fluid power techniciantoindustrial machinery mechanic
A fluid power technician already meets 68% of what the industrial machinery mechanic role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.
68%
34.1/ 100
1 Share of the industrial machinery mechanic role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the fluid power 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 industrial machinery mechanic role treats 11 of its required skills as things a fluid power technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- conduct routine machinery checks
- hydraulics
- mechanics
- perform maintenance on installed equipment
- perform test run
- resolve equipment malfunctions
What stands in the way is 5 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 25 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A industrial machinery mechanic role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a fluid power technician background worth leading with.
- already held operate industrial equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held install hydraulic systems constructing
- already held prepare compliance documents information skills
- already held solve technical problems working with computers
- already held provide customer information related to repairs communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held perform maintenance on installed equipment constructing
All 25 carried skills, including the 11 the industrial machinery mechanic role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 12 missing skills fall into 6 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 wiring plans required
- required, not held electricity required
- required, not held types of lubricants required
- optional, not held manufacturing of office equipment optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of pumps and compressors optional
- required, not held inspect industrial equipment required
- optional, not held install pneumatic systems optional
- optional, not held lay pipe installation optional
- required, not held pneumatics required
- optional, not held manufacturing of taps and valves optional
- optional, not held perform ICT troubleshooting optional
- optional, not held install blinds drive systems optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a industrial machinery mechanic role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 electrical wiring plans knowledge · cross sector
- 02 electricity knowledge · cross sector
- 03 inspect industrial equipment 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 25 skills that carry over
- already held conduct routine machinery checks skill
- already held hydraulics knowledge
- already held mechanics knowledge
- already held perform maintenance on installed equipment skill
- already held perform test run skill
- already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
- already held secure working area skill
- already held solve technical problems skill
- already held troubleshoot skill
- already held use testing equipment skill
- already held write records for repairs skill
- already held apply technical communication skills skill
- already held consult technical resources skill
- already held dispose of hazardous waste skill
- already held estimate restoration costs skill
- already held install electrical and electronic equipment skill
- already held install hydraulic systems skill
- already held issue sales invoices skill
- already held operate industrial equipment skill
- already held operate soldering equipment skill
- already held operate welding equipment skill
- already held order supplies skill
- already held prepare compliance documents skill
- already held provide customer information related to repairs skill
- already held record test data skill
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held install blinds drive systems optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of office equipment optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of pumps and compressors optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of taps and valves optional
- optional, not held install pneumatic systems optional
- optional, not held lay pipe installation optional
- optional, not held perform ICT troubleshooting optional
6 held skills the industrial machinery mechanic role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role fluid mechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role hydraulic fluid knowledge
- not needed by the target role liaise with engineers skill
- not needed by the target role operate precision measuring equipment skill
- not needed by the target role read standard blueprints skill
- not needed by the target role replace defect components skill
7 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 wiring plans required
- required, not held electricity required
- required, not held pneumatics required
- required, not held types of lubricants required
- optional, not held manufacturing of office equipment optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of pumps and compressors optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of taps and valves optional
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.