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

marine fittertomotor vehicle body assembler

A marine fitter already meets 39% of what the motor vehicle body assembler role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From marine fitter
39%
Overlap1
To motor vehicle body assembler
14 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
60.4 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

39%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

60.4/ 100

1 Share of the motor vehicle body assembler role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the marine fitter 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 motor vehicle body assembler role treats 7 of its required skills as things a marine fitter already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • assemble metal parts
  • fasten components
  • inspect quality of products
  • read engineering drawings
  • read standard blueprints
  • troubleshoot

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 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A motor vehicle body assembler role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a marine fitter background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held operate drill press working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held tend computer numerical control lathe machine working with computers
  • already held tend riveting machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held assemble metal parts handling and moving
  • already held rivet types engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held manipulate metal handling and moving

All 14 carried skills, including the 7 the motor vehicle body assembler role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 28 missing skills fall into 9 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 handling and moving 2 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held align components required
  • required, not held mark processed workpiece required
  • optional, not held install windshields optional
  • optional, not held apply flux optional
  • optional, not held apply preliminary treatment to workpieces optional
  • optional, not held prepare pieces for joining optional
  • optional, not held use power tools optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held mechanics required
  • required, not held mechanics of motor vehicles required
  • optional, not held engineering processes optional
03 assisting and caring 2 required
  • required, not held apply health and safety standards required
  • required, not held wear appropriate protective gear required
04 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held quality standards required
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held work in assembly line teams required
06 working with computers 7 supplementary
  • optional, not held set up automotive robot optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC drilling machine optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC grinding machine optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC laser cutting machine optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC metal punch press optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC milling machine optional
  • optional, not held use CAM software optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a motor vehicle body assembler 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 14 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held assemble metal parts skill
  • already held fasten components skill
  • already held inspect quality of products skill
  • already held read engineering drawings skill
  • already held read standard blueprints skill
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held use technical documentation skill
  • already held cut metal products skill
  • already held manipulate metal skill
  • already held operate drill press skill
  • already held operate welding equipment skill
  • already held rivet types knowledge
  • already held tend computer numerical control lathe machine skill
  • already held tend riveting machine skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 constructing 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held apply arc welding techniques optional
  • optional, not held apply spot welding techniques optional
  • optional, not held operate soldering equipment optional
08 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate lifting equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
  • optional, not held use testing equipment optional
09 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
20 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held engineering processes optional
  • optional, not held install windshields optional
  • optional, not held apply arc welding techniques optional
  • optional, not held apply flux optional
  • optional, not held apply preliminary treatment to workpieces optional
  • optional, not held apply spot welding techniques optional
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
  • optional, not held operate lifting equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate soldering equipment optional
  • optional, not held prepare pieces for joining optional
  • optional, not held set up automotive robot optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC drilling machine optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC grinding machine optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC laser cutting machine optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC metal punch press optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC milling machine optional
  • optional, not held use CAM software optional
  • optional, not held use power tools optional
  • optional, not held use testing equipment optional
26 held skills the motor vehicle body assembler role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply polishing lubricants skill
  • not needed by the target role comply with operational standards for vessels skill
  • not needed by the target role fabricate metal parts skill
  • not needed by the target role heat metals skill
  • not needed by the target role install electrical equipment in vessels skill
  • not needed by the target role join metals skill
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing of metal structures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role marine technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role measure parts of manufactured products skill
  • not needed by the target role metal coating technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role metal forming technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role metal joining technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate handheld riveting equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate material handling equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate metal fabricating machines skill
  • not needed by the target role pollution prevention knowledge
  • not needed by the target role produce materials for decision making skill
  • not needed by the target role repair vessel mechanical systems skill
  • not needed by the target role screw types knowledge
  • not needed by the target role set up the controller of a machine skill
  • not needed by the target role tend lathe skill
  • not needed by the target role types of maritime vessels knowledge
  • not needed by the target role types of metal knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use caulking tools skill
  • not needed by the target role work as a team in a hazardous environment skill
4 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 mechanics of motor vehicles required
  • required, not held quality standards required
  • optional, not held engineering processes optional
Index

Other moves recorded from marine fitter

Full index of moves from marine fitter

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.