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

lift techniciantopneumatic systems technician

A lift technician already meets 74% of what the pneumatic systems technician role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From lift technician
74%
Overlap1
To pneumatic systems technician
21 Skills carried over
3 Required, not held
25.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

74%

Learning distance Short step

25.6/ 100

1 Share of the pneumatic systems technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the lift technician 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 9 of its required skills as things a lift technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • consult technical resources
  • install electrical and electronic equipment
  • install pneumatic systems
  • mechanics
  • operate soldering equipment
  • pneumatics

What stands in the way is 3 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 21 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 lift technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held install pneumatic systems constructing
  • already held prepare compliance documents information skills
  • already held pneumatics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held provide customer information related to repairs communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held perform maintenance on installed equipment constructing
  • already held secure working area assisting and caring

All 21 carried skills, including the 9 the pneumatic systems technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 8 missing skills fall into 6 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 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held perform test run required
  • optional, not held control air flow optional
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held use testing equipment required
  • optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
03 information skills 1 required
  • required, not held read standard blueprints required
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held fluid mechanics optional
06 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held solve technical problems optional
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 21 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held consult technical resources skill
  • already held install electrical and electronic equipment skill
  • already held install pneumatic systems skill
  • already held mechanics knowledge
  • already held operate soldering equipment skill
  • already held pneumatics knowledge
  • already held record test data skill
  • already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
  • already held secure working area skill
  • already held apply technical communication skills skill
  • already held conduct routine machinery checks skill
  • already held estimate restoration costs skill
  • already held issue sales invoices skill
  • already held operate welding equipment skill
  • already held order supplies skill
  • already held perform maintenance on installed equipment skill
  • already held prepare compliance documents skill
  • already held provide customer information related to repairs skill
  • already held replace defect components skill
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held write records for repairs skill
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • 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 solve technical problems optional
37 held skills the pneumatic systems technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on safety improvements skill
  • not needed by the target role assist people trapped in confined spaces skill
  • not needed by the target role attach lift motor cables skill
  • not needed by the target role calculate gear ratio skill
  • not needed by the target role calculate needs for construction supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role electrical wiring plans knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
  • not needed by the target role follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
  • not needed by the target role guide lift car installation skill
  • not needed by the target role guide operation of heavy construction equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role hydraulics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role inspect construction supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role install hydraulic systems skill
  • not needed by the target role install lift controller skill
  • not needed by the target role install lift governor skill
  • not needed by the target role install lift shaft support equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role keep personal administration skill
  • not needed by the target role keep records of work progress skill
  • not needed by the target role lift safety legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role lift safety mechanisms knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain facility security systems skill
  • not needed by the target role mechanical systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor lift shaft construction skill
  • not needed by the target role perform ICT troubleshooting skill
  • not needed by the target role perform risk analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role process incoming construction supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role program lift controller skill
  • not needed by the target role provide escalator maintenance skill
  • not needed by the target role refurbish facilities skill
  • not needed by the target role rig loads skill
  • not needed by the target role test lift operation skill
  • not needed by the target role types of lifts knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use safety equipment in construction skill
  • not needed by the target role work ergonomically skill
  • not needed by the target role work in a construction team skill
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
  • optional, not held fluid mechanics optional
Index
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.