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

metal products assemblertomarine fitter

A metal products assembler already meets 54% of what the marine fitter role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From metal products assembler
54%
Overlap1
To marine fitter
22 Skills carried over
11 Required, not held
53.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

54%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

53.3/ 100

1 Share of the marine fitter role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the metal products assembler 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 marine fitter role treats 12 of its required skills as things a metal products assembler already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • cut metal products
  • fabricate metal parts
  • fasten components
  • inspect quality of products
  • manipulate metal
  • metal forming technologies

What stands in the way is 11 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 22 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A marine fitter role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a metal products assembler background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held screw types engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held fabricate metal parts working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held operate drill press working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held metal coating technologies engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held tend riveting machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held heat metals handling and moving

All 22 carried skills, including the 12 the marine fitter 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 processes required
  • required, not held marine technology required
  • required, not held pollution prevention required
  • optional, not held manufacturing of metal structures optional
  • optional, not held types of maritime vessels optional
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held operate metal fabricating machines required
  • required, not held operate material handling equipment required
  • required, not held tend lathe required
  • optional, not held install electrical equipment in vessels optional
  • optional, not held repair vessel mechanical systems optional
03 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held measure parts of manufactured products required
  • required, not held read standard blueprints required
  • optional, not held produce materials for decision making optional
04 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held use caulking tools required
  • optional, not held apply polishing lubricants optional
05 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held comply with operational standards for vessels required
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held work as a team in a hazardous environment required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a marine fitter 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 22 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held cut metal products skill
  • already held fabricate metal parts skill
  • already held fasten components skill
  • already held inspect quality of products skill
  • already held manipulate metal skill
  • already held metal forming technologies knowledge
  • already held metal joining technologies knowledge
  • already held operate drill press skill
  • already held read engineering drawings skill
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held types of metal knowledge
  • already held use technical documentation skill
  • already held assemble metal parts skill
  • already held heat metals skill
  • already held join metals skill
  • already held metal coating technologies knowledge
  • already held operate handheld riveting equipment skill
  • already held operate welding equipment skill
  • already held rivet types knowledge
  • already held screw types knowledge
  • already held set up the controller of a machine skill
  • already held tend riveting machine skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held tend computer numerical control lathe machine optional
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held install electrical equipment in vessels optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of metal structures optional
  • optional, not held produce materials for decision making optional
  • optional, not held repair vessel mechanical systems optional
  • optional, not held types of maritime vessels optional
  • optional, not held apply polishing lubricants optional
  • optional, not held tend computer numerical control lathe machine optional
20 held skills the marine fitter role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role develop assembly instructions skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure correct goods labelling skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure equipment availability skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure public safety and security skill
  • not needed by the target role fix knife blades skill
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing of sports equipment knowledge
  • not needed by the target role measure metal to be heated skill
  • not needed by the target role metal smoothing technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor automated machines skill
  • not needed by the target role operate lifting equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate soldering equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role pack goods skill
  • not needed by the target role perform metal work skill
  • not needed by the target role perform pre-assembly quality checks skill
  • not needed by the target role protective safety equipment knowledge
  • not needed by the target role record production data for quality control skill
  • not needed by the target role tend surface grinding machine skill
  • not needed by the target role types of hand-operated printing devices knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use metalworking tools skill
  • not needed by the target role wear appropriate protective gear skill
5 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 processes required
  • required, not held marine technology required
  • required, not held pollution prevention required
  • optional, not held manufacturing of metal structures optional
  • optional, not held types of maritime vessels 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.