From sole and heel operator to orthopaedic footwear technician
11 of the 20 essential skills of a orthopaedic footwear technician are already essential for a sole and heel operator — about 55% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from sole and heel operator in the whole taxonomy.
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
- 9
- would be new
- 55%
- of the target job covered
- 20
- essential skills of a orthopaedic footwear technician
What a orthopaedic footwear technician does
Orthopaedic footwear technicians design footwear and make patterns, using manufacturing technology. They compensate and accommodate foot and ankle fitting problems and design and manufacture footwear and its orthopaedic components, including orthoses, insoles, soles and others.
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
9 skillsEssential for a orthopaedic footwear technician and not for a sole and heel operator. 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 sole and heel operator
2 roles- pre-lasting operator11 skills in common
- shoemaker11 skills in common
← sole and heel operatororthopaedic footwear technician →The other way round
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How far are you from being a orthopaedic footwear technician?
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