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

warehouse workertomaterials handler

A warehouse worker already meets 65% of what the materials handler role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From warehouse worker
65%
Overlap1
To materials handler
23 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
40.4 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

65%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

40.4/ 100

1 Share of the materials handler 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 materials handler role treats 16 of its required skills as things a warehouse worker already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • dispatch order processing
  • follow stock control instructions
  • implement efficiency plans for logistics operations
  • maintain physical condition of warehouse
  • maintain stock control systems
  • manage warehouse inventory

What stands in the way is 6 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 23 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A materials handler 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 dispatch order processing handling and moving
  • already held follow stock control instructions communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held use warehouse marking tools handling and moving
  • already held clean warehouse handling and moving
  • already held use barcode scanning equipment handling and moving
  • already held products coding system business, administration and law

All 23 carried skills, including the 16 the materials handler role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 missing skills fall into 8 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 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held load heavy items on pallets required
  • required, not held dispose of non-hazardous waste required
  • optional, not held transport construction supplies optional
  • optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
  • optional, not held pack goods optional
02 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held process incoming construction supplies required
  • required, not held inspect construction supplies required
  • optional, not held check compatibility of materials optional
  • optional, not held calculate needs for construction supplies optional
03 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held inventory management rules required
  • optional, not held road transport legislation optional
04 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held follow health and safety procedures in construction required
05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held shunt inbound loads optional
  • optional, not held drive vehicles optional
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held order construction supplies optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a materials handler 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 23 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held dispatch order processing skill
  • already held follow stock control instructions skill
  • already held implement efficiency plans for logistics operations skill
  • already held maintain physical condition of warehouse skill
  • already held maintain stock control systems skill
  • already held manage warehouse inventory skill
  • already held operate warehouse materials skill
  • already held operate warehouse record systems skill
  • already held pallets loading skill
  • already held pick orders for dispatching skill
  • already held products coding system knowledge
  • already held secure goods skill
  • already held sort waste skill
  • already held stack goods skill
  • already held use different communication channels skill
  • already held use warehouse marking tools skill
  • already held assemble goods skill
  • already held clean warehouse skill
  • already held follow written instructions skill
  • already held freight transport methods knowledge
  • already held handle fragile items skill
  • already held safety regulations for warehouses knowledge
  • already held use barcode scanning equipment skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held hazardous materials transportation optional
08 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate GPS systems optional
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held check compatibility of materials optional
  • optional, not held hazardous materials transportation optional
  • optional, not held road transport legislation optional
  • optional, not held shunt inbound loads optional
  • optional, not held transport construction supplies optional
  • optional, not held calculate needs for construction supplies optional
  • optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
  • optional, not held drive vehicles optional
  • optional, not held operate GPS systems optional
  • optional, not held order construction supplies optional
  • optional, not held pack goods optional
43 held skills the materials handler 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 techniques for stacking goods into containers skill
  • not needed by the target role apply transportation management concepts 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 control of expenses skill
  • not needed by the target role cooperate with colleagues skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure quality control in packaging skill
  • not needed by the target role follow verbal instructions skill
  • not needed by the target role handle customer complaints 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 lift heavy weights skill
  • not needed by the target role load products for dispatch 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 match goods with appropriate packaging according to security procedures 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 package processing equipment 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 perform cleaning duties skill
  • not needed by the target role plan shifts of employees skill
  • not needed by the target role product packaging requirements knowledge
  • not needed by the target role receive goods skill
  • not needed by the target role receive shipment packaging information skill
  • not needed by the target role stay alert skill
  • not needed by the target role tend packaging machines skill
  • not needed by the target role types of packaging used in industrial shipments knowledge

3 further entries not listed here

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 inventory management rules required
  • optional, not held hazardous materials transportation optional
  • optional, not held road transport legislation optional
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.