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

digital games designertonumerical tool and process control programmer

A digital games designer already meets 68% of what the numerical tool and process control programmer role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From digital games designer
68%
Overlap1
To numerical tool and process control programmer
38 Skills carried over
13 Required, not held
46.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

68%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

46.1/ 100

1 Share of the numerical tool and process control programmer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the digital games designer 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 numerical tool and process control programmer role treats 38 of its required skills as things a digital games designer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • ABAP
  • AJAX
  • APL
  • ASP.NET
  • Assembly (computer programming)
  • C#

What stands in the way is 13 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 38 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A numerical tool and process control programmer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a digital games designer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held CoffeeScript information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held Erlang information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held Smalltalk (computer programming) information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held Microsoft Visual C++ information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held ABAP information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held APL information and communication technologies (icts)

All 38 carried skills, including the 38 the numerical tool and process control programmer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 28 missing skills fall into 8 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 working with computers 3 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held program a CNC controller required
  • required, not held set up the controller of a machine required
  • required, not held use CAD software required
  • optional, not held perform data analysis optional
  • optional, not held use CAM software optional
  • optional, not held use computer-aided engineering systems optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held blueprints required
  • required, not held quality and cycle time optimisation required
  • optional, not held engineering processes optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held engineering principles optional
  • optional, not held lathe machine parts optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing processes optional
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
03 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held apply control process statistical methods required
  • required, not held read standard blueprints required
  • optional, not held use technical documentation optional
04 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 required
  • required, not held ICT system programming required
  • required, not held CAD software required
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held troubleshoot required
  • optional, not held advise client on technical possibilities optional
  • optional, not held advise on safety improvements optional
06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held statistical process control required
  • optional, not held 3D modelling optional
  • optional, not held mathematics optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a numerical tool and process control programmer 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 38 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held ABAP knowledge
  • already held AJAX knowledge
  • already held APL knowledge
  • already held ASP.NET knowledge
  • already held Assembly (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held C# knowledge
  • already held C++ knowledge
  • already held COBOL knowledge
  • already held CoffeeScript knowledge
  • already held Common Lisp knowledge
  • already held Erlang knowledge
  • already held Groovy knowledge
  • already held Haskell knowledge
  • already held Java (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held JavaScript knowledge
  • already held Lisp knowledge
  • already held MATLAB knowledge
  • already held ML (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held Microsoft Visual C++ knowledge
  • already held Objective-C knowledge
  • already held OpenEdge Advanced Business Language knowledge
  • already held PHP knowledge
  • already held Pascal (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held Perl knowledge
  • already held Prolog (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held Python (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held R knowledge
  • already held Ruby (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held SAP R3 knowledge
  • already held SAS language knowledge
  • already held Scala knowledge
  • already held Scratch (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held Smalltalk (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held Swift (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held TypeScript knowledge
  • already held VBScript knowledge
  • already held Visual Basic knowledge
  • already held computer programming knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held use measurement instruments required
  • optional, not held tend lathe optional
08 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held ensure equipment availability required
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held engineering processes optional
  • optional, not held 3D modelling optional
  • optional, not held advise client on technical possibilities optional
  • optional, not held advise on safety improvements optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held engineering principles optional
  • optional, not held lathe machine parts optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing processes optional
  • optional, not held mathematics optional
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
  • optional, not held perform data analysis optional
  • optional, not held tend lathe optional
  • optional, not held use CAM software optional
  • optional, not held use computer-aided engineering systems optional
  • optional, not held use technical documentation optional
58 held skills the numerical tool and process control programmer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role 3D lighting knowledge
  • not needed by the target role 3D texturing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Agile development knowledge
  • not needed by the target role CryEngine knowledge
  • not needed by the target role DevOps knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Frostbite (digital game creation systems) knowledge
  • not needed by the target role GameSalad knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Gamemaker Studio knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Havok Vision knowledge
  • not needed by the target role HeroEngine knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT performance analysis methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT security legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Project Anarchy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Prototyping development knowledge
  • not needed by the target role RAGE (digital game creation systems) knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Rapid application development knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Shiva (digital game creation systems) knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Source (digital game creation systems) knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Spiral development knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Unity (digital game creation systems) knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Unreal Engine knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Waterfall development knowledge
  • not needed by the target role analyse business requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role animate 3D organic forms skill
  • not needed by the target role application usability knowledge
  • not needed by the target role apply 3D imaging techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role augmented reality knowledge
  • not needed by the target role compose digital game story skill
  • not needed by the target role computer graphics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role create 3D characters skill
  • not needed by the target role create 3D environments skill
  • not needed by the target role create concept of digital game skill
  • not needed by the target role create digital game characters skill
  • not needed by the target role create software design skill
  • not needed by the target role define technical requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role design graphics skill
  • not needed by the target role design process skill
  • not needed by the target role digital game creation systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role digital game genres knowledge
  • not needed by the target role estimate duration of work skill

18 further entries not listed here

13 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 ICT system programming required
  • required, not held CAD software required
  • required, not held blueprints required
  • required, not held quality and cycle time optimisation required
  • required, not held statistical process control required
  • optional, not held engineering processes optional
  • optional, not held 3D modelling optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held engineering principles optional
  • optional, not held lathe machine parts optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing processes optional
  • optional, not held mathematics optional
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
Index

Other moves recorded from digital games designer

Full index of moves from digital games designer

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.