From window installer to door installer
12 of the 14 essential skills of a door installer are already essential for a window installer — about 86% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from window installer 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.
- 12
- skills carry over
- 2
- would be new
- 86%
- of the target job covered
- 14
- essential skills of a door installer
What a door installer does
Door installers set doors in place. They remove the old door if present, prepare the frame opening, and set the new door in place square, straight, plumb, and watertight if called for. Door installers also inspect and service existing doors.
What carries over
12 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- apply insulation strips
- apply proofing membranes
- apply spray foam insulation
- cut house wrap
- cut insulation material to size
- follow health and safety procedures in construction
- inspect construction supplies
- manipulate glass
- use measurement instruments
- use safety equipment in construction
- use shims
- work ergonomically
What would be new
2 skillsEssential for a door installer and not for a window installer. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a door installer?
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.