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

wig and hairpiece makertoprop maker

A wig and hairpiece maker already meets 45% of what the prop maker role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From wig and hairpiece maker
45%
Overlap1
To prop maker
19 Skills carried over
12 Required, not held
61.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

45%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

61.9/ 100

1 Share of the prop maker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the wig and hairpiece 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.

Why

Why this move works

A prop maker role treats 11 of its required skills as things a wig and hairpiece maker already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adapt to artists' creative demands
  • keep up with trends
  • maintain theatre equipment
  • maintain workshop space
  • prepare personal work environment
  • translate artistic concepts to technical designs

What stands in the way is 12 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 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A prop maker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a wig and hairpiece maker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held maintain workshop space management skills
  • already held organise workshop space management skills
  • already held maintain theatre equipment constructing
  • already held plan workshop activity management skills
  • already held support a designer in the developing process communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held manage consumables stock management skills

All 19 carried skills, including the 11 the prop maker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 26 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 required, 8 supplementary
  • required, not held adapt props required
  • required, not held build props required
  • required, not held develop prop effects required
  • required, not held interpret artistic intentions required
  • required, not held maintain props required
  • optional, not held define prop materials optional
  • optional, not held draw prop sketches optional
  • optional, not held purchase props optional
  • optional, not held work safely with stage weapons optional
  • optional, not held work with the camera crew optional
  • optional, not held attend rehearsals optional
  • optional, not held collaborate on costume and make-up for performances optional
  • optional, not held work with the lighting crew optional
02 management skills 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held define prop building methods required
  • required, not held finish project within budget required
  • required, not held follow work schedule required
  • optional, not held set up props in a timely manner optional
03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required
  • required, not held work safely with mobile electrical systems under supervision required
  • required, not held work safely with machines required
04 assisting and caring 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held prevent fire in a performance environment required
  • optional, not held ensure safety of mobile electrical systems optional
  • optional, not held hand props to actors optional
  • optional, not held perform first fire intervention optional
05 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held build devices into props required
06 arts and humanities 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held lighting techniques optional
  • optional, not held photography optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a prop 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 19 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adapt to artists' creative demands skill
  • already held keep up with trends skill
  • already held maintain theatre equipment skill
  • already held maintain workshop space skill
  • already held prepare personal work environment skill
  • already held translate artistic concepts to technical designs skill
  • already held understand artistic concepts skill
  • already held use personal protection equipment skill
  • already held work ergonomically skill
  • already held work safely with chemicals skill
  • already held work with respect for own safety skill
  • already held develop professional network skill
  • already held keep personal administration skill
  • already held manage consumables stock skill
  • already held manage personal professional development skill
  • already held manage technical resources stock skill
  • already held organise workshop space skill
  • already held plan workshop activity skill
  • already held support a designer in the developing process skill
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held set up props in a timely manner optional
  • optional, not held define prop materials optional
  • optional, not held draw prop sketches optional
  • optional, not held ensure safety of mobile electrical systems optional
  • optional, not held purchase props optional
  • optional, not held work safely with stage weapons optional
  • optional, not held work with the camera crew optional
  • optional, not held attend rehearsals optional
  • optional, not held collaborate on costume and make-up for performances optional
  • optional, not held hand props to actors optional
  • optional, not held lighting techniques optional
  • optional, not held perform first fire intervention optional
  • optional, not held photography optional
  • optional, not held work with the lighting crew optional
7 held skills the prop maker role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role create wigs skill
  • not needed by the target role decide on wig making process skill
  • not needed by the target role design make-up effects skill
  • not needed by the target role develop the look of a production skill
  • not needed by the target role dye wigs skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain wigs skill
  • not needed by the target role meet deadlines skill
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 lighting techniques optional
  • optional, not held photography optional
Index

Other moves recorded from wig and hairpiece maker

Full index of moves from wig and hairpiece 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.