Table 1Transition record

agricultural engineertorolling stock engineer

A agricultural engineer already meets 50% of what the rolling stock engineer role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From agricultural engineer

50%

Overlap1

To rolling stock engineer

18 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

52.6 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

50%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

52.6/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the rolling stock engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the agricultural engineer 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.

Why

Why this move works

A rolling stock engineer role treats 10 of its required skills as things a agricultural engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

adjust engineering designs
approve engineering design
assess financial viability
control production
engineering principles
engineering processes

What stands in the way is 7 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 18 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A rolling stock engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a agricultural engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held control production management skills
already held execute feasibility study information skills
already held draft design specifications communication, collaboration and creativity
already held design principles arts and humanities
already held assess financial viability information skills
already held conduct performance tests constructing

All 18 carried skills, including the 10 the rolling stock engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 missing skills fall into 10 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 3 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held industrial engineering required
required, not held manufacturing processes required
required, not held production processes required

optional, not held electrical engineering optional
optional, not held electromechanics optional
optional, not held electronics optional
optional, not held mechanics of trains optional
optional, not held precision mechanics optional
optional, not held safety engineering optional

02 management skills 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held design wayside signalling interlockings required

optional, not held apply advanced manufacturing optional
optional, not held develop test procedures optional
optional, not held manage product testing optional

03 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held control compliance of railway vehicles regulations required

04 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held quality standards required

05 information skills 1 required

required, not held analyse production processes for improvement required

06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 supplementary

optional, not held ensure maintenance of railway machinery optional
optional, not held ensure maintenance of trains optional
optional, not held maintain electromechanical equipment optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a rolling stock engineer 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 18 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adjust engineering designs skill
already held approve engineering design skill
already held assess financial viability skill
already held control production skill
already held engineering principles knowledge
already held engineering processes knowledge
already held execute feasibility study skill
already held perform scientific research skill
already held technical drawings knowledge
already held use technical drawing software skill
already held conduct performance tests skill
already held design principles knowledge
already held design prototypes skill
already held draft design specifications skill
already held mechanical engineering knowledge
already held perform test run skill
already held record test data skill
already held use CAD software skill

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary

optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
optional, not held design electromechanical systems optional

08 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held build a product's physical model optional

09 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held CAE software optional

10 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held use CAM software optional

17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held ensure maintenance of railway machinery optional
optional, not held ensure maintenance of trains optional
optional, not held CAE software optional
optional, not held apply advanced manufacturing optional
optional, not held build a product's physical model optional
optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
optional, not held design electromechanical systems optional
optional, not held develop test procedures optional
optional, not held electrical engineering optional
optional, not held electromechanics optional
optional, not held electronics optional
optional, not held maintain electromechanical equipment optional
optional, not held manage product testing optional
optional, not held mechanics of trains optional
optional, not held precision mechanics optional
optional, not held safety engineering optional
optional, not held use CAM software optional

26 held skills the rolling stock engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on irrigation projects skill
not needed by the target role advise on pollution prevention skill
not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
not needed by the target role assess environmental impact skill
not needed by the target role biology knowledge
not needed by the target role civil engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role climate smart agriculture knowledge
not needed by the target role create technical plans skill
not needed by the target role design an artificial lighting system skill
not needed by the target role develop agricultural policies skill
not needed by the target role e-agriculture knowledge
not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role integrated food-energy systems knowledge
not needed by the target role irrigation systems knowledge
not needed by the target role legislation in agriculture knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain agricultural machinery skill
not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role oversee construction project skill
not needed by the target role pollution legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role pollution prevention knowledge
not needed by the target role product data management knowledge
not needed by the target role provide advice to farmers skill
not needed by the target role research improvement of crop yields skill
not needed by the target role sustainable agricultural production principles knowledge
not needed by the target role troubleshoot skill
not needed by the target role use agronomic modelling skill

11 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 industrial engineering required
required, not held manufacturing processes required
required, not held production processes required
required, not held quality standards required
optional, not held CAE software optional
optional, not held electrical engineering optional
optional, not held electromechanics optional
optional, not held electronics optional
optional, not held mechanics of trains optional
optional, not held precision mechanics optional
optional, not held safety engineering optional

Index

Other moves recorded from agricultural engineer

Full index of moves from agricultural engineer

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.