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

industrial engineertofluid power engineer

A industrial engineer already meets 52% of what the fluid power engineer role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From industrial engineer
52%
Overlap1
To fluid power engineer
18 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
49.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

52%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

49.8/ 100

1 Share of the fluid power engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the industrial 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 fluid power engineer role treats 12 of its required skills as things a industrial engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • CAD software
  • adjust engineering designs
  • approve engineering design
  • engineering principles
  • engineering processes
  • mathematics

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 18 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A fluid power engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a industrial engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held determine production capacity information skills
  • already held plan manufacturing processes management skills
  • already held principles of mechanical engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held material mechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held 3D modelling natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held design prototypes communication, collaboration and creativity

All 18 carried skills, including the 12 the fluid power engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 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, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held fluid mechanics required
  • required, not held hydraulic fluid required
  • required, not held hydraulics required
  • optional, not held blueprints optional
  • optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional
  • optional, not held reverse engineering optional
02 information skills 2 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held execute feasibility study required
  • required, not held perform scientific research required
  • optional, not held determine production feasibility optional
  • optional, not held monitor production developments optional
  • optional, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports optional
  • optional, not held read standard blueprints optional
03 working with computers 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held use computer-aided engineering systems required
  • required, not held use technical drawing software required
  • optional, not held set up the controller of a machine optional
  • optional, not held use CAM software optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held troubleshoot required
  • optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
  • optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
05 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
06 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held manage supplies optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a fluid power 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 18 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held CAD software knowledge
  • already held adjust engineering designs skill
  • already held approve engineering design skill
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held engineering processes knowledge
  • already held mathematics knowledge
  • already held mechanical engineering knowledge
  • already held mechanics knowledge
  • already held principles of mechanical engineering knowledge
  • already held read engineering drawings skill
  • already held technical drawings knowledge
  • already held use CAD software skill
  • already held 3D modelling knowledge
  • already held design prototypes skill
  • already held determine production capacity skill
  • already held execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
  • already held material mechanics knowledge
  • already held plan manufacturing processes skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held pneumatics optional
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
  • optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
  • optional, not held blueprints optional
  • optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
  • optional, not held determine production feasibility optional
  • optional, not held manage supplies optional
  • optional, not held monitor production developments optional
  • optional, not held pneumatics optional
  • optional, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports optional
  • optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional
  • optional, not held read standard blueprints optional
  • optional, not held reverse engineering optional
  • optional, not held set up the controller of a machine optional
  • optional, not held use CAM software optional
59 held skills the fluid power engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on manufacturing problems skill
  • not needed by the target role aerospace engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role analyse production processes for improvement skill
  • not needed by the target role apply advanced manufacturing skill
  • not needed by the target role automation technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role automotive engineering skill
  • not needed by the target role build machines skill
  • not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
  • not needed by the target role computer engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role continuous improvement philosophies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role control production skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate engineering teams skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate manufacturing production activities skill
  • not needed by the target role design automation components skill
  • not needed by the target role design drawings knowledge
  • not needed by the target role design principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role develop product design skill
  • not needed by the target role develop production line skill
  • not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electromechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role examine engineering principles skill
  • not needed by the target role industrial engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role industrial research and development knowledge
  • not needed by the target role industrial tools knowledge
  • not needed by the target role instrumentation engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role instrumentation equipment knowledge
  • not needed by the target role integrate new products in manufacturing skill
  • not needed by the target role keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes skill
  • not needed by the target role lead process optimisation skill
  • not needed by the target role lean manufacturing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role liaise with engineers skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain industrial equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain relationship with suppliers skill
  • not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
  • not needed by the target role manage production systems skill
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mechatronics knowledge

19 further entries not listed here

8 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 fluid mechanics required
  • required, not held hydraulic fluid required
  • required, not held hydraulics required
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
  • optional, not held blueprints optional
  • optional, not held pneumatics optional
  • optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional
  • optional, not held reverse engineering optional
Index

Other moves recorded from industrial engineer

Full index of moves from industrial 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.