From carpenter to hardwood floor layer
14 of the 22 essential skills of a hardwood floor layer are already essential for a carpenter — about 64% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from carpenter 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.
- 14
- skills carry over
- 8
- would be new
- 64%
- of the target job covered
- 22
- essential skills of a hardwood floor layer
What a hardwood floor layer does
Hardwood floor layers install floors made of solid wood. They prepare the surface, cut parquet or board elements to size, and lay them in a predetermined pattern, straight and flush.
What carries over
14 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- clean wood surface
- create smooth wood surface
- follow health and safety procedures in construction
- identify wood warp
- inspect construction supplies
- install wood elements in structures
- interpret 2D plans
- interpret 3D plans
- join wood elements
- transport construction supplies
- types of wood
- use measurement instruments
- wood cuts
- work ergonomically
What would be new
8 skillsEssential for a hardwood floor layer and not for a carpenter. 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 carpenter
2 roles- staircase installer13 skills in common
- bricklayer11 skills in common
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a hardwood floor layer?
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.