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

bicycle mechanictoconsumer electronics repair technician

A bicycle mechanic already meets 48% of what the consumer electronics repair technician role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From bicycle mechanic
48%
Overlap1
To consumer electronics repair technician
18 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
53.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

48%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

53.1/ 100

1 Share of the consumer electronics repair technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the bicycle mechanic 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 consumer electronics repair technician role treats 6 of its required skills as things a bicycle mechanic already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply company policies
  • create solutions to problems
  • maintain customer service
  • maintain equipment
  • replace defect components
  • use repair manuals

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 18 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A consumer electronics repair technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a bicycle mechanic background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held use repair manuals information skills
  • already held ensure compliance with warranty contracts communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held keep stock records information skills
  • already held replace defect components working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held manage a small-to-medium business management skills
  • already held assist customers assisting and caring

All 18 carried skills, including the 6 the consumer electronics repair technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held provide customer information related to repairs required
  • required, not held troubleshoot required
  • optional, not held sell consumer electronics optional
  • optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
  • optional, not held negotiate supplier arrangements optional
  • optional, not held order supplies optional
  • optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held set up consumer electronics required
  • required, not held repair equipment on site required
  • optional, not held drive vehicles optional
03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required
  • required, not held consumer electronics required
  • required, not held electronics required
04 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held provide customer follow-up services required
05 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held solve technical problems required
06 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held lift heavy weights optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a consumer electronics repair 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 apply company policies skill
  • already held create solutions to problems skill
  • already held maintain customer service skill
  • already held maintain equipment skill
  • already held replace defect components skill
  • already held use repair manuals skill
  • already held administer appointments skill
  • already held apply technical communication skills skill
  • already held assist customers skill
  • already held develop professional network skill
  • already held ensure compliance with warranty contracts skill
  • already held issue sales invoices skill
  • already held keep stock records skill
  • already held maintain professional administration skill
  • already held maintain relationship with suppliers skill
  • already held manage a small-to-medium business skill
  • already held manage schedule of tasks skill
  • already held train employees skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held report to the team leader optional
08 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held sell consumer electronics optional
  • optional, not held report to the team leader optional
  • optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
  • optional, not held drive vehicles optional
  • optional, not held lift heavy weights optional
  • optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional
  • optional, not held negotiate supplier arrangements optional
  • optional, not held order supplies optional
  • optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
14 held skills the consumer electronics repair technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role assemble bicycles skill
  • not needed by the target role bicycle mechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electric bicycles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electric drives knowledge
  • not needed by the target role keep personal administration skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain braking system skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain records of maintenance interventions skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain work area cleanliness skill
  • not needed by the target role perform repairs on bicycles skill
  • not needed by the target role purchase supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role repair electric bicycles skill
  • not needed by the target role sell bicycles skill
  • not needed by the target role tune bicycles skill
  • not needed by the target role wash bicycles skill
2 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 consumer electronics required
  • required, not held electronics required
Index

Other moves recorded from bicycle mechanic

Full index of moves from bicycle mechanic

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.