Table 1Transition record

electronics draftertomechanical engineering drafter

A electronics drafter already meets 56% of what the mechanical engineering drafter role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From electronics drafter

56%

Overlap1

To mechanical engineering drafter

12 Skills carried over

4 Required, not held

43.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 43.4

This move: 43.4 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the mechanical engineering drafter role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the electronics drafter 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mechanical engineering drafter role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a electronics drafter background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held review drafts communication, collaboration and creativity
already held manual draughting techniques arts and humanities
already held use manual draughting techniques communication, collaboration and creativity
already held create a product's virtual model communication, collaboration and creativity
already held create technical plans management skills
already held design drawings engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 12 carried skills, including the 10 the mechanical engineering drafter role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 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.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held mechanical engineering required
required, not held mechanics required
required, not held principles of mechanical engineering required

optional, not held blueprints optional
optional, not held material mechanics optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held create solutions to problems required

optional, not held adjust engineering designs optional
optional, not held advise client on technical possibilities optional
optional, not held draft design specifications optional

03 information skills 3 supplementary

optional, not held define part requirements optional
optional, not held calculate materials to build equipment optional
optional, not held read standard blueprints optional

04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 supplementary

optional, not held 3D modelling optional
optional, not held physics optional

05 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held maintain mechanical equipment optional

06 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held CADD software optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a mechanical engineering drafter 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 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held CAD software knowledge
already held create technical plans skill
already held design drawings knowledge
already held liaise with engineers skill
already held manual draughting techniques knowledge
already held mathematics knowledge
already held technical drawings knowledge
already held use CAD software skill
already held use manual draughting techniques skill
already held use technical drawing software skill
already held create a product's virtual model skill
already held review drafts skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held use CADD software optional

13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held define part requirements optional
optional, not held maintain mechanical equipment optional
optional, not held 3D modelling optional
optional, not held CADD software optional
optional, not held adjust engineering designs optional
optional, not held advise client on technical possibilities optional
optional, not held blueprints optional
optional, not held calculate materials to build equipment optional
optional, not held draft design specifications optional
optional, not held material mechanics optional
optional, not held physics optional
optional, not held read standard blueprints optional
optional, not held use CADD software optional

29 held skills the mechanical engineering drafter role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply technical communication skills skill
not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
not needed by the target role consumer electronics knowledge
not needed by the target role customise drafts skill
not needed by the target role design circuit boards skill
not needed by the target role design electronic systems skill
not needed by the target role design hardware skill
not needed by the target role design microelectronics skill
not needed by the target role design prototypes skill
not needed by the target role design sensors skill
not needed by the target role develop assembly instructions skill
not needed by the target role draft bill of materials skill
not needed by the target role draw blueprints skill
not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
not needed by the target role electronic components knowledge
not needed by the target role electronic equipment standards knowledge
not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
not needed by the target role integrated circuits knowledge
not needed by the target role interpret circuit diagrams skill
not needed by the target role keep records of work progress skill
not needed by the target role manufacturing processes knowledge
not needed by the target role plan manufacturing processes skill
not needed by the target role power electronics knowledge
not needed by the target role prepare assembly drawings skill
not needed by the target role printed circuit boards knowledge
not needed by the target role train employees skill
not needed by the target role types of electronics knowledge

8 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 mechanical engineering required
required, not held mechanics required
required, not held principles of mechanical engineering required
optional, not held 3D modelling optional
optional, not held CADD software optional
optional, not held blueprints optional
optional, not held material mechanics optional
optional, not held physics optional

Index

Other moves recorded from electronics drafter

Full index of moves from electronics drafter

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.