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

fitter and turnertoaircraft assembler

A fitter and turner already meets 26% of what the aircraft assembler role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From fitter and turner
26%
Overlap1
To aircraft assembler
11 Skills carried over
13 Required, not held
73 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

26%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

73/ 100

1 Share of the aircraft assembler role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the fitter and turner 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 aircraft assembler role treats 5 of its required skills as things a fitter and turner already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • assemble metal parts
  • operate drill press
  • read engineering drawings
  • read standard blueprints
  • use technical documentation

What stands in the way is 13 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 aircraft assembler role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a fitter and turner background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held operate drill press working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held tend computer numerical control lathe machine working with computers
  • already held tend riveting machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held assemble metal parts handling and moving
  • already held operate handheld riveting equipment handling and moving
  • already held rivet types engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 11 carried skills, including the 5 the aircraft assembler role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 34 missing skills fall into 11 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 handling and moving 4 required
  • required, not held align components required
  • required, not held apply preliminary treatment to workpieces required
  • required, not held fasten components required
  • required, not held use power tools required
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held aircraft mechanics required
  • required, not held electromechanics required
  • required, not held mechanics required
  • optional, not held engineering processes optional
  • optional, not held engineering principles optional
03 assisting and caring 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held apply health and safety standards required
  • required, not held wear appropriate protective gear required
  • optional, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights optional
04 business, administration and law 2 required
  • required, not held common aviation safety regulations required
  • required, not held quality standards required
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held troubleshoot required
  • optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
06 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held ensure equipment availability required

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a aircraft assembler 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 assemble metal parts skill
  • already held operate drill press skill
  • already held read engineering drawings skill
  • already held read standard blueprints skill
  • already held use technical documentation skill
  • already held cut metal products skill
  • already held inspect quality of products skill
  • already held operate handheld riveting equipment skill
  • already held rivet types knowledge
  • already held tend computer numerical control lathe machine skill
  • already held tend riveting machine skill
The 5 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with computers 8 supplementary
  • optional, not held program a CNC controller optional
  • optional, not held set up automotive robot optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC drilling machine optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC grinding machine optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC laser cutting machine optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC metal punch press optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC milling machine optional
  • optional, not held use CAM software optional
08 information skills 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held archive documentation related to work optional
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
  • optional, not held record test data optional
09 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held perform aircraft maintenance optional
  • optional, not held operate lifting equipment optional
  • optional, not held use testing equipment optional
10 constructing 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held conduct performance tests optional
  • optional, not held operate welding equipment optional
11 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held defense system optional
21 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held archive documentation related to work optional
  • optional, not held defense system optional
  • optional, not held engineering processes optional
  • optional, not held perform aircraft maintenance optional
  • optional, not held conduct performance tests optional
  • optional, not held engineering principles optional
  • optional, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights optional
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
  • optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
  • optional, not held operate lifting equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate welding equipment optional
  • optional, not held program a CNC controller optional
  • optional, not held record test data optional
  • optional, not held set up automotive robot optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC drilling machine optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC grinding machine optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC laser cutting machine optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC metal punch press optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC milling machine optional
  • optional, not held use CAM software optional
  • optional, not held use testing equipment optional
20 held skills the aircraft assembler role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply polishing lubricants skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble electrical components skill
  • not needed by the target role design metal components skill
  • not needed by the target role develop assembly instructions skill
  • not needed by the target role fabricate metal parts skill
  • not needed by the target role heat metals skill
  • not needed by the target role join metals skill
  • not needed by the target role manipulate metal skill
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing of metal structures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role measure parts of manufactured products skill
  • not needed by the target role metal coating technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role metal forming technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role metal joining technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate metal fabricating machines skill
  • not needed by the target role perform metal work skill
  • not needed by the target role screw types knowledge
  • not needed by the target role set up the controller of a machine skill
  • not needed by the target role solve technical problems skill
  • not needed by the target role tend lathe skill
  • not needed by the target role types of metal 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 common aviation safety regulations required
  • required, not held aircraft mechanics required
  • required, not held electromechanics required
  • required, not held mechanics required
  • required, not held quality standards required
  • optional, not held defense system optional
  • optional, not held engineering processes optional
  • optional, not held engineering principles optional
Index

Other moves recorded from fitter and turner

Full index of moves from fitter and turner

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.