Table 1Transition record

wearing apparel pressertoembroidery machine operator

A wearing apparel presser already meets 48% of what the embroidery machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From wearing apparel presser

48%

Overlap1

To embroidery machine operator

6 Skills carried over

4 Required, not held

44.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 44.8

This move: 44.8 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the embroidery machine operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the wearing apparel presser 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A embroidery machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a wearing apparel presser background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held manufacture wearing apparel products handling and moving
already held manufacturing of made-up textile articles engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held manufacturing of wearing apparel engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held coordinate manufacturing production activities management skills
already held apparel manufacturing technology engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held sew pieces of fabric working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 6 carried skills, including the 4 the embroidery machine operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 7 missing skills fall into 3 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, 2 supplementary

required, not held embroider fabrics required
required, not held sew textile-based articles required

optional, not held make made-to-measure garments optional
optional, not held use textile technique for hand-made products optional

02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held decorate textile articles required

optional, not held operate garment manufacturing machines optional

03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required

required, not held properties of textile materials required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a embroidery 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 6 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apparel manufacturing technology knowledge
already held manufacture wearing apparel products skill
already held manufacturing of made-up textile articles knowledge
already held manufacturing of wearing apparel knowledge
already held coordinate manufacturing production activities skill
already held sew pieces of fabric skill

3 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held make made-to-measure garments optional
optional, not held operate garment manufacturing machines optional
optional, not held use textile technique for hand-made products optional

6 held skills the embroidery machine operator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role alter wearing apparel skill
not needed by the target role distinguish accessories skill
not needed by the target role distinguish fabrics skill
not needed by the target role iron textiles skill
not needed by the target role perform process control in the wearing apparel industry skill
not needed by the target role prepare production prototypes 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 properties of textile materials required

Index

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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.