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From wood boring machine operator to planer thicknesser operator

13 of the 21 essential skills of a planer thicknesser operator are already essential for a wood boring machine operator — about 62% 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.

13
skills carry over
8
would be new
62%
of the target job covered
21
essential skills of a planer thicknesser operator

What a planer thicknesser operator does

Planer thicknesser operators use machinery to shave wood planks to a uniform thickness. The machine usually planes both sides of the plank in one operation. They feed the plank into the machine carefully to prevent excess planing at the edge known as 'snipe'.

What would be new

8 skills

Essential for a planer thicknesser operator and not for a wood boring machine 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 wood boring machine operator

2 roles

wood boring machine operatorplaner thicknesser operatorThe other way round

Counted from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Occupations are compared on their essential skills only.

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How far are you from being a planer thicknesser 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.