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

greasertopneumatic systems technician

A greaser already meets 30% of what the pneumatic systems technician role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From greaser
30%
Overlap1
To pneumatic systems technician
8 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
63.4 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

30%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

63.4/ 100

1 Share of the pneumatic systems technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the greaser 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 pneumatic systems technician role treats 4 of its required skills as things a greaser already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • consult technical resources
  • perform test run
  • read standard blueprints
  • secure working area

What stands in the way is 8 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A pneumatic systems technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a greaser background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held perform maintenance on installed equipment constructing
  • already held secure working area assisting and caring
  • already held conduct routine machinery checks working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held order supplies communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held consult technical resources information skills
  • already held read standard blueprints information skills

All 8 carried skills, including the 4 the pneumatic systems technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 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 constructing 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held install pneumatic systems required
  • required, not held operate soldering equipment required
  • optional, not held control air flow optional
  • optional, not held operate welding equipment optional
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held install electrical and electronic equipment required
  • required, not held use testing equipment required
  • optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
  • optional, not held replace defect components optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held resolve equipment malfunctions required
  • optional, not held provide customer information related to repairs optional
  • optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
  • optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
04 information skills 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held record test data required
  • optional, not held estimate restoration costs optional
  • optional, not held write records for repairs optional
  • optional, not held prepare compliance documents optional
05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held mechanics required
  • optional, not held fluid mechanics optional
06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held pneumatics required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a pneumatic systems technician 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 8 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held consult technical resources skill
  • already held perform test run skill
  • already held read standard blueprints skill
  • already held secure working area skill
  • already held conduct routine machinery checks skill
  • already held order supplies skill
  • already held perform maintenance on installed equipment skill
  • already held troubleshoot skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
08 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held solve technical problems optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held estimate restoration costs optional
  • optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
  • optional, not held provide customer information related to repairs optional
  • optional, not held write records for repairs optional
  • optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
  • optional, not held control air flow optional
  • optional, not held fluid mechanics optional
  • optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
  • optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate welding equipment optional
  • optional, not held prepare compliance documents optional
  • optional, not held replace defect components optional
  • optional, not held solve technical problems optional
11 held skills the pneumatic systems technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role clean up spilled oil skill
  • not needed by the target role industrial tools knowledge
  • not needed by the target role lubricate engines skill
  • not needed by the target role lubricate rolling stock wheels skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain industrial equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain machinery skill
  • not needed by the target role operate grease gun skill
  • not needed by the target role technical drawings knowledge
  • not needed by the target role types of lubricants knowledge
  • not needed by the target role wear appropriate protective gear skill
  • not needed by the target role work safely with machines skill
3 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 mechanics required
  • required, not held pneumatics required
  • optional, not held fluid mechanics optional
Index

Other moves recorded from greaser

Full index of moves from greaser

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.