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

chemical testertoprocess metallurgist

A chemical tester already meets 30% of what the process metallurgist role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

From chemical tester
30%
Overlap1
To process metallurgist
10 Skills carried over
14 Required, not held
70.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

30%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

70.5/ 100

1 Share of the process metallurgist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the chemical tester 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 process metallurgist role treats 7 of its required skills as things a chemical tester already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • assess suitability of metal types for specific application
  • ensure compliance with environmental legislation
  • ensure public safety and security
  • monitor manufacturing quality standards
  • prepare scientific reports
  • types of metal manufacturing processes

What stands in the way is 14 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A process metallurgist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a chemical tester background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held chemical technologies in metal manufacture engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held assess suitability of metal types for specific application information skills
  • already held work in metal manufacture teams communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held chemical processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held prepare scientific reports communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held monitor manufacturing quality standards information skills

All 10 carried skills, including the 7 the process metallurgist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 missing skills fall into 10 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 7 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held ferrous metal processing required
  • required, not held metal and metal ore products required
  • required, not held non-ferrous metal processing required
  • required, not held alloys of precious metals required
  • required, not held materials engineering required
  • required, not held metal forming technologies required
  • required, not held types of metal required
  • optional, not held design drawings optional
  • optional, not held precious metals optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held address problems critically required
  • required, not held troubleshoot required
  • optional, not held design metal components optional
  • optional, not held develop new installations optional
  • optional, not held liaise with quality assurance optional
03 arts and humanities 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held precious metal processing required
  • optional, not held manufacturing of jewellery optional
04 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held make time-critical decisions required
  • optional, not held provide technical documentation optional
05 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held ensure health and safety in manufacturing required
06 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held join metals required

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a process metallurgist 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 10 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held assess suitability of metal types for specific application skill
  • already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
  • already held ensure public safety and security skill
  • already held monitor manufacturing quality standards skill
  • already held prepare scientific reports skill
  • already held types of metal manufacturing processes knowledge
  • already held work in metal manufacture teams skill
  • already held chemical processes knowledge
  • already held chemical technologies in metal manufacture knowledge
  • already held physics knowledge
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held manipulate metal required
08 information skills 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held conduct metallurgical structural analysis optional
  • optional, not held extract products from moulds optional
  • optional, not held process incident reports for prevention optional
09 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held separate metals from ores optional
  • optional, not held install monitors for process control optional
10 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held innovation processes optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held conduct metallurgical structural analysis optional
  • optional, not held design metal components optional
  • optional, not held develop new installations optional
  • optional, not held innovation processes optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of jewellery optional
  • optional, not held separate metals from ores optional
  • optional, not held design drawings optional
  • optional, not held extract products from moulds optional
  • optional, not held install monitors for process control optional
  • optional, not held liaise with quality assurance optional
  • optional, not held precious metals optional
  • optional, not held process incident reports for prevention optional
  • optional, not held provide technical documentation optional
13 held skills the process metallurgist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role conduct chemical testing on basic metals skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct laboratory chemical research on metals skill
  • not needed by the target role execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
  • not needed by the target role give instructions to staff skill
  • not needed by the target role handle chemicals skill
  • not needed by the target role organize chemical reagents skill
  • not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role report well results skill
  • not needed by the target role speak different languages 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 different communication channels skill
  • not needed by the target role work safely with chemicals skill
12 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 ferrous metal processing required
  • required, not held metal and metal ore products required
  • required, not held non-ferrous metal processing required
  • required, not held precious metal processing required
  • required, not held alloys of precious metals required
  • required, not held materials engineering required
  • required, not held metal forming technologies required
  • required, not held types of metal required
  • optional, not held innovation processes optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of jewellery optional
  • optional, not held design drawings optional
  • optional, not held precious metals optional
Index

Other moves recorded from chemical tester

Full index of moves from chemical tester

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.