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

avionics techniciantoaircraft maintenance technician

A avionics technician already meets 46% of what the aircraft maintenance technician role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.

From avionics technician
46%
Overlap1
To aircraft maintenance technician
18 Skills carried over
16 Required, not held
59.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

46%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

59.5/ 100

1 Share of the aircraft maintenance technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the avionics 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.

Why

Why this move works

A aircraft maintenance technician role treats 13 of its required skills as things a avionics technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • assemble electrical components
  • common aviation safety regulations
  • electrical engineering
  • electrical wiring plans
  • electricity
  • electronics

What stands in the way is 16 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 aircraft maintenance technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a avionics technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held electrical systems used in transportation engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held assemble electrical components handling and moving
  • already held aircraft flight control systems services
  • already held test electronic units constructing
  • already held install electrical and electronic equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held common aviation safety regulations business, administration and law

All 18 carried skills, including the 13 the aircraft maintenance technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 6 required
  • required, not held mechanical engineering required
  • required, not held aircraft mechanics required
  • required, not held electromechanics required
  • required, not held engine components required
  • required, not held mechanics required
  • required, not held technical drawings required
02 assisting and caring 3 required
  • required, not held ensure compliance with airport security measures required
  • required, not held follow manufacturer guidelines in use of airport equipment required
  • required, not held manage health and safety standards required
03 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held evaluate engine performance required
  • required, not held use technical documentation required
  • optional, not held inspect aircraft for airworthiness optional
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held disassemble engines required
  • required, not held repair engines required
  • optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held apply technical communication skills required
06 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held use power tools required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a aircraft maintenance 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 18 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held assemble electrical components skill
  • already held common aviation safety regulations knowledge
  • already held electrical engineering knowledge
  • already held electrical wiring plans knowledge
  • already held electricity knowledge
  • already held electronics knowledge
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held engineering processes knowledge
  • already held install electrical and electronic equipment skill
  • already held operate soldering equipment skill
  • already held read engineering drawings skill
  • already held read standard blueprints skill
  • already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
  • already held aircraft flight control systems knowledge
  • already held conduct performance tests skill
  • already held electrical systems used in transportation knowledge
  • already held test electronic units skill
  • already held use testing equipment skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 services 1 required
  • required, not held airport safety regulations required
08 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use computerised maintenance management systems optional
3 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held use computerised maintenance management systems optional
  • optional, not held inspect aircraft for airworthiness optional
  • optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
17 held skills the aircraft maintenance technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role CAD software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role CADD software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role CAE software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role adjust engineering designs skill
  • not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
  • not needed by the target role apply soldering techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role calibrate electronic instruments skill
  • not needed by the target role electronics principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health skill
  • not needed by the target role keep records of work progress skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with engineers skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain electrical equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain electronic equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role solder electronics skill
  • not needed by the target role troubleshoot skill
  • not needed by the target role use CAD software skill
  • not needed by the target role use CADD software skill
7 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 airport safety regulations required
  • required, not held mechanical engineering required
  • required, not held aircraft mechanics required
  • required, not held electromechanics required
  • required, not held engine components required
  • required, not held mechanics required
  • required, not held technical drawings required
Index

Other moves recorded from avionics technician

Full index of moves from avionics technician

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.