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

coating machine operatortoelectroplating machine operator

A coating machine operator already meets 62% of what the electroplating machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From coating machine operator
62%
Overlap1
To electroplating machine operator
31 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
41.6 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 41.6

This move: 41.6 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the electroplating machine operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the coating machine operator 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 31 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A electroplating machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a coating machine operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held dry coated workpieces handling and moving
  • already held monitor coating specifications information skills
  • already held clean industrial containers handling and moving
  • already held metal coating technologies engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held manufacturing of metal assembly products engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held manufacturing of metal household articles engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 31 carried skills, including the 8 the electroplating machine operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 missing skills fall into 7 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, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held electroplating machine parts required
  • required, not held electric current required
  • required, not held electroplating metal materials required
  • required, not held electroplating processes required
  • optional, not held manufacturing of cutlery optional
  • optional, not held coining optional
  • optional, not held electrical discharge optional
  • optional, not held electricity optional
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held tend electroplating machine required
  • optional, not held galvanise metal workpiece optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held troubleshoot required
04 information skills 1 required
  • required, not held monitor electroplating baths required
05 arts and humanities 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held characteristics of precious metals optional
06 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held apply electrolytes to cathodes and anodes optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a electroplating machine operator 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 31 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held ensure equipment availability skill
  • already held health and safety in the workplace knowledge
  • already held quality standards knowledge
  • already held remove inadequate workpieces skill
  • already held remove processed workpiece skill
  • already held supply machine skill
  • already held types of metal knowledge
  • already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
  • already held advise on machinery malfunctions skill
  • already held apply preliminary treatment to workpieces skill
  • already held clean industrial containers skill
  • already held consult technical resources skill
  • already held dispose of hazardous waste skill
  • already held dry coated workpieces skill
  • already held ferrous metal processing knowledge
  • already held inspect quality of products skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held maintain mechanical equipment skill
  • already held manufacturing of door furniture from metal knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of metal assembly products knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of metal household articles knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of steam generators knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of weapons and ammunition knowledge
  • already held metal coating technologies knowledge
  • already held monitor coating specifications skill
  • already held monitor gauge skill
  • already held non-ferrous metal processing knowledge
  • already held perform test run skill
  • already held set up the controller of a machine skill
  • already held spot metal imperfections skill
  • already held types of metal manufacturing processes knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held chemistry optional
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held manufacturing of cutlery optional
  • optional, not held apply electrolytes to cathodes and anodes optional
  • optional, not held characteristics of precious metals optional
  • optional, not held chemistry optional
  • optional, not held coining optional
  • optional, not held electrical discharge optional
  • optional, not held electricity optional
  • optional, not held galvanise metal workpiece optional
20 held skills the electroplating machine operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role coating machine parts knowledge
  • not needed by the target role coating substances knowledge
  • not needed by the target role dip-coating process knowledge
  • not needed by the target role industrial paint knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manufacture of small metal parts knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing of doors from metal knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing of heating equipment knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing of light metal packaging knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing of metal containers knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing of metal structures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing of steel drums and similar containers knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing of tools knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor conveyor belt skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor moving workpiece in a machine skill
  • not needed by the target role operate metal polishing equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role remove coating skill
  • not needed by the target role stamping press parts knowledge
  • not needed by the target role tend coating machine skill
  • not needed by the target role tend stamping press skill
  • not needed by the target role types of stamping press knowledge
10 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 electroplating machine parts required
  • required, not held electric current required
  • required, not held electroplating metal materials required
  • required, not held electroplating processes required
  • optional, not held manufacturing of cutlery optional
  • optional, not held characteristics of precious metals optional
  • optional, not held chemistry optional
  • optional, not held coining optional
  • optional, not held electrical discharge optional
  • optional, not held electricity optional
Index
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.