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

automated optical inspection operatortosurface-mount technology machine operator

A automated optical inspection operator already meets 48% of what the surface-mount technology machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From automated optical inspection operator
48%
Overlap1
To surface-mount technology machine operator
15 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
55.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

48%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

55.3/ 100

1 Share of the surface-mount technology machine operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the automated optical inspection operator 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 surface-mount technology machine operator role treats 10 of its required skills as things a automated optical inspection operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • electronics
  • ensure conformity to specifications
  • inspect quality of products
  • interpret circuit diagrams
  • monitor machine operations
  • printed circuit boards

What stands in the way is 8 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 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A surface-mount technology machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a automated optical inspection operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held operate automated optical inspection machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held IPC standards engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held surface-mount technology engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held printed circuit boards information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held microelectronics engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held interpret circuit diagrams information skills

All 15 carried skills, including the 10 the surface-mount technology machine operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 missing skills fall into 8 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 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held assemble printed circuit boards required
  • required, not held clean printed circuit board required
  • required, not held prepare board for soldering required
  • optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held coat printed circuit board required
  • required, not held operate SMT placement equipment required
  • optional, not held operate wave soldering machine optional
  • optional, not held provide power connection from bus bars optional
  • optional, not held maintain electronic systems optional
  • optional, not held repair electronic components optional
  • optional, not held replace defect components optional
  • optional, not held use diagnostic tools for electronic repairs optional
03 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure public safety and security required
  • optional, not held apply health and safety standards optional
04 constructing 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held solder components onto electronic board required
  • optional, not held check for solder defects optional
05 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held quality standards required
06 management skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held carry out shipping orders for parts optional
  • optional, not held oversee logistics of finished products optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a surface-mount technology machine operator 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 15 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held electronics knowledge
  • already held ensure conformity to specifications skill
  • already held inspect quality of products skill
  • already held interpret circuit diagrams skill
  • already held monitor machine operations skill
  • already held printed circuit boards knowledge
  • already held read assembly drawings skill
  • already held read standard blueprints skill
  • already held report defective manufacturing materials skill
  • already held surface-mount technology knowledge
  • already held IPC standards knowledge
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held microelectronics knowledge
  • already held operate automated optical inspection machine skill
  • already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
08 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use CAM software optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held carry out shipping orders for parts optional
  • optional, not held operate wave soldering machine optional
  • optional, not held provide power connection from bus bars optional
  • optional, not held apply health and safety standards optional
  • optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
  • optional, not held check for solder defects optional
  • optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
  • optional, not held maintain electronic systems optional
  • optional, not held oversee logistics of finished products optional
  • optional, not held repair electronic components optional
  • optional, not held replace defect components optional
  • optional, not held use CAM software optional
  • optional, not held use diagnostic tools for electronic repairs optional
20 held skills the surface-mount technology machine operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse images skill
  • not needed by the target role automated optical inspection knowledge
  • not needed by the target role check system parameters against reference values skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate test results to other departments skill
  • not needed by the target role electronic equipment standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role instrument performance elements knowledge
  • not needed by the target role integrated circuits knowledge
  • not needed by the target role liaise with engineers skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain test equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role meet deadlines skill
  • not needed by the target role optical engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role quality assurance procedures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role remove defective products skill
  • not needed by the target role research equipment needs skill
  • not needed by the target role semiconductors knowledge
  • not needed by the target role send faulty equipment back to assembly line skill
  • not needed by the target role through-hole technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role waste removal regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role write inspection reports skill
  • not needed by the target role write records for repairs 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 quality standards required
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.