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

battery assemblertoautomotive battery technician

A battery assembler already meets 45% of what the automotive battery technician role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From battery assembler
45%
Overlap1
To automotive battery technician
17 Skills carried over
13 Required, not held
60.6 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 60.6

This move: 60.6 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the automotive battery technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the battery 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A automotive battery technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a battery assembler background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held assemble batteries handling and moving
  • already held assemble automotive batteries handling and moving
  • already held battery formation engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held repair battery components working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held battery design engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held battery fluids engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 17 carried skills, including the 11 the automotive battery technician 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 7 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held repair vehicle's electrical equipment required
  • required, not held install automotive electrical equipment required
  • required, not held install car electronics required
  • required, not held install transport equipment batteries required
  • required, not held repair vehicle electrical systems required
  • required, not held maintain electrical engines required
  • required, not held use diagnostic tools for electronic repairs required
  • optional, not held maintain vehicle electrical equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate lifting equipment optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held hybrid vehicle architecture required
  • required, not held energy storage systems required
  • optional, not held electric current optional
03 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held read standard blueprints required
  • required, not held use technical documentation required
  • optional, not held inspect for faults in the vehicle's electric system optional
04 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held apply health and safety standards required
  • optional, not held describe electric drive system optional
05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held chemical products required
06 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held test electrical equipment optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a automotive battery 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 17 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held assemble batteries skill
  • already held battery chemistry knowledge
  • already held battery components knowledge
  • already held battery design knowledge
  • already held battery fluids knowledge
  • already held battery formation knowledge
  • already held battery management systems knowledge
  • already held dispose of hazardous waste skill
  • already held maintain electrical equipment skill
  • already held operate battery test equipment skill
  • already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
  • already held apply soldering techniques skill
  • already held assemble automotive batteries skill
  • already held electricity knowledge
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held operate soldering equipment skill
  • already held repair battery components skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held dispose of chemicals optional
08 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held set up automotive robot optional
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held inspect for faults in the vehicle's electric system optional
  • optional, not held maintain vehicle electrical equipment optional
  • optional, not held describe electric drive system optional
  • optional, not held dispose of chemicals optional
  • optional, not held electric current optional
  • optional, not held operate lifting equipment optional
  • optional, not held set up automotive robot optional
  • optional, not held test electrical equipment optional
33 held skills the automotive battery technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adjust manufacturing equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role adjust voltage skill
  • not needed by the target role align components skill
  • not needed by the target role apply technical communication skills skill
  • not needed by the target role attach power cords to electric module skill
  • not needed by the target role clean components during assembly skill
  • not needed by the target role connect armature windings skill
  • not needed by the target role electrical discharge knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electrical equipment regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electrochemistry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure conformity to specifications skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure public safety and security skill
  • not needed by the target role fasten components skill
  • not needed by the target role install low voltage wiring skill
  • not needed by the target role measure electrical characteristics skill
  • not needed by the target role meet deadlines skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor machine operations skill
  • not needed by the target role oversee logistics of finished products skill
  • not needed by the target role oversee stock quality control skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare shipments in time skill
  • not needed by the target role provide power connection from bus bars skill
  • not needed by the target role provide technical documentation skill
  • not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role read assembly drawings skill
  • not needed by the target role remove defective products skill
  • not needed by the target role repair wiring skill
  • not needed by the target role replace defect components skill
  • not needed by the target role report defective manufacturing materials skill
  • not needed by the target role resolve equipment malfunctions skill
  • not needed by the target role troubleshoot skill
  • not needed by the target role waste management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role waste removal regulations knowledge
4 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 chemical products required
  • required, not held hybrid vehicle architecture required
  • required, not held energy storage systems required
  • optional, not held electric current optional
Index
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.