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

heating, ventilation, air conditioning engineertosteam engineer

A heating, ventilation, air conditioning engineer already meets 54% of what the steam engineer role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From heating, ventilation, air conditioning engineer
54%
Overlap1
To steam engineer
12 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
46.7 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

54%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

46.7/ 100

1 Share of the steam engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the heating, ventilation, air conditioning engineer 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 steam engineer role treats 11 of its required skills as things a heating, ventilation, air conditioning engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adjust engineering designs
  • approve engineering design
  • engineering principles
  • engineering processes
  • heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts
  • hydraulics

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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A steam engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a heating, ventilation, air conditioning engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held refrigerants engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held thermodynamics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held hydraulics engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held approve engineering design communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held use technical drawing software working with computers

All 12 carried skills, including the 11 the steam engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 missing skills fall into 7 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held manufacturing of steam generators required
  • required, not held energy required
  • required, not held energy market required
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
  • optional, not held electricity optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held design utility equipment required
  • optional, not held design automation components optional
  • optional, not held resolve equipment malfunctions optional
03 constructing 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held monitor utility equipment required
  • optional, not held perform maintenance on installed equipment optional
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate hydraulic machinery controls optional
  • optional, not held operate steam turbine optional
  • optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
  • optional, not held operate automated process control optional
  • optional, not held use testing equipment optional
05 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional
06 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held CAD software optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a steam engineer 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 12 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adjust engineering designs skill
  • already held approve engineering design skill
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held engineering processes knowledge
  • already held heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts knowledge
  • already held hydraulics knowledge
  • already held perform scientific research skill
  • already held refrigerants knowledge
  • already held technical drawings knowledge
  • already held thermodynamics knowledge
  • already held use technical drawing software skill
  • already held use CAD software skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held balance hydraulics of hot water systems optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held balance hydraulics of hot water systems optional
  • optional, not held operate hydraulic machinery controls optional
  • optional, not held operate steam turbine optional
  • optional, not held CAD software optional
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
  • optional, not held design automation components optional
  • optional, not held electricity optional
  • optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
  • optional, not held operate automated process control optional
  • optional, not held perform maintenance on installed equipment optional
  • optional, not held resolve equipment malfunctions optional
  • optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional
  • optional, not held use testing equipment optional
60 held skills the steam engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise architects skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on fitted ventilation systems skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on machinery malfunctions skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
  • not needed by the target role assess energy consumption of ventilation systems skill
  • not needed by the target role assess financial viability skill
  • not needed by the target role assess heating and cooling systems skill
  • not needed by the target role biogas energy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role combined heat and power generation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role components of air conditioning systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role conduct performance tests skill
  • not needed by the target role create technical plans skill
  • not needed by the target role design a combined heat and power system skill
  • not needed by the target role design a solar absorption cooling system skill
  • not needed by the target role design a solar heating system skill
  • not needed by the target role design an electric heating system skill
  • not needed by the target role design district heating and cooling energy systems skill
  • not needed by the target role design geothermal energy systems skill
  • not needed by the target role design heat pump installations skill
  • not needed by the target role design heating and cooling emission systems skill
  • not needed by the target role design hot water systems skill
  • not needed by the target role design passive energy measures skill
  • not needed by the target role design principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role design prototypes skill
  • not needed by the target role design ventilation network skill
  • not needed by the target role determine appropriate heating and cooling system skill
  • not needed by the target role determine internal air quality parameters skill
  • not needed by the target role distribution of heating cooling and hot water knowledge
  • not needed by the target role district heating and cooling knowledge
  • not needed by the target role domestic cooling systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role domestic heating systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role draft design specifications skill
  • not needed by the target role electric heating systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role energy conservation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role execute feasibility study skill
  • not needed by the target role fluid mechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role geothermal energy systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify fitted source for heat pumps skill
  • not needed by the target role industrial heating systems knowledge

20 further entries not listed here

6 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 manufacturing of steam generators required
  • required, not held energy required
  • required, not held energy market required
  • optional, not held CAD software optional
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
  • optional, not held electricity optional
Index

Other moves recorded from heating, ventilation, air conditioning engineer

Full index of moves from heating, ventilation, air conditioning engineer

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.