From product grader to lumber grader
14 of the 33 essential skills of a lumber grader are already essential for a product grader — about 42% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from product grader 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
- 19
- would be new
- 42%
- of the target job covered
- 33
- essential skills of a lumber grader
What a lumber grader does
Lumber graders inspect lumber, or wood cut into planks. They test the lumber, look for irregularities and grade the wood based on quality and desirability of the pattern.
What carries over
14 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- apply safety management
- define data quality criteria
- define quality standards
- ensure public safety and security
- inspect quality of products
- lead inspections
- maintain test equipment
- monitor manufacturing quality standards
- operate precision measuring equipment
- perform sample testing
- prepare samples for testing
- prepare scientific reports
- quality standards
- record survey data
What would be new
19 skillsEssential for a lumber grader and not for a product grader. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- apply health and safety standards
- conduct performance tests
- construction products
- distinguish lumber categories
- distinguish wood quality
- examine lumber
- grade lumber
- grading systems
- manufacturing processes
- mark lumber
- oversee quality control
- quality assurance methodologies
- record test data
- report test findings
- tally lumber
- timber products
- types of wood
- use non-destructive testing equipment
- wood products
Other moves from product grader
2 roles- engineered wood board grader14 skills in common
- metal product quality control inspector14 skills in common
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a lumber grader?
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.