Table 1Transition record

wicker furniture makertocabinet maker

A wicker furniture maker already meets 61% of what the cabinet maker role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From wicker furniture maker

61%

Overlap1

To cabinet maker

23 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

44.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 44.3

This move: 44.3 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the cabinet maker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the wicker furniture maker 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 23 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A cabinet maker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a wicker furniture maker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held create furniture frames handling and moving
already held design original furniture communication, collaboration and creativity
already held tend boring machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held repair furniture parts handling and moving
already held woodturning engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held prepare furniture for application of paint constructing

All 23 carried skills, including the 14 the cabinet maker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 missing skills fall into 6 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 4 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held construction products required
required, not held wood products required
required, not held sanding techniques required
required, not held types of wood required

optional, not held engraving technologies optional

02 handling and moving 2 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held clean wood surface required
required, not held repair furniture frames required

optional, not held carve materials optional
optional, not held clean furniture optional
optional, not held dye wood optional
optional, not held fix minor scratches optional
optional, not held manipulate glass optional
optional, not held manipulate metal optional
optional, not held stain wood optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary

optional, not held create mock-ups optional
optional, not held decorate furniture optional

04 constructing 2 supplementary

optional, not held use substitute materials optional
optional, not held apply colour coats optional

05 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held use CAD software optional

06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held engrave patterns optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a cabinet maker 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 apply a protective layer skill
already held apply wood finishes skill
already held create furniture frames skill
already held create smooth wood surface skill
already held design objects to be crafted skill
already held design original furniture skill
already held furniture trends knowledge
already held join wood elements skill
already held operate drilling equipment skill
already held operate wood sawing equipment skill
already held sand wood skill
already held technical drawings knowledge
already held tend boring machine skill
already held woodturning knowledge
already held CAD software knowledge
already held furniture industry knowledge
already held handle delivery of furniture goods skill
already held organic building materials knowledge
already held pass on trade techniques skill
already held prepare furniture for application of paint skill
already held repair furniture parts skill
already held sell furniture skill
already held sell household goods skill

14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held create mock-ups optional
optional, not held use substitute materials optional
optional, not held apply colour coats optional
optional, not held engrave patterns optional
optional, not held carve materials optional
optional, not held clean furniture optional
optional, not held decorate furniture optional
optional, not held dye wood optional
optional, not held engraving technologies optional
optional, not held fix minor scratches optional
optional, not held manipulate glass optional
optional, not held manipulate metal optional
optional, not held stain wood optional
optional, not held use CAD software optional

15 held skills the cabinet maker role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply restoration techniques skill
not needed by the target role apply weaving techniques for wicker furniture skill
not needed by the target role conservation techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role design prototypes skill
not needed by the target role ergonomics knowledge
not needed by the target role estimate restoration costs skill
not needed by the target role evaluate restoration procedures skill
not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
not needed by the target role manipulate plastic skill
not needed by the target role metalworking knowledge
not needed by the target role operate welding equipment skill
not needed by the target role prepare wicker material for weaving skill
not needed by the target role use painting equipment skill
not needed by the target role wicker materials knowledge
not needed by the target role wicker weaving techniques knowledge

5 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 construction products required
required, not held wood products required
required, not held sanding techniques required
required, not held types of wood required
optional, not held engraving technologies optional

Index

Other moves recorded from wicker furniture maker

Full index of moves from wicker furniture maker

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.