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

environmental engineertomanufacturing engineer

A environmental engineer already meets 39% of what the manufacturing engineer role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From environmental engineer
39%
Overlap1
To manufacturing engineer
11 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
60.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

39%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

60.6/ 100

1 Share of the manufacturing engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the environmental engineer 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 manufacturing engineer role treats 9 of its required skills as things a environmental engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adjust engineering designs
  • approve engineering design
  • consumer protection
  • engineering principles
  • engineering processes
  • ensure material compliance

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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A manufacturing engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a environmental engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held assess the life cycle of resources communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held ensure material compliance information skills
  • already held circular economy engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held consumer protection services
  • already held approve engineering design communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held use technical drawing software working with computers

All 11 carried skills, including the 9 the manufacturing engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 30 missing skills fall into 9 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 4 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held production engineering required
  • required, not held industrial engineering required
  • required, not held manufacturing processes required
  • required, not held production processes required
  • optional, not held human-robot collaboration optional
  • optional, not held industrial research and development optional
  • optional, not held reverse engineering optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held advise on manufacturing problems required
  • optional, not held advise on efficiency improvements optional
  • optional, not held draft design specifications optional
  • optional, not held integrate new products in manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
  • optional, not held recommend product improvements optional
03 information skills 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held assess financial viability required
  • optional, not held keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes optional
  • optional, not held analyse production processes for improvement optional
  • optional, not held maintain financial records optional
  • optional, not held monitor plant production optional
04 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held ensure health and safety in manufacturing required
05 management skills 6 supplementary
  • optional, not held apply advanced manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held create a work atmosphere of continuous improvement optional
  • optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
  • optional, not held manage budgets optional
  • optional, not held provide improvement strategies optional
  • optional, not held recruit employees optional
06 working with computers 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held use CAD software optional
  • optional, not held use CAM software optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a manufacturing engineer 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 11 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adjust engineering designs skill
  • already held approve engineering design skill
  • already held consumer protection knowledge
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held engineering processes knowledge
  • already held ensure material compliance skill
  • already held perform scientific research skill
  • already held technical drawings knowledge
  • already held use technical drawing software skill
  • already held assess the life cycle of resources skill
  • already held circular economy knowledge
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 arts and humanities 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held design principles optional
08 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held continuous improvement philosophies optional
09 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
23 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held human-robot collaboration optional
  • optional, not held keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes optional
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
  • optional, not held advise on efficiency improvements optional
  • optional, not held analyse production processes for improvement optional
  • optional, not held apply advanced manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held continuous improvement philosophies optional
  • optional, not held create a work atmosphere of continuous improvement optional
  • optional, not held design principles optional
  • optional, not held draft design specifications optional
  • optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
  • optional, not held industrial research and development optional
  • optional, not held integrate new products in manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
  • optional, not held maintain financial records optional
  • optional, not held manage budgets optional
  • optional, not held monitor plant production optional
  • optional, not held provide improvement strategies optional
  • optional, not held recommend product improvements optional
  • optional, not held recruit employees optional
  • optional, not held reverse engineering optional
  • optional, not held use CAD software optional
  • optional, not held use CAM software optional
72 held skills the manufacturing engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role Internet of Things knowledge
  • not needed by the target role abide by regulations on banned materials skill
  • not needed by the target role address public health issues skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on environmental remediation skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on mining environmental issues skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on pollution prevention skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on waste management procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse big data skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse energy consumption skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse environmental data skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse information processes skill
  • not needed by the target role augmented reality knowledge
  • not needed by the target role biology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role business intelligence knowledge
  • not needed by the target role carry out environmental audits skill
  • not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role civil engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role cloud technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role coastal management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role collect samples for analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct environmental surveys skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct field work skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct quality control analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct quantitative research skill
  • not needed by the target role cyber security knowledge
  • not needed by the target role data storage knowledge
  • not needed by the target role design strategies for nuclear emergencies skill
  • not needed by the target role develop environmental remediation strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role develop hazardous waste management strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role develop non-hazardous waste management strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role ecosystem management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role energy efficiency knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
  • not needed by the target role environmental design knowledge
  • not needed by the target role environmental engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role environmental policy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ethics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hazardous waste storage knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hazardous waste treatment knowledge

32 further entries not listed here

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 production engineering required
  • required, not held industrial engineering required
  • required, not held manufacturing processes required
  • required, not held production processes required
  • optional, not held human-robot collaboration optional
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
  • optional, not held continuous improvement philosophies optional
  • optional, not held design principles optional
  • optional, not held industrial research and development optional
  • optional, not held reverse engineering optional
Index

Other moves recorded from environmental engineer

Full index of moves from environmental engineer

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.