Career path
The skills this job asks for, and the level for each.
131 skills listed by ESCO, 67 of them essential. 131 are in our skills list and linked; we measure a match on those. ESCO gives no levels, so we ask for level 3 on an essential skill and 2 on the rest.
Occupation: ISCO-08 occupations (International Labour Organization). Skills: This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission (v1.2.1, CC BY 4.0), modified by CareersMatch.
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Showing 10 of 131, essentials first. The table below lists them all.
| Skill | Type | Necessity | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| adjust cut sizes | skill | essential | 3 |
| age furniture artificially | skill | essential | 3 |
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What this path asks for comes from O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0), through the official ISCO-08 to US occupation crosswalk. A competency is essential where O*NET rates it at least 3.5 of 5 in importance.
| apply a protective layer |
| skill |
| essential |
| 3 |
| apply colour coats | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply health and safety standards | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply restoration techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply wood finishes | skill | essential | 3 |
| art history | skill | essential | 3 |
| assemble barrels | skill | essential | 3 |
| assemble toys | skill | essential | 3 |
| assess conservation needs | skill | essential | 3 |
| bend staves | skill | essential | 3 |
| CAD software | skill | essential | 3 |
| char barrels | skill | essential | 3 |
| check paint consistency | skill | essential | 3 |
| clean furniture | skill | essential | 3 |
| clean painting equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| clean wood surface | skill | essential | 3 |
| conservation techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| construction products | skill | essential | 3 |
| contextualise artistic work | skill | essential | 3 |
| create furniture frames | skill | essential | 3 |
| create smooth wood surface | skill | essential | 3 |
| create wood joints | skill | essential | 3 |
| decorate furniture | skill | essential | 3 |
| design objects to be crafted | skill | essential | 3 |
| design original furniture | skill | essential | 3 |
| design scale models | skill | essential | 3 |
| document restoration | skill | essential | 3 |
| do historical research | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure finished product meet requirements | skill | essential | 3 |
| estimate restoration costs | skill | essential | 3 |
| evaluate restoration procedures | skill | essential | 3 |
| finish barrels | skill | essential | 3 |
| fix minor scratches | skill | essential | 3 |
| furniture trends | skill | essential | 3 |
| handle chemical cleaning agents | skill | essential | 3 |
| inspect toys and games for damage | skill | essential | 3 |
| join wood elements | skill | essential | 3 |
| make barrel heads | skill | essential | 3 |
| manipulate wood | skill | essential | 3 |
| manufacture of wooden barrels | skill | essential | 3 |
| mix paint | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate drilling equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate wood sawing equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| pack goods | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform toys finishing | skill | essential | 3 |
| prepare furniture for application of paint | skill | essential | 3 |
| provide conservation advice | skill | essential | 3 |
| repair furniture frames | skill | essential | 3 |
| sanding techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| sand wood | skill | essential | 3 |
| select restoration activities | skill | essential | 3 |
| similitude | skill | essential | 3 |
| stain wood | skill | essential | 3 |
| technical drawings | skill | essential | 3 |
| tend boring machine | skill | essential | 3 |
| toys and games industry | skill | essential | 3 |
| toys and games safety recommendations | skill | essential | 3 |
| toys and games trends | skill | essential | 3 |
| types of paint | skill | essential | 3 |
| types of wood | skill | essential | 3 |
| wood cuts | skill | essential | 3 |
| wood moisture content | skill | essential | 3 |
| wood products | skill | essential | 3 |
| woodturning | skill | essential | 3 |
| woodworking tools | skill | essential | 3 |
| Adaptability | competency | desirable | 2 |
| airtight storage | skill | desirable | 2 |
| answer requests for quotation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| carve materials | skill | desirable | 2 |
| check quality of raw materials | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Collaboration | competency | desirable | 2 |
| Communication | competency | desirable | 2 |
| create mock-ups | skill | desirable | 2 |
| cut metal products | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Digital Fluency | competency | desirable | 2 |
| document museum collection | skill | desirable | 2 |
| dye wood | skill | desirable | 2 |
| engrave patterns | skill | desirable | 2 |
| engraving technologies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| ensure correct goods labelling | skill | desirable | 2 |
| fabricate metal parts | skill | desirable | 2 |
| fibreglass laminating | skill | desirable | 2 |
| finish plastic products | skill | desirable | 2 |
| furniture industry | skill | desirable | 2 |
| handle delivery of furniture goods | skill | desirable | 2 |
| identify customer's needs | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Influence | competency | desirable | 2 |
| inspect quality of products | skill | desirable | 2 |
| join metals | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain barrels | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain plastic machinery | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manipulate glass | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manipulate metal | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manipulate plastic | skill | desirable | 2 |
| mark designs on metal pieces | skill | desirable | 2 |
| metal smoothing technologies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| metalworking | skill | desirable | 2 |
| metalworking tools | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate engraving equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate plastic machinery | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate thickness planer machine | skill | desirable | 2 |
| order supplies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| organic building materials | skill | desirable | 2 |
| paint decorative designs | skill | desirable | 2 |
| paint spraying techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| paint with a paint gun | skill | desirable | 2 |
| pass on trade techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform machine maintenance | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform minor repairs to equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| plastic resins | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Problem Solving and Critical Thinking | competency | desirable | 2 |
| produce copies of valuable objects | skill | desirable | 2 |
| produce customised tools | skill | desirable | 2 |
| recognise signs of corrosion | skill | desirable | 2 |
| recognise signs of wood rot | skill | desirable | 2 |
| remove paint | skill | desirable | 2 |
| repair furniture parts | skill | desirable | 2 |
| repair laminated structures | skill | desirable | 2 |
| repair metal sheets | skill | desirable | 2 |
| repair plastic machinery | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Self Management | competency | desirable | 2 |
| sell furniture | skill | desirable | 2 |
| sell household goods | skill | desirable | 2 |
| sell toys and games | skill | desirable | 2 |
| set up the controller of a machine | skill | desirable | 2 |
| sharpen edged tools | skill | desirable | 2 |
| specialise in an area of history | skill | desirable | 2 |
| store products | skill | desirable | 2 |
| types of containers | skill | desirable | 2 |
| types of plastic | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use authentic crafting techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use CAD software | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use environmental friendly materials | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use heat gun | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use paint safety equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use substitute materials | skill | desirable | 2 |