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

gunsmithtocomputer hardware repair technician

A gunsmith already meets 39% of what the computer hardware repair technician role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From gunsmith
39%
Overlap1
To computer hardware repair technician
17 Skills carried over
12 Required, not held
64.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

39%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

64.3/ 100

1 Share of the computer hardware repair technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the gunsmith 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 computer hardware repair technician role treats 8 of its required skills as things a gunsmith already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply company policies
  • create solutions to problems
  • maintain customer service
  • maintain equipment
  • maintain records of maintenance interventions
  • provide customer information related to repairs

What stands in the way is 12 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 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A computer hardware repair technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a gunsmith background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held use repair manuals information skills
  • already held ensure compliance with warranty contracts communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held provide customer information related to repairs communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held maintain records of maintenance interventions information skills
  • already held replace defect components working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held manage a small-to-medium business management skills

All 17 carried skills, including the 8 the computer hardware repair technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 missing skills fall into 10 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 working with computers 3 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held implement a virtual private network required
  • required, not held use ICT hardware required
  • required, not held assemble hardware components required
  • optional, not held implement a firewall optional
  • optional, not held implement anti-virus software optional
  • optional, not held install software optional
  • optional, not held remove computer virus or malware from a computer optional
  • optional, not held use e-services optional
02 constructing 3 required
  • required, not held test computer hardware required
  • required, not held perform maintenance on installed equipment required
  • required, not held perform test run required
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held demonstrate use of hardware required
  • optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
  • optional, not held negotiate supplier arrangements optional
  • optional, not held order supplies optional
  • optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
  • optional, not held work in shifts optional
04 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held provide customer follow-up services required
  • optional, not held observe confidentiality optional
05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held repair equipment on site required
  • optional, not held drive vehicles optional
06 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held hardware components suppliers required

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a computer hardware repair 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 17 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply company policies skill
  • already held create solutions to problems skill
  • already held maintain customer service skill
  • already held maintain equipment skill
  • already held maintain records of maintenance interventions skill
  • already held provide customer information related to repairs skill
  • already held replace defect components skill
  • already held use repair manuals skill
  • already held administer appointments skill
  • already held apply technical communication skills skill
  • already held develop professional network skill
  • already held ensure compliance with warranty contracts skill
  • already held issue sales invoices skill
  • already held maintain professional administration skill
  • already held maintain relationship with suppliers skill
  • already held manage a small-to-medium business skill
  • already held manage schedule of tasks skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held electronics required
08 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required
  • required, not held ICT hardware specifications required
09 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held report to the team leader optional
10 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held implement a firewall optional
  • optional, not held implement anti-virus software optional
  • optional, not held report to the team leader optional
  • optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
  • optional, not held drive vehicles optional
  • optional, not held install software optional
  • optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional
  • optional, not held negotiate supplier arrangements optional
  • optional, not held observe confidentiality optional
  • optional, not held order supplies optional
  • optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
  • optional, not held remove computer virus or malware from a computer optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
  • optional, not held use e-services optional
  • optional, not held work in shifts optional
22 held skills the computer hardware repair technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role accurise guns skill
  • not needed by the target role apply bluing techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble guns skill
  • not needed by the target role assist customers skill
  • not needed by the target role create smooth wood surface skill
  • not needed by the target role customise guns skill
  • not needed by the target role engrave patterns skill
  • not needed by the target role heat metals skill
  • not needed by the target role instruct customers on ammunition's usage skill
  • not needed by the target role keep personal administration skill
  • not needed by the target role keep stock records skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain catalogue collection skill
  • not needed by the target role optical engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role precision engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role precision mechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role read assembly drawings skill
  • not needed by the target role repair firearms skill
  • not needed by the target role restore old guns skill
  • not needed by the target role sell ammunition skill
  • not needed by the target role sell weapons skill
  • not needed by the target role tend metal polishing machine skill
  • not needed by the target role use firearms 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 hardware components suppliers required
  • required, not held ICT hardware specifications required
  • required, not held electronics required
Index

Other moves recorded from gunsmith

Full index of moves from gunsmith

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.