Table 1Transition record

3D modellertosoftware tester

A 3D modeller already meets 43% of what the software tester role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From 3D modeller

43%

Overlap1

To software tester

42 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

66.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 66.1

This move: 66.1 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the software tester role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the 3D modeller profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 42 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A software tester role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a 3D modeller background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held Process-based management business, administration and law
already held lean project management business, administration and law
already held Agile project management business, administration and law
already held ICT project management methodologies business, administration and law
already held CoffeeScript information and communication technologies (icts)
already held Erlang information and communication technologies (icts)

All 42 carried skills, including the 0 the software tester role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 38 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 information and communication technologies (icts) 4 required, 17 supplementary

required, not held levels of software testing required
required, not held software anomalies required
required, not held software architecture models required
required, not held software metrics required

optional, not held ICT debugging tools optional
optional, not held ICT performance analysis methods optional
optional, not held LDAP optional
optional, not held LINQ optional
optional, not held MDX optional
optional, not held N1QL optional
optional, not held SPARQL optional
optional, not held XQuery optional
optional, not held application usability optional
optional, not held query languages optional
optional, not held resource description framework query language optional
optional, not held software components libraries optional
optional, not held tools for ICT test automation optional
optional, not held trading software optional
optional, not held unstructured data optional
optional, not held digital systems optional
optional, not held hardware components optional

02 working with computers 3 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held execute software tests required
required, not held perform software unit testing required
required, not held replicate customer software issues required

optional, not held conduct ICT code review optional
optional, not held debug software optional
optional, not held execute integration testing optional
optional, not held perform software recovery testing optional
optional, not held use scripting programming optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held provide software testing documentation required
required, not held address problems critically required

optional, not held develop ICT test suite optional
optional, not held develop automated software tests optional

04 information skills 1 required

required, not held report test findings required

05 management skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held plan software testing optional
optional, not held manage schedule of tasks optional

06 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held audit techniques optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a software tester role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 42 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held ABAP knowledge
already held AJAX knowledge
already held APL knowledge
already held ASP.NET knowledge
already held Agile project management knowledge
already held Assembly (computer programming) knowledge
already held C# knowledge
already held C++ knowledge
already held COBOL knowledge
already held CoffeeScript knowledge
already held Common Lisp knowledge
already held Erlang knowledge
already held Groovy knowledge
already held Haskell knowledge
already held ICT project management methodologies knowledge
already held Java (computer programming) knowledge
already held JavaScript knowledge
already held Lisp knowledge
already held MATLAB knowledge
already held ML (computer programming) knowledge
already held Microsoft Visual C++ knowledge
already held Objective-C knowledge
already held OpenEdge Advanced Business Language knowledge
already held PHP knowledge
already held Pascal (computer programming) knowledge
already held Perl knowledge
already held Process-based management knowledge
already held Prolog (computer programming) knowledge
already held Python (computer programming) knowledge
already held R knowledge
already held Ruby (computer programming) knowledge
already held SAP R3 knowledge
already held SAS language knowledge
already held Scala knowledge
already held Scratch (computer programming) knowledge
already held Smalltalk (computer programming) knowledge
already held Swift (computer programming) knowledge
already held TypeScript knowledge
already held VBScript knowledge
already held Visual Basic knowledge
already held computer programming knowledge
already held lean project management knowledge

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held measure software usability optional

28 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held ICT debugging tools optional
optional, not held ICT performance analysis methods optional
optional, not held LDAP optional
optional, not held LINQ optional
optional, not held MDX optional
optional, not held N1QL optional
optional, not held SPARQL optional
optional, not held XQuery optional
optional, not held application usability optional
optional, not held conduct ICT code review optional
optional, not held debug software optional
optional, not held develop ICT test suite optional
optional, not held develop automated software tests optional
optional, not held execute integration testing optional
optional, not held measure software usability optional
optional, not held perform software recovery testing optional
optional, not held plan software testing optional
optional, not held query languages optional
optional, not held resource description framework query language optional
optional, not held software components libraries optional
optional, not held tools for ICT test automation optional
optional, not held trading software optional
optional, not held unstructured data optional
optional, not held use scripting programming optional
optional, not held audit techniques optional
optional, not held digital systems optional
optional, not held hardware components optional
optional, not held manage schedule of tasks optional

30 held skills the software tester role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role 3D lighting knowledge
not needed by the target role 3D printing process knowledge
not needed by the target role 3D texturing knowledge
not needed by the target role animate 3D organic forms skill
not needed by the target role apply 3D imaging techniques skill
not needed by the target role apply social media marketing skill
not needed by the target role apply technical communication skills skill
not needed by the target role augmented reality knowledge
not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
not needed by the target role computer graphics knowledge
not needed by the target role create 2D painting skill
not needed by the target role create 3D characters skill
not needed by the target role create 3D environments skill
not needed by the target role create 3D texture map skill
not needed by the target role develop creative ideas skill
not needed by the target role discuss artwork skill
not needed by the target role draw design sketches skill
not needed by the target role emergent technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role geographic information systems knowledge
not needed by the target role holography knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain an artistic portfolio skill
not needed by the target role migrate existing data skill
not needed by the target role operate 3D computer graphics software skill
not needed by the target role perform ICT troubleshooting skill
not needed by the target role perform data mining skill
not needed by the target role principles of animation knowledge
not needed by the target role render 3D images skill
not needed by the target role select illustration styles skill
not needed by the target role software interaction design knowledge
not needed by the target role use polygonal modelling skill

22 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held levels of software testing required
required, not held software anomalies required
required, not held software architecture models required
required, not held software metrics required
optional, not held ICT debugging tools optional
optional, not held ICT performance analysis methods optional
optional, not held LDAP optional
optional, not held LINQ optional
optional, not held MDX optional
optional, not held N1QL optional
optional, not held SPARQL optional
optional, not held XQuery optional
optional, not held application usability optional
optional, not held query languages optional
optional, not held resource description framework query language optional
optional, not held software components libraries optional
optional, not held tools for ICT test automation optional
optional, not held trading software optional
optional, not held unstructured data optional
optional, not held audit techniques optional
optional, not held digital systems optional
optional, not held hardware components optional

Index

Other moves recorded from 3D modeller

Full index of moves from 3D modeller

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.