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

electron beam weldertospot welder

A electron beam welder already meets 79% of what the spot welder role asks for. The move turns on 2 required skills not yet in the profile.

From electron beam welder
79%
Overlap1
To spot welder
38 Skills carried over
2 Required, not held
28.3 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 28.3

This move: 28.3 of 100 · adjacent

1 Share of the spot welder role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the electron beam welder 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 38 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A spot welder role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a electron beam welder background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held welding techniques engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held prepare pieces for joining handling and moving
  • already held ensure correct metal temperature working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held ensure correct gas pressure working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held metal joining technologies engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held smooth burred surfaces handling and moving

All 38 carried skills, including the 17 the spot welder role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 missing skills fall into 5 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, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held spot welding machine parts required
  • optional, not held manufacturing of cutlery optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of doors from metal optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of tools optional
  • optional, not held non-ferrous metal processing optional
  • optional, not held metal thermal conductivity optional
02 constructing 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held apply spot welding techniques required
  • optional, not held perform metal active gas welding optional
  • optional, not held perform metal inert gas welding optional
  • optional, not held apply arc welding techniques optional
  • optional, not held operate oxy-fuel welding torch optional
03 information skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held monitor conveyor belt optional
  • optional, not held perform product testing optional
04 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held apply electrolytes to cathodes and anodes optional
05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held adjust temperature gauges optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 2 entries a spot welder 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 apply precision metalworking techniques skill
  • already held electric current knowledge
  • already held ensure correct metal temperature skill
  • already held ensure equipment availability skill
  • already held monitor gauge skill
  • already held operate welding equipment skill
  • already held perform test run skill
  • already held prepare pieces for joining skill
  • already held quality standards knowledge
  • already held remove inadequate workpieces skill
  • already held remove processed workpiece skill
  • already held set up the controller of a machine skill
  • already held spot metal imperfections skill
  • already held supply machine skill
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held types of metal knowledge
  • already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
  • already held advise on machinery malfunctions skill
  • already held apply preliminary treatment to workpieces skill
  • already held consult technical resources skill
  • already held electrical discharge knowledge
  • already held ensure correct gas pressure skill
  • already held ferrous metal processing knowledge
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held manufacture of small metal parts knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of heating equipment knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of metal containers knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of steam generators knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of weapons and ammunition knowledge
  • already held metal joining technologies knowledge
  • already held monitor automated machines skill
  • already held operate precision measuring equipment skill
  • already held perform machine maintenance skill
  • already held record production data for quality control skill
  • already held smooth burred surfaces skill
  • already held supply machine with appropriate tools skill
  • already held types of metal manufacturing processes knowledge
  • already held welding techniques knowledge
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held manufacturing of cutlery optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of doors from metal optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of tools optional
  • optional, not held non-ferrous metal processing optional
  • optional, not held perform metal active gas welding optional
  • optional, not held perform metal inert gas welding optional
  • optional, not held adjust temperature gauges optional
  • optional, not held apply arc welding techniques optional
  • optional, not held apply electrolytes to cathodes and anodes optional
  • optional, not held metal thermal conductivity optional
  • optional, not held monitor conveyor belt optional
  • optional, not held operate oxy-fuel welding torch optional
  • optional, not held perform product testing optional
14 held skills the spot welder role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electron beam welding machine parts knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electron beam welding processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role inspect quality of products skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain mechanical equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain vacuum chamber skill
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role program a CNC controller skill
  • not needed by the target role quality and cycle time optimisation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role read standard blueprints skill
  • not needed by the target role statistical process control knowledge
  • not needed by the target role tend electron beam welding machine skill
  • not needed by the target role use CAM software skill
  • not needed by the target role use automatic programming skill
6 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 spot welding machine parts required
  • optional, not held manufacturing of cutlery optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of doors from metal optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of tools optional
  • optional, not held non-ferrous metal processing optional
  • optional, not held metal thermal conductivity 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.