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

computer hardware repair techniciantoconsumer electronics repair technician

A computer hardware repair technician already meets 75% of what the consumer electronics repair technician role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From computer hardware repair technician
75%
Overlap1
To consumer electronics repair technician
27 Skills carried over
4 Required, not held
29.3 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 29.3

This move: 29.3 of 100 · adjacent

1 Share of the consumer electronics repair technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the computer hardware repair 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 27 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A consumer electronics repair technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a computer hardware repair technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held repair equipment on site working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held report to the team leader information skills
  • already held use repair manuals information skills
  • already held ensure compliance with warranty contracts communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held provide customer information related to repairs communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held make independent operating decisions management skills

All 27 carried skills, including the 10 the consumer electronics repair technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 8 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held troubleshoot required
  • optional, not held sell consumer electronics optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held consumer electronics required
03 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held solve technical problems required
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required
  • required, not held set up consumer electronics required
05 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held assist customers optional
06 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held lift heavy weights optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a consumer electronics repair 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 27 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply company policies skill
  • already held create solutions to problems skill
  • already held electronics knowledge
  • already held maintain customer service skill
  • already held maintain equipment skill
  • already held provide customer follow-up services skill
  • already held provide customer information related to repairs skill
  • already held repair equipment on site skill
  • already held replace defect components skill
  • already held use repair manuals skill
  • already held administer appointments skill
  • already held apply technical communication skills skill
  • already held communicate by telephone skill
  • already held develop professional network skill
  • already held drive vehicles skill
  • already held ensure compliance with warranty contracts skill
  • already held issue sales invoices skill
  • already held maintain professional administration skill
  • already held maintain relationship with suppliers skill
  • already held make independent operating decisions skill
  • already held manage a small-to-medium business skill
  • already held manage schedule of tasks skill
  • already held negotiate supplier arrangements skill
  • already held order supplies skill
  • already held perform services in a flexible manner skill
  • already held report to the team leader skill
  • already held train employees skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held keep stock records optional
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held sell consumer electronics optional
  • optional, not held assist customers optional
  • optional, not held keep stock records optional
  • optional, not held lift heavy weights optional
17 held skills the consumer electronics repair technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role ICT hardware specifications knowledge
  • not needed by the target role assemble hardware components skill
  • not needed by the target role demonstrate use of hardware skill
  • not needed by the target role hardware components suppliers knowledge
  • not needed by the target role implement a firewall skill
  • not needed by the target role implement a virtual private network skill
  • not needed by the target role implement anti-virus software skill
  • not needed by the target role install software skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain records of maintenance interventions skill
  • not needed by the target role observe confidentiality skill
  • not needed by the target role perform maintenance on installed equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role perform test run skill
  • not needed by the target role remove computer virus or malware from a computer skill
  • not needed by the target role test computer hardware skill
  • not needed by the target role use ICT hardware skill
  • not needed by the target role use e-services skill
  • not needed by the target role work in shifts skill
1 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 consumer electronics required
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.