry out stock rotation required
  • required, not held meet picking standards required
  • required, not held transport dangerous goods required
  • optional, not held execute vehicle maintenance optional
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held stack empty pallets required
  • required, not held operate forklift required
  • required, not held operate radio equipment required
  • optional, not held use telescopic handlers optional
  • optional, not held shunt inbound loads optional
  • optional, not held maintain equipment optional
03 assisting and caring 3 required
  • required, not held apply company policies required
  • required, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation required
  • required, not held follow work procedures required
04 information skills 3 required
  • required, not held conduct forklift inspections required
  • required, not held estimate distances required
  • required, not held weigh materials required
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held follow signalling instructions required
  • required, not held execute working instructions required
  • optional, not held act reliably optional
06 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held prepare shipments in time required
  • optional, not held monitor vehicle repairs optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a forklift 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 15 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply techniques for stacking goods into containers skill
  • already held follow stock control instructions skill
  • already held follow verbal instructions skill
  • already held lift heavy weights skill
  • already held match goods with appropriate packaging according to security procedures skill
  • already held operate package processing equipment skill
  • already held operate warehouse materials skill
  • already held pick orders for dispatching skill
  • already held stack goods skill
  • already held stay alert skill
  • already held types of packaging used in industrial shipments knowledge
  • already held work in a logistics team skill
  • already held use a warehouse management system skill
  • already held use barcode scanning equipment skill
  • already held use different communication channels skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held maintain warehouse database required
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held use telescopic handlers optional
  • optional, not held monitor vehicle repairs optional
  • optional, not held shunt inbound loads optional
  • optional, not held act reliably optional
  • optional, not held execute vehicle maintenance optional
  • optional, not held maintain equipment optional
51 held skills the forklift operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adapt to changing situations skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse packaging requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role apply procedures to ensure cargo complies with customs regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role apply transportation management concepts skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble goods skill
  • not needed by the target role assist in the movement of heavy loads skill
  • not needed by the target role carry out ship-to-shore operations skill
  • not needed by the target role check for damaged items skill
  • not needed by the target role clean industrial containers skill
  • not needed by the target role clean warehouse skill
  • not needed by the target role control of expenses skill
  • not needed by the target role cooperate with colleagues skill
  • not needed by the target role dispatch order processing skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure quality control in packaging skill
  • not needed by the target role follow written instructions skill
  • not needed by the target role freight transport methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role handle customer complaints skill
  • not needed by the target role handle fragile items skill
  • not needed by the target role handle paperwork related to warehouse stock skill
  • not needed by the target role handle returns skill
  • not needed by the target role handle shipment paperwork skill
  • not needed by the target role have computer literacy skill
  • not needed by the target role have spatial awareness skill
  • not needed by the target role identify damaged goods before shipment skill
  • not needed by the target role implement efficiency plans for logistics operations skill
  • not needed by the target role load products for dispatch skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain physical condition of warehouse skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain stock control systems skill
  • not needed by the target role manage packaging material skill
  • not needed by the target role manage transport of goods from warehouse facilities skill
  • not needed by the target role manage warehouse inventory skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor packaging operations skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor stock level skill
  • not needed by the target role operate warehouse record systems skill
  • not needed by the target role operate weighing machine skill
  • not needed by the target role organise information skill
  • not needed by the target role oversee stock quality control skill
  • not needed by the target role packaging engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role pallets loading skill
  • not needed by the target role perform cleaning duties skill

11 further entries not listed here

Index

Other moves recorded from warehouse worker

Full index of moves from warehouse worker

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.