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

gear machinisttonailing machine operator

A gear machinist already meets 45% of what the nailing machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From gear machinist
45%
Overlap1
To nailing machine operator
9 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
49.4 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

45%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

49.4/ 100

1 Share of the nailing machine operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the gear machinist 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 nailing machine operator role treats 6 of its required skills as things a gear machinist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • monitor automated machines
  • perform test run
  • remove processed workpiece
  • set up the controller of a machine
  • supply machine
  • troubleshoot

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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A nailing machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a gear machinist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held conduct routine machinery checks working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held remove processed workpiece handling and moving
  • already held perform machine maintenance working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held supply machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held consult technical resources information skills
  • already held monitor automated machines working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 9 carried skills, including the 6 the nailing machine operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 missing skills fall into 8 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 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held wear appropriate protective gear required
  • optional, not held ensure conformity to specifications optional
02 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held remove inadequate workpieces required
  • optional, not held dispose of cutting waste material optional
03 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held quality standards required
04 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held operate nailing machinery required
05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required
  • required, not held work safely with machines required
06 information skills 6 supplementary
  • optional, not held measure parts of manufactured products optional
  • optional, not held prepare wood production reports optional
  • optional, not held identify hazards in the workplace optional
  • optional, not held inspect quality of products optional
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
  • optional, not held record production data for quality control optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a nailing machine operator 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 9 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held monitor automated machines skill
  • already held perform test run skill
  • already held remove processed workpiece skill
  • already held set up the controller of a machine skill
  • already held supply machine skill
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held conduct routine machinery checks skill
  • already held consult technical resources skill
  • already held perform machine maintenance skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
08 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held inspect machinery optional
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held measure parts of manufactured products optional
  • optional, not held prepare wood production reports optional
  • optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
  • optional, not held dispose of cutting waste material optional
  • optional, not held ensure conformity to specifications optional
  • optional, not held identify hazards in the workplace optional
  • optional, not held inspect machinery optional
  • optional, not held inspect quality of products optional
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
  • optional, not held record production data for quality control optional
25 held skills the nailing machine operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply precision metalworking techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role dispose of hazardous waste skill
  • not needed by the target role heat metals skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain records of maintenance interventions skill
  • not needed by the target role mechanical tools knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role micromechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate drilling equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate gear shaper skill
  • not needed by the target role operate precision measuring equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role quality and cycle time optimisation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role record test data skill
  • not needed by the target role resolve equipment malfunctions skill
  • not needed by the target role secure working area skill
  • not needed by the target role supply machine with appropriate tools skill
  • not needed by the target role tend CNC drilling machine skill
  • not needed by the target role tend CNC grinding machine skill
  • not needed by the target role tend CNC milling machine skill
  • not needed by the target role tend boring machine skill
  • not needed by the target role tend computer numerical control lathe machine skill
  • not needed by the target role tend lathe skill
  • not needed by the target role tend metal sawing machine skill
  • not needed by the target role tend surface grinding machine skill
  • not needed by the target role types of lathe tools knowledge
  • not needed by the target role types of metal knowledge
1 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 quality standards required
Index

Other moves recorded from gear machinist

Full index of moves from gear machinist

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.