Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

aircraft assemblertomotor vehicle body assembler

A aircraft assembler already meets 76% of what the motor vehicle body assembler role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From aircraft assembler
76%
Overlap1
To motor vehicle body assembler
31 Skills carried over
3 Required, not held
26 Difficulty2
Career overlap Very strong match

76%

Learning distance Short step

26/ 100

1 Share of the motor vehicle body assembler role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the aircraft assembler 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 motor vehicle body assembler role treats 12 of its required skills as things a aircraft assembler already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • align components
  • apply health and safety standards
  • assemble metal parts
  • fasten components
  • inspect quality of products
  • mechanics

What stands in the way is 3 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 31 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A motor vehicle body assembler role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a aircraft assembler background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held tend CNC metal punch press working with computers
  • already held operate drill press working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held tend CNC drilling machine working with computers
  • already held tend CNC grinding machine working with computers
  • already held tend CNC laser cutting machine working with computers
  • already held tend CNC milling machine working with computers

All 31 carried skills, including the 12 the motor vehicle body assembler role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 11 missing skills fall into 5 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 handling and moving 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held mark processed workpiece required
  • optional, not held install windshields optional
  • optional, not held apply flux optional
  • optional, not held manipulate metal optional
  • optional, not held prepare pieces for joining optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held work in assembly line teams required
03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held mechanics of motor vehicles required
04 constructing 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held apply arc welding techniques optional
  • optional, not held apply spot welding techniques optional
  • optional, not held operate soldering equipment optional
05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a motor vehicle body assembler 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 31 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held align components skill
  • already held apply health and safety standards skill
  • already held assemble metal parts skill
  • already held fasten components skill
  • already held inspect quality of products skill
  • already held mechanics knowledge
  • already held quality standards knowledge
  • already held read engineering drawings skill
  • already held read standard blueprints skill
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held use technical documentation skill
  • already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
  • already held apply preliminary treatment to workpieces skill
  • already held cut metal products skill
  • already held engineering processes knowledge
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held operate drill press skill
  • already held operate lifting equipment skill
  • already held operate welding equipment skill
  • already held rivet types knowledge
  • already held set up automotive robot skill
  • already held tend CNC drilling machine skill
  • already held tend CNC grinding machine skill
  • already held tend CNC laser cutting machine skill
  • already held tend CNC metal punch press skill
  • already held tend CNC milling machine skill
  • already held tend computer numerical control lathe machine skill
  • already held tend riveting machine skill
  • already held use CAM software skill
  • already held use power tools skill
  • already held use testing equipment skill
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held install windshields optional
  • optional, not held apply arc welding techniques optional
  • optional, not held apply flux optional
  • optional, not held apply spot welding techniques optional
  • optional, not held manipulate metal optional
  • optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate soldering equipment optional
  • optional, not held prepare pieces for joining optional
14 held skills the motor vehicle body assembler role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role aircraft mechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role archive documentation related to work skill
  • not needed by the target role common aviation safety regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role conduct performance tests skill
  • not needed by the target role defense system knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electromechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure equipment availability skill
  • not needed by the target role follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with engineers skill
  • not needed by the target role operate handheld riveting equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role perform aircraft maintenance skill
  • not needed by the target role program a CNC controller skill
  • not needed by the target role record test data skill
1 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 mechanics of motor vehicles required
Index

Other moves recorded from aircraft assembler

Full index of moves from aircraft assembler

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.