Cataleg D ocupacions capçalera

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Ocupacions

Candle maker

Latest available data: March 2025 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Artisan candle maker Artisanal candle maker Candle factory worker Candle former Candle inspector Candle maker Candle making machine operative Candle making machine operator Candle making machine tender Candle making machine worker Candle molder Candle moulder Candle production inspector Candlemaker Chandler Wax candle maker

Candle makers mold candles, place the wick in the middle of the mold and fill the mold with wax, by hand or machine. They remove the candle from the mold, scrape off excess wax and inspect the candle for any deformities.

Knowledge

  • Wholesale and retail sales
  • Chemistry
  • Handicrafts

Digital competencies

  • Making production moulds and casts
  • Shaping materials to create products
  • Operating machinery for the manufacture of products
  • Cutting materials and drilling holes
  • Maintaining operational records

Digital competencies

  • Using digital tools to control machinery

Personal competencies

No skills and knowledge of the occupation have been found. Only skills and knowledge relevant and requested by companies in their job offers are displayed.

Professional groups of the occupation

Clerical support workers

Customer services clerks

Client information workers

Travel consultants and clerks

Other occupations of the professional group

Do you want to know what the hiring rate for this occupation is in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Travel consultants and clerks

16

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

13,01%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

-38,46% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

56,25%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

43,75%

Part-time contracts

1,00% Turnover index

31

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

20%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Customer services clerks

36%

64%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Customer services clerks

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Client information workers

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Travel consultants and clerks

No experience
27%
Less than 1 year
8%
Between 1 and 2 years
8%
Between 2 and 4 years
22%
Between 4 and 8 years
3%
More than 8 years
32%
Administrative and support service activities
29%
Other service activities
17%
Information and communication
11%
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
10%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
8%
Others
25%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.