Table 1Transition record

3D printing techniciantoprinted circuit board designer

A 3D printing technician already meets 49% of what the printed circuit board designer role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From 3D printing technician

49%

Overlap1

To printed circuit board designer

14 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

49.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 49.1

This move: 49.1 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the printed circuit board designer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the 3D printing technician 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 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A printed circuit board designer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a 3D printing technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held manual draughting techniques arts and humanities
already held use manual draughting techniques communication, collaboration and creativity
already held CADD software information and communication technologies (icts)
already held draft design specifications communication, collaboration and creativity
already held create technical plans management skills
already held monitor manufacturing quality standards information skills

All 14 carried skills, including the 7 the printed circuit board designer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held electricity required
required, not held electronics required

optional, not held electrical engineering optional
optional, not held electrical wiring plans optional

02 information skills 2 required

required, not held interpret circuit diagrams required
required, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations required

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held design circuit boards required

optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
optional, not held develop assembly instructions optional
optional, not held draw blueprints optional

04 constructing 1 required

required, not held test printed circuit boards required

05 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required

required, not held printed circuit boards required

06 management skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held ensure equipment maintenance optional
optional, not held plan manufacturing processes optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a printed circuit board designer 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 14 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held CAD software knowledge
already held create technical plans skill
already held design drawings knowledge
already held draft design specifications skill
already held mathematics knowledge
already held use CAD software skill
already held use technical drawing software skill
already held CADD software knowledge
already held design prototypes skill
already held identify customer's needs skill
already held manual draughting techniques knowledge
already held manufacturing processes knowledge
already held monitor manufacturing quality standards skill
already held use manual draughting techniques skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held use CADD software optional

8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
optional, not held develop assembly instructions optional
optional, not held draw blueprints optional
optional, not held electrical engineering optional
optional, not held electrical wiring plans optional
optional, not held ensure equipment maintenance optional
optional, not held plan manufacturing processes optional
optional, not held use CADD software optional

24 held skills the printed circuit board designer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role 3D modelling knowledge
not needed by the target role 3D printing process knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT software specifications knowledge
not needed by the target role adjust engineering designs skill
not needed by the target role advise client on technical possibilities skill
not needed by the target role blueprints knowledge
not needed by the target role calculate materials to build equipment skill
not needed by the target role clean equipment skill
not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
not needed by the target role design principles knowledge
not needed by the target role determine suitability of materials skill
not needed by the target role digitization knowledge
not needed by the target role industrial engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role maintenance of printing machines knowledge
not needed by the target role maintenance operations knowledge
not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role operate 3D computer graphics software skill
not needed by the target role operate printing machinery skill
not needed by the target role printing materials knowledge
not needed by the target role printing on large scale machines knowledge
not needed by the target role printing techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role product comprehension knowledge
not needed by the target role prosthetic devices knowledge
not needed by the target role technical drawings knowledge

5 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 electricity required
required, not held electronics required
required, not held printed circuit boards required
optional, not held electrical engineering optional
optional, not held electrical wiring plans optional

Index

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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.