drilling machine operatortoengraving machine operator
A drilling machine operator already meets 74% of what the engraving machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.
74%
34.8/ 100
1 Share of the engraving machine operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the drilling 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.
Why this move works
A engraving machine operator role treats 22 of its required skills as things a drilling machine operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- CAD software
- CADD software
- CAE software
- CAM software
- consult technical resources
- dispose of cutting waste material
What stands in the way is 7 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 43 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A engraving machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a drilling machine operator background worth leading with.
- already held trigonometry natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held CAM software information and communication technologies (icts)
- already held geometry natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held procure mechanical machinery communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held interpret geometric dimensions and tolerances information skills
- already held CADD software information and communication technologies (icts)
All 43 carried skills, including the 22 the engraving machine operator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 16 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.
- required, not held use automatic programming required
- required, not held set up the controller of a machine required
- optional, not held tend CNC engraving machine optional
- required, not held apply precision metalworking techniques required
- required, not held perform machine maintenance required
- required, not held manufacturing processes required
- optional, not held manufacturing of cutlery optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of door furniture from metal optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of metal household articles optional
- optional, not held non-ferrous metal processing optional
- optional, not held engraving technologies optional
- optional, not held types of engraving needles optional
- required, not held remove processed workpiece required
- required, not held apply control process statistical methods required
- optional, not held precious metal processing optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a engraving machine operator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 use automatic programming skill · sector specific
- 02 apply control process statistical methods skill · cross sector
- 03 apply precision metalworking techniques skill · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 43 skills that carry over
- already held CAD software knowledge
- already held CADD software knowledge
- already held CAE software knowledge
- already held CAM software knowledge
- already held consult technical resources skill
- already held dispose of cutting waste material skill
- already held ensure equipment availability skill
- already held interpret geometric dimensions and tolerances skill
- already held monitor automated machines skill
- already held operate precision measuring equipment skill
- already held perform test run skill
- already held program a CNC controller skill
- already held quality and cycle time optimisation knowledge
- already held quality standards knowledge
- already held read standard blueprints skill
- already held remove inadequate workpieces skill
- already held statistical process control knowledge
- already held supply machine skill
- already held supply machine with appropriate tools skill
- already held troubleshoot skill
- already held types of metal knowledge
- already held use CAM software skill
- already held advise on machinery malfunctions skill
- already held electrical engineering knowledge
- already held ferrous metal processing knowledge
- already held geometry knowledge
- already held inspect quality of products skill
- already held keep records of work progress skill
- already held liaise with managers skill
- already held maintain mechanical equipment skill
- already held manufacturing of daily use goods knowledge
- already held manufacturing of doors from metal knowledge
- already held manufacturing of light metal packaging knowledge
- already held manufacturing of sports equipment knowledge
- already held manufacturing of weapons and ammunition knowledge
- already held mark processed workpiece skill
- already held mechanics knowledge
- already held monitor stock level skill
- already held procure mechanical machinery skill
- already held record production data for quality control skill
- already held trigonometry knowledge
- already held types of metal manufacturing processes knowledge
- already held work ergonomically skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held apply isopropyl alcohol optional
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held manufacturing of cutlery optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of door furniture from metal optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of metal household articles optional
- optional, not held non-ferrous metal processing optional
- optional, not held precious metal processing optional
- optional, not held apply isopropyl alcohol optional
- optional, not held engraving technologies optional
- optional, not held tend CNC engraving machine optional
- optional, not held types of engraving needles optional
11 held skills the engraving machine operator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role connect equipment to wellheads skill
- not needed by the target role cutting technologies knowledge
- not needed by the target role manufacturing of heating equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role manufacturing of metal assembly products 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 steam generators 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 operate drilling equipment skill
- not needed by the target role tend CNC drilling machine skill
8 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held manufacturing processes required
- optional, not held manufacturing of cutlery optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of door furniture from metal optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of metal household articles optional
- optional, not held non-ferrous metal processing optional
- optional, not held precious metal processing optional
- optional, not held engraving technologies optional
- optional, not held types of engraving needles optional
Other moves recorded from drilling machine operator
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.