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A building electrician already meets 80% of what the electrician role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.
80%
25.2/ 100
1 Share of the electrician 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.
Why this move works
A electrician role treats 18 of its required skills as things a building electrician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- building systems monitoring technology
- electrical wiring plans
- electricity
- follow health and safety procedures in construction
- inspect electrical supplies
- install electric switches
What stands in the way is 3 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 42 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A electrician 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.
- already held install lightning protection system working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held install electricity sockets working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held solar panel mounting systems engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held install electric switches working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held install circuit breakers working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held building systems monitoring technology engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 42 carried skills, including the 18 the electrician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 13 missing skills fall into 5 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.
- required, not held electrical testing methods required
- optional, not held electrical wire accessories optional
- optional, not held control systems optional
- optional, not held electrical wiring diagrams optional
- required, not held test electrical equipment required
- optional, not held install smart devices optional
- required, not held bind wire required
- optional, not held strip wire optional
- optional, not held write records for repairs optional
- optional, not held measure electrical characteristics optional
- optional, not held read standard blueprints optional
- optional, not held use diagnostic tools for electronic repairs optional
- optional, not held use specialised tools in electric repairs optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a electrician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 bind wire skill · cross sector
- 02 electrical testing methods knowledge · cross sector
- 03 test electrical equipment skill · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 42 skills that carry over
- already held building systems monitoring technology knowledge
- already held electrical wiring plans knowledge
- already held electricity knowledge
- already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
- already held inspect electrical supplies skill
- already held install electric switches skill
- already held install electrical and electronic equipment skill
- already held install electricity sockets skill
- already held install lightning protection system skill
- already held keep records of work progress skill
- already held maintain electrical equipment skill
- already held react to events in time-critical environments skill
- already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
- already held splice cable skill
- already held use measurement instruments skill
- already held use precision tools skill
- already held use safety equipment in construction skill
- already held work in a construction team skill
- already held answer requests for quotation skill
- already held artificial lighting systems knowledge
- 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 cut wall chases skill
- already held electromechanics knowledge
- already held electronics knowledge
- already held energy performance of buildings knowledge
- already held inspect construction supplies skill
- already held install circuit breakers skill
- already held maintain electronic equipment skill
- already held order construction supplies skill
- already held process incoming construction supplies skill
- already held program firmware skill
- already held provide power connection from bus bars skill
- already held repair wiring skill
- already held replace defect components skill
- already held solar panel mounting systems knowledge
- already held solder electronics skill
- already held troubleshoot skill
- already held use sander skill
- already held write inspection reports skill
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held electrical wire accessories optional
- optional, not held install smart devices optional
- optional, not held write records for repairs optional
- optional, not held control systems optional
- optional, not held electrical wiring diagrams optional
- optional, not held measure electrical characteristics optional
- optional, not held read standard blueprints optional
- optional, not held strip wire optional
- optional, not held use diagnostic tools for electronic repairs optional
- optional, not held use specialised tools in electric repairs optional
6 held skills the electrician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role demonstrate products' features skill
- not needed by the target role install construction profiles skill
- not needed by the target role keep personal administration skill
- not needed by the target role test electronic units skill
- not needed by the target role test procedures in electricity transmission skill
- not needed by the target role work ergonomically skill
4 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held electrical testing methods required
- optional, not held electrical wire accessories optional
- optional, not held control systems optional
- optional, not held electrical wiring diagrams optional
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.