From shoemaker to sole and heel operator
11 of the 13 essential skills of a sole and heel operator are already essential for a shoemaker — about 85% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 11
- skills carry over
- 2
- would be new
- 85%
- of the target job covered
- 13
- essential skills of a sole and heel operator
What a sole and heel operator does
Sole and heel operators attach soles or heels to the footwear by stitching, cementing or nailing. They may work with several machines, for example for slipping the lasts, or for roughing, dusting or attaching heels. They also operate various machines both for stitched or cemented constructions.
What carries over
11 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- apply assembling techniques for cemented footwear construction
- apply footwear bottoms pre-assembling techniques
- apply footwear finishing techniques
- apply footwear uppers pre-assembling techniques
- apply stitching techniques
- footwear components
- footwear equipments
- footwear machinery
- footwear manufacturing technology
- footwear materials
- footwear quality
What would be new
2 skillsEssential for a sole and heel operator and not for a shoemaker. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
Other moves from shoemaker
2 roles- orthopaedic footwear technician17 skills in common
- bespoke footwear technician16 skills in common
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a sole and heel operator?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.