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

warehouse workertowarehouse order picker

A warehouse worker already meets 48% of what the warehouse order picker role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From warehouse worker
48%
Overlap1
To warehouse order picker
15 Skills carried over
13 Required, not held
57.7 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

48%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

57.7/ 100

1 Share of the warehouse order picker 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 warehouse order picker role treats 12 of its required skills as things a warehouse worker already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • follow written instructions
  • lift heavy weights
  • maintain physical condition of warehouse
  • maintain stock control systems
  • manage warehouse inventory
  • operate warehouse record systems

What stands in the way is 13 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 warehouse order picker 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 use warehouse marking tools handling and moving
  • already held identify damaged goods before shipment handling and moving
  • already held manage transport of goods from warehouse facilities handling and moving
  • already held pick orders for dispatching handling and moving
  • already held types of packaging used in industrial shipments services
  • already held maintain physical condition of warehouse communication, collaboration and creativity

All 15 carried skills, including the 12 the warehouse order picker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 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 5 required
  • required, not held check shipments required
  • required, not held operate voice picking systems required
  • required, not held store warehouse goods required
  • required, not held use packaging equipment required
  • required, not held operate chainsaw required
02 information skills 2 required
  • required, not held process orders from online shop required
  • required, not held weigh shipments required
03 management skills 2 required
  • required, not held ensure efficient utilisation of warehouse space required
  • required, not held process customer orders required
04 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held comply with checklists required
  • optional, not held deliver outstanding service optional
05 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held maintain material handling equipment required
06 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held maintain warehouse database required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a warehouse order picker 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 follow written instructions skill
  • already held lift heavy weights 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 record systems skill
  • already held pick orders for dispatching skill
  • already held safety regulations for warehouses knowledge
  • already held secure goods skill
  • already held stack goods skill
  • already held types of packaging used in industrial shipments knowledge
  • already held use warehouse marking tools skill
  • already held assemble goods skill
  • already held identify damaged goods before shipment skill
  • already held manage transport of goods from warehouse facilities skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required
  • required, not held operate material handling equipment required
08 business, administration and law 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held warehouse operations optional
  • optional, not held warehousing regulations optional
3 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held warehouse operations optional
  • optional, not held warehousing regulations optional
  • optional, not held deliver outstanding service optional
51 held skills the warehouse order picker 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 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 stock control instructions skill
  • not needed by the target role follow verbal 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 implement efficiency plans for logistics operations 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 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 warehouse materials 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
  • not needed by the target role plan shifts of employees skill
  • not needed by the target role product packaging requirements knowledge

11 further entries not listed here

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
  • optional, not held warehouse operations optional
  • optional, not held warehousing regulations 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.