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

woodcarvertofurniture restorer

A woodcarver already meets 38% of what the furniture restorer role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From woodcarver
38%
Overlap1
To furniture restorer
13 Skills carried over
10 Required, not held
64.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

38%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

64.2/ 100

1 Share of the furniture restorer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the woodcarver 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 furniture restorer role treats 8 of its required skills as things a woodcarver already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply restoration techniques
  • estimate restoration costs
  • evaluate restoration procedures
  • join wood elements
  • operate wood sawing equipment
  • sand wood

What stands in the way is 10 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A furniture restorer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a woodcarver background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held carve materials handling and moving
  • already held decorate furniture communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held sell household goods communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held sell furniture communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held engrave patterns working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held operate wood sawing equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 13 carried skills, including the 8 the furniture restorer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 26 missing skills fall into 7 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 information skills 4 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held document restoration required
  • required, not held assess conservation needs required
  • required, not held do historical research required
  • required, not held select restoration activities required
  • optional, not held contextualise artistic work optional
  • optional, not held document museum collection optional
  • optional, not held specialise in an area of history optional
02 handling and moving 2 required, 8 supplementary
  • required, not held create smooth wood surface required
  • required, not held create wood joints required
  • optional, not held handle delivery of furniture goods optional
  • optional, not held age furniture artificially optional
  • optional, not held clean furniture optional
  • optional, not held fix minor scratches optional
  • optional, not held produce copies of valuable objects optional
  • optional, not held produce customised tools optional
  • optional, not held repair furniture parts optional
  • optional, not held use authentic crafting techniques optional
03 arts and humanities 2 required
  • required, not held art history required
  • required, not held conservation techniques required
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held provide conservation advice required
  • optional, not held paint decorative designs optional
05 constructing 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held apply a protective layer required
  • optional, not held prepare furniture for application of paint optional
06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held furniture industry optional
  • optional, not held engraving technologies optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a furniture restorer 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 13 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply restoration techniques skill
  • already held estimate restoration costs skill
  • already held evaluate restoration procedures skill
  • already held join wood elements skill
  • already held operate wood sawing equipment skill
  • already held sand wood skill
  • already held technical drawings knowledge
  • already held types of wood knowledge
  • already held carve materials skill
  • already held decorate furniture skill
  • already held engrave patterns skill
  • already held sell furniture skill
  • already held sell household goods skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use environmental friendly materials optional
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held contextualise artistic work optional
  • optional, not held furniture industry optional
  • optional, not held handle delivery of furniture goods optional
  • optional, not held age furniture artificially optional
  • optional, not held clean furniture optional
  • optional, not held document museum collection optional
  • optional, not held engraving technologies optional
  • optional, not held fix minor scratches optional
  • optional, not held paint decorative designs optional
  • optional, not held prepare furniture for application of paint optional
  • optional, not held produce copies of valuable objects optional
  • optional, not held produce customised tools optional
  • optional, not held repair furniture parts optional
  • optional, not held specialise in an area of history optional
  • optional, not held use authentic crafting techniques optional
  • optional, not held use environmental friendly materials optional
31 held skills the furniture restorer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise customers on wood products skill
  • not needed by the target role answer requests for quotation skill
  • not needed by the target role apply wood finishes skill
  • not needed by the target role check quality of raw materials skill
  • not needed by the target role clean engraved areas skill
  • not needed by the target role clean wood surface skill
  • not needed by the target role design objects to be crafted skill
  • not needed by the target role dry wood skill
  • not needed by the target role dye wood skill
  • not needed by the target role keep personal administration skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain edged hand tools skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role manage supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role manipulate wood skill
  • not needed by the target role negotiate supplier arrangements skill
  • not needed by the target role operate engraving equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate manual planer skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare workpieces for engraving skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare workpieces for etching skill
  • not needed by the target role recognise signs of wood rot skill
  • not needed by the target role stain wood skill
  • not needed by the target role store products skill
  • not needed by the target role tend lathe skill
  • not needed by the target role treat wood skill
  • not needed by the target role turn wood skill
  • not needed by the target role types of arrows knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use painting equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role use wood carving knives skill
  • not needed by the target role wood cuts knowledge
  • not needed by the target role woodworking processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role woodworking tools knowledge
4 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 art history required
  • required, not held conservation techniques required
  • optional, not held furniture industry optional
  • optional, not held engraving technologies optional
Index

Other moves recorded from woodcarver

Full index of moves from woodcarver

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.