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

building electriciantoelectrical supervisor

A building electrician already meets 65% of what the electrical supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From building electrician
65%
Overlap1
To electrical supervisor
38 Skills carried over
10 Required, not held
43.7 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 43.7

This move: 43.7 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the electrical supervisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the building electrician 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 38 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A electrical supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a building electrician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held install electricity sockets working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held solar panel mounting systems engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held install circuit breakers working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held install electric switches working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held building systems monitoring technology engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held splice cable working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 38 carried skills, including the 17 the electrical supervisor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 missing skills fall into 6 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 management skills 6 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure compliance with construction project deadline required
  • required, not held ensure equipment availability required
  • required, not held evaluate employees work required
  • required, not held plan resource allocation required
  • required, not held plan shifts of employees required
  • required, not held supervise staff required
  • optional, not held recruit employees optional
02 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held check compatibility of materials required
  • required, not held monitor stock level required
  • optional, not held conduct quality control analysis optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held liaise with managers required
  • optional, not held negotiate supplier arrangements optional
  • optional, not held provide technical expertise optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
04 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held manage health and safety standards required
  • optional, not held provide first aid optional
05 business, administration and law 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held construction product regulation optional
  • optional, not held cost management optional
06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held microelectronics optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a electrical supervisor 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 38 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held answer requests for quotation skill
  • already held building systems monitoring technology knowledge
  • already held electrical wiring plans knowledge
  • already held electricity knowledge
  • already held electromechanics knowledge
  • already held electronics knowledge
  • already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
  • already held inspect construction supplies skill
  • already held inspect electrical supplies skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held order construction supplies skill
  • already held process incoming construction supplies skill
  • already held react to events in time-critical environments skill
  • already held test electronic units skill
  • already held test procedures in electricity transmission skill
  • already held use safety equipment in construction skill
  • already held work in a construction team skill
  • already held assemble electrical components skill
  • already held assemble electronic units skill
  • already held automation technology knowledge
  • already held calculate needs for construction supplies skill
  • already held energy performance of buildings knowledge
  • already held install circuit breakers skill
  • already held install construction profiles skill
  • already held install electric switches skill
  • already held install electrical and electronic equipment skill
  • already held install electricity sockets skill
  • already held maintain electrical equipment skill
  • already held maintain electronic equipment skill
  • already held provide power connection from bus bars skill
  • already held solar panel mounting systems knowledge
  • already held solder electronics skill
  • already held splice cable skill
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held use measurement instruments skill
  • already held use precision tools skill
  • already held use sander skill
  • already held work ergonomically skill
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held construction product regulation optional
  • optional, not held cost management optional
  • optional, not held conduct quality control analysis optional
  • optional, not held microelectronics optional
  • optional, not held negotiate supplier arrangements optional
  • optional, not held provide first aid optional
  • optional, not held provide technical expertise optional
  • optional, not held recruit employees optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
10 held skills the electrical supervisor role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role artificial lighting systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role cut wall chases skill
  • not needed by the target role demonstrate products' features skill
  • not needed by the target role install lightning protection system skill
  • not needed by the target role keep personal administration skill
  • not needed by the target role program firmware 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 resolve equipment malfunctions skill
  • not needed by the target role write inspection reports skill
3 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
  • optional, not held construction product regulation optional
  • optional, not held cost management optional
  • optional, not held microelectronics optional
Index

Other moves recorded from building electrician

Full index of moves from building electrician

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.