Table 1Transition record

chemical manufacturing quality techniciantochemical engineering technician

A chemical manufacturing quality technician already meets 29% of what the chemical engineering technician role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.

From chemical manufacturing quality technician

29%

Overlap1

To chemical engineering technician

12 Skills carried over

15 Required, not held

75 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

29%

Learning distance A rebuild

75/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the chemical engineering technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the chemical manufacturing quality 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 chemical engineering technician role treats 9 of its required skills as things a chemical manufacturing quality technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

calibrate laboratory equipment
execute analytical mathematical calculations
laboratory techniques
perform laboratory tests
perform product testing
prepare chemical samples

What stands in the way is 15 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A chemical engineering technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a chemical manufacturing quality technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held use chromatography software working with computers
already held use ICT systems working with computers
already held prepare chemical samples handling and moving
already held test chemical samples information skills
already held recommend product improvements communication, collaboration and creativity
already held calibrate laboratory equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 12 carried skills, including the 9 the chemical engineering technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 43 missing skills fall into 11 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 4 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held engineering processes required
required, not held green chemistry required
required, not held engineering principles required
required, not held production processes required

optional, not held energy efficiency optional
optional, not held nuclear energy optional
optional, not held nuclear reprocessing optional

02 information skills 3 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held analyse experimental laboratory data required
required, not held translate formulae into processes required
required, not held determine production feasibility required

optional, not held assess hydrogen production technologies optional
optional, not held execute feasibility study on hydrogen optional
optional, not held archive scientific documentation optional
optional, not held identify hazards in the workplace optional
optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
optional, not held recognise signs of corrosion optional
optional, not held write batch record documentation optional

03 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held oxidation required
required, not held chemistry required

optional, not held computational chemistry optional
optional, not held analytical chemistry optional
optional, not held corrosion types optional
optional, not held inorganic chemistry optional

04 assisting and caring 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held apply safety procedures in laboratory required
required, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation required

optional, not held manage health and safety standards optional

05 business, administration and law 2 required

required, not held quality assurance methodologies required
required, not held risk management required

06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held run laboratory simulations required

optional, not held maintain chromotography machinery optional
optional, not held maintain laboratory equipment optional
optional, not held maintain nuclear reactors optional

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a chemical engineering 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 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held calibrate laboratory equipment skill
already held execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
already held laboratory techniques knowledge
already held perform laboratory tests skill
already held perform product testing skill
already held prepare chemical samples skill
already held test chemical samples skill
already held use ICT systems skill
already held work safely with chemicals skill
already held analyse production processes for improvement skill
already held recommend product improvements skill
already held use chromatography software skill

The 5 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held collaborate with engineers required

optional, not held communicate with external laboratories optional

08 management skills 5 supplementary

optional, not held develop components separation processes optional
optional, not held control production optional
optional, not held schedule production optional
optional, not held set production facilities standards optional
optional, not held supervise laboratory operations optional

09 services 2 supplementary

optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional
optional, not held hazardous waste types optional

10 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional

11 health and welfare 1 supplementary

optional, not held radiation protection optional

28 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held assess hydrogen production technologies optional
optional, not held computational chemistry optional
optional, not held develop components separation processes optional
optional, not held energy efficiency optional
optional, not held execute feasibility study on hydrogen optional
optional, not held maintain chromotography machinery optional
optional, not held analytical chemistry optional
optional, not held archive scientific documentation optional
optional, not held communicate with external laboratories optional
optional, not held control production optional
optional, not held corrosion types optional
optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional
optional, not held hazardous waste types optional
optional, not held identify hazards in the workplace optional
optional, not held inorganic chemistry optional
optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
optional, not held maintain laboratory equipment optional
optional, not held maintain nuclear reactors optional
optional, not held manage health and safety standards optional
optional, not held nuclear energy optional
optional, not held nuclear reprocessing optional
optional, not held radiation protection optional
optional, not held recognise signs of corrosion optional
optional, not held schedule production optional
optional, not held set production facilities standards optional
optional, not held supervise laboratory operations optional
optional, not held write batch record documentation optional

30 held skills the chemical engineering technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adhere to Standard Operating Procedures skill
not needed by the target role biotechnology knowledge
not needed by the target role collect samples for analysis skill
not needed by the target role communicate test results to other departments skill
not needed by the target role controlled substances permits knowledge
not needed by the target role develop procedures in case of defects skill
not needed by the target role document analysis results skill
not needed by the target role good laboratory practice knowledge
not needed by the target role good manufacturing practices knowledge
not needed by the target role issue licences skill
not needed by the target role maintain test equipment skill
not needed by the target role manage chemical processes inspection skill
not needed by the target role manage manufacturing documentation skill
not needed by the target role monitor manufacturing impact skill
not needed by the target role monitor manufacturing quality standards skill
not needed by the target role order supplies skill
not needed by the target role oversee quality control skill
not needed by the target role perform quality audits skill
not needed by the target role quality assurance procedures knowledge
not needed by the target role record test data skill
not needed by the target role revise quality control systems documentation skill
not needed by the target role set quality assurance objectives skill
not needed by the target role support implementation of quality management systems skill
not needed by the target role train staff in quality procedures skill
not needed by the target role train staff in safety procedures skill
not needed by the target role use chemical analysis equipment skill
not needed by the target role use non-destructive testing equipment skill
not needed by the target role use technical documentation skill
not needed by the target role validate raw materials skill
not needed by the target role write inspection reports skill

18 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 engineering processes required
required, not held green chemistry required
required, not held oxidation required
required, not held chemistry required
required, not held engineering principles required
required, not held production processes required
required, not held quality assurance methodologies required
required, not held risk management required
optional, not held computational chemistry optional
optional, not held energy efficiency optional
optional, not held analytical chemistry optional
optional, not held corrosion types optional
optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional
optional, not held hazardous waste types optional
optional, not held inorganic chemistry optional
optional, not held nuclear energy optional
optional, not held nuclear reprocessing optional
optional, not held radiation protection optional

Index

Other moves recorded from chemical manufacturing quality technician

Full index of moves from chemical manufacturing quality 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.