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

assayertomaterial testing technician

A assayer already meets 27% of what the material testing technician role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From assayer
27%
Overlap1
To material testing technician
7 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
66.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

27%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

66.9/ 100

1 Share of the material testing technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the assayer 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 material testing technician role treats 4 of its required skills as things a assayer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply safety procedures in laboratory
  • perform laboratory tests
  • record test data
  • report test findings

What stands in the way is 9 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A material testing technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a assayer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held apply safety procedures in laboratory assisting and caring
  • already held report test findings information skills
  • already held perform laboratory tests working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held label samples handling and moving
  • already held physics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held chemistry natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

All 7 carried skills, including the 4 the material testing technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held operate scientific measuring equipment required
  • required, not held use testing equipment required
  • optional, not held use non-destructive testing equipment optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held materials engineering required
  • optional, not held rubber technology optional
03 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held collect samples required
  • optional, not held collect samples for analysis optional
04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held advanced materials required
  • optional, not held biology optional
05 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held wear appropriate protective gear required
06 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held quality standards required

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a material testing technician 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 7 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply safety procedures in laboratory skill
  • already held perform laboratory tests skill
  • already held record test data skill
  • already held report test findings skill
  • already held chemistry knowledge
  • already held label samples skill
  • already held physics knowledge
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held maintain test equipment required
08 services 1 required
  • required, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation required
09 information skills 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held conduct soil sample tests optional
  • optional, not held analyse stress resistance of materials optional
  • optional, not held analyse test data optional
  • optional, not held conduct field work optional
  • optional, not held develop material testing procedures optional
10 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held assist scientific research optional
  • optional, not held build business relationships optional
  • optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
  • optional, not held provide technical expertise optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held conduct soil sample tests optional
  • optional, not held rubber technology optional
  • optional, not held use non-destructive testing equipment optional
  • optional, not held analyse stress resistance of materials optional
  • optional, not held analyse test data optional
  • optional, not held assist scientific research optional
  • optional, not held biology optional
  • optional, not held build business relationships optional
  • optional, not held collect samples for analysis optional
  • optional, not held conduct field work optional
  • optional, not held develop material testing procedures optional
  • optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
  • optional, not held provide technical expertise optional
20 held skills the material testing technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analytical chemistry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role characteristics of precious metals knowledge
  • not needed by the target role chemical processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role geology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role good laboratory practice knowledge
  • not needed by the target role handle chemicals skill
  • not needed by the target role heat jewellery metals skill
  • not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
  • not needed by the target role jewellery processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role laboratory techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage chemical testing procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing of jewellery knowledge
  • not needed by the target role metal and metal ore products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role precious metals knowledge
  • not needed by the target role prepare chemical samples skill
  • not needed by the target role separate metals from ores skill
  • not needed by the target role statistics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role supervise laboratory operations skill
  • not needed by the target role test raw minerals skill
  • not needed by the target role use chemical analysis equipment skill
6 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 advanced materials required
  • required, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation required
  • required, not held materials engineering required
  • required, not held quality standards required
  • optional, not held rubber technology optional
  • optional, not held biology optional
Index

Other moves recorded from assayer

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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.