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

drop forging hammer workertoextrusion machine operator

A drop forging hammer worker already meets 70% of what the extrusion machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 1 required skill not yet in the profile.

From drop forging hammer worker
70%
Overlap1
To extrusion machine operator
28 Skills carried over
1 Required, not held
36.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

70%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

36.1/ 100

1 Share of the extrusion machine operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the drop forging hammer worker 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 extrusion machine operator role treats 13 of its required skills as things a drop forging hammer worker already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • consult technical resources
  • dies
  • ensure equipment availability
  • monitor automated machines
  • monitor moving workpiece in a machine
  • perform test run

What stands in the way is 1 required skill 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 28 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A extrusion machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a drop forging hammer worker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held replace die working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held dies engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held monitor moving workpiece in a machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held manufacturing of tools engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held metal forming technologies engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held manufacturing of steam generators engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 28 carried skills, including the 13 the extrusion machine operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 missing skills fall into 6 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 1 required, 8 supplementary
  • required, not held extrusion processes required
  • optional, not held manufacturing of cutlery optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of door furniture from metal optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of light metal packaging optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of metal assembly products optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of metal household articles optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of weapons and ammunition optional
  • optional, not held types of plastic optional
  • optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional
02 information skills 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held monitor stock level optional
  • optional, not held check quality of raw materials optional
  • optional, not held interpret geometric dimensions and tolerances optional
  • optional, not held read standard blueprints optional
03 working with computers 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held program a CNC controller optional
  • optional, not held solve technical problems optional
  • optional, not held use CAM software optional
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held tend cold extrusion machine optional
  • optional, not held tend hot extrusion machine optional
05 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held mark processed workpiece optional
06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held statistical process control optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 1 entries a extrusion 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 28 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held consult technical resources skill
  • already held dies knowledge
  • already held ensure equipment availability skill
  • already held monitor automated machines skill
  • already held monitor moving workpiece in a machine skill
  • already held perform test run skill
  • already held quality standards knowledge
  • already held remove inadequate workpieces skill
  • already held remove processed workpiece skill
  • already held replace die skill
  • already held set up the controller of a machine skill
  • already held supply machine skill
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held advise on machinery malfunctions skill
  • already held ferrous metal processing knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of steam generators knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of tools knowledge
  • already held metal forming technologies knowledge
  • already held monitor conveyor belt skill
  • already held monitor gauge skill
  • already held operate lifting equipment skill
  • already held perform machine maintenance skill
  • already held perform product testing skill
  • already held record production data for quality control skill
  • already held types of metal knowledge
  • already held types of metal manufacturing processes knowledge
  • already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
  • already held work ergonomically skill
19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held tend cold extrusion machine optional
  • optional, not held tend hot extrusion machine optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of cutlery optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of door furniture from metal optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of light metal packaging optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of metal assembly products optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of metal household articles optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of weapons and ammunition optional
  • optional, not held monitor stock level optional
  • optional, not held types of plastic optional
  • optional, not held check quality of raw materials optional
  • optional, not held interpret geometric dimensions and tolerances optional
  • optional, not held mark processed workpiece optional
  • optional, not held program a CNC controller optional
  • optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional
  • optional, not held read standard blueprints optional
  • optional, not held solve technical problems optional
  • optional, not held statistical process control optional
  • optional, not held use CAM software optional
20 held skills the extrusion machine operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role cold forging knowledge
  • not needed by the target role drop hammer types knowledge
  • not needed by the target role dust usage for forging knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure correct metal temperature skill
  • not needed by the target role forging processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hold metal work piece in machine skill
  • not needed by the target role hot forging knowledge
  • not needed by the target role keep records of work progress skill
  • 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 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 non-ferrous metal processing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate forging tongs skill
  • not needed by the target role operate furnace skill
  • not needed by the target role remove scale from metal workpiece skill
  • not needed by the target role tend counterblow machine skill
  • not needed by the target role tend drop forging hammer skill
  • not needed by the target role work as a team in a hazardous environment skill
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 extrusion processes required
  • optional, not held manufacturing of cutlery optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of door furniture from metal optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of light metal packaging optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of metal assembly products optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of metal household articles optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of weapons and ammunition optional
  • optional, not held types of plastic optional
  • optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional
  • optional, not held statistical process control 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.