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A electric meter technician already meets 41% of what the rolling stock electrician role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.
41%
59/ 100
1 Share of the rolling stock electrician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the electric meter 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.
Why this move works
A rolling stock electrician role treats 9 of its required skills as things a electric meter technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- apply health and safety standards
- electrical wiring plans
- electricity
- install electrical and electronic equipment
- perform test run
- troubleshoot
What stands in the way is 8 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A rolling stock electrician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a electric meter technician background worth leading with.
- already held install electrical and electronic equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held electrical wiring plans engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held write records for repairs information skills
- already held use testing equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held use technical documentation information skills
- already held electricity engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 10 carried skills, including the 9 the rolling stock electrician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 24 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 electrical systems used in transportation required
- required, not held electronics required
- required, not held mechanics required
- required, not held mechanics of trains required
- optional, not held electromechanics optional
- required, not held install electronic communication devices on trains required
- required, not held maintain electrical equipment required
- optional, not held ensure maintenance of trains optional
- optional, not held install transport equipment lighting optional
- optional, not held use diagnostic tools for electronic repairs optional
- optional, not held use specialised tools in electric repairs optional
- required, not held fasten components required
- optional, not held follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health optional
- optional, not held position vehicles for maintenance and repair optional
- required, not held read standard blueprints required
- optional, not held check train engines optional
- optional, not held detect malfunctions in train control systems optional
- optional, not held apply soldering techniques optional
- optional, not held conduct performance tests optional
- optional, not held operate soldering equipment optional
- optional, not held test electronic units optional
- optional, not held identify customer's needs optional
- optional, not held ensure compliance with warranty contracts optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a rolling stock electrician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 electrical systems used in transportation knowledge · sector specific
- 02 electronics knowledge · cross sector
- 03 fasten components 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 10 skills that carry over
- already held apply health and safety standards skill
- already held electrical wiring plans knowledge
- already held electricity knowledge
- already held install electrical and electronic equipment skill
- already held perform test run skill
- already held troubleshoot skill
- already held use technical documentation skill
- already held use testing equipment skill
- already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
- already held write records for repairs skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held create technical plans optional
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held check train engines optional
- optional, not held detect malfunctions in train control systems optional
- optional, not held ensure maintenance of trains optional
- optional, not held follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health optional
- optional, not held identify customer's needs optional
- optional, not held install transport equipment lighting optional
- optional, not held position vehicles for maintenance and repair optional
- optional, not held apply soldering techniques optional
- optional, not held conduct performance tests optional
- optional, not held create technical plans optional
- optional, not held electromechanics optional
- optional, not held ensure compliance with warranty contracts optional
- optional, not held operate soldering equipment optional
- optional, not held test electronic units optional
- optional, not held use diagnostic tools for electronic repairs optional
- optional, not held use specialised tools in electric repairs optional
18 held skills the rolling stock electrician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on utility consumption skill
- not needed by the target role anticipate installation maintenance skill
- not needed by the target role consult technical resources skill
- not needed by the target role electrical equipment regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role electrical wire accessories knowledge
- not needed by the target role electricity principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify faults in utility meters skill
- not needed by the target role inspect electrical supplies skill
- not needed by the target role install electricity meter skill
- not needed by the target role install utility equipment skill
- not needed by the target role keep records of work progress skill
- not needed by the target role measure electrical characteristics skill
- not needed by the target role monitor utility equipment skill
- not needed by the target role read electricity meter skill
- not needed by the target role smart grids systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role use electrical wire tools skill
- not needed by the target role use personal protection equipment skill
- not needed by the target role use wire hand tools skill
5 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 electrical systems used in transportation required
- required, not held electronics required
- required, not held mechanics required
- required, not held mechanics of trains required
- optional, not held electromechanics optional
Other moves recorded from electric meter technician
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.