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

metrology techniciantocalibration technician

A metrology technician already meets 23% of what the calibration technician role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.

From metrology technician
23%
Overlap1
To calibration technician
8 Skills carried over
17 Required, not held
76.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

23%

Learning distance A rebuild

76.2/ 100

1 Share of the calibration technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the metrology 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 calibration technician role treats 6 of its required skills as things a metrology technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • calibrate electronic instruments
  • electronics
  • metrology
  • quality standards
  • read standard blueprints
  • use testing equipment

What stands in the way is 17 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A calibration technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a metrology technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held write calibration report communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held metrology education
  • already held calibrate laboratory equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held calibrate electronic instruments working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held use testing equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held electronics engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 8 carried skills, including the 6 the calibration technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 33 missing skills fall into 10 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 information skills 6 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held check system parameters against reference values required
  • required, not held conduct quality control analysis required
  • required, not held interpret electrical diagrams required
  • required, not held measure electrical characteristics required
  • required, not held monitor machine operations required
  • required, not held report defective manufacturing materials required
  • optional, not held write records for repairs optional
  • optional, not held develop material testing procedures optional
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
  • optional, not held validate raw materials optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 4 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held battery formation required
  • required, not held electrical equipment regulations required
  • required, not held electronic equipment standards required
  • required, not held instrument performance elements required
  • optional, not held electrical discharge optional
03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held operate surveying instruments required
  • required, not held use measurement instruments required
  • optional, not held maintain electrical equipment optional
  • optional, not held maintain electronic systems optional
  • optional, not held manage instrumentation systems optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held communicate test results to other departments required
  • optional, not held research equipment needs optional
  • optional, not held resolve equipment malfunctions optional
  • optional, not held write inspection reports optional
05 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure conformity to specifications required
  • optional, not held provide user support for electrical instruments optional
06 constructing 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held test electronic units required
  • optional, not held maintain test equipment optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a calibration 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 8 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held calibrate electronic instruments skill
  • already held electronics knowledge
  • already held metrology knowledge
  • already held quality standards knowledge
  • already held read standard blueprints skill
  • already held use testing equipment skill
  • already held calibrate laboratory equipment skill
  • already held write calibration report skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held develop preventive maintenance procedures for instruments required
  • optional, not held develop calibration procedures optional
08 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held quality assurance procedures required
09 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held assemble electronic units optional
10 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held industrial software optional
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held write records for repairs optional
  • optional, not held assemble electronic units optional
  • optional, not held develop calibration procedures optional
  • optional, not held develop material testing procedures optional
  • optional, not held electrical discharge optional
  • optional, not held industrial software optional
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
  • optional, not held maintain electrical equipment optional
  • optional, not held maintain electronic systems optional
  • optional, not held maintain test equipment optional
  • optional, not held manage instrumentation systems optional
  • optional, not held provide user support for electrical instruments optional
  • optional, not held research equipment needs optional
  • optional, not held resolve equipment malfunctions optional
  • optional, not held validate raw materials optional
  • optional, not held write inspection reports optional
22 held skills the calibration technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role algebra knowledge
  • not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
  • not needed by the target role biology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role calibrate precision instrument skill
  • not needed by the target role contact scientists skill
  • not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
  • not needed by the target role geometry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role inspect material skill
  • not needed by the target role instrumentation engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role laboratory techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain laboratory equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain technical equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role meteorology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate precision measuring equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate scientific measuring equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role order equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role perform scientific research skill
  • not needed by the target role perform test run skill
  • not needed by the target role physics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role study the relationships between quantities skill
  • not needed by the target role troubleshoot skill
  • not needed by the target role write technical reports skill
7 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 battery formation required
  • required, not held electrical equipment regulations required
  • required, not held electronic equipment standards required
  • required, not held instrument performance elements required
  • required, not held quality assurance procedures required
  • optional, not held electrical discharge optional
  • optional, not held industrial software optional
Index

Other moves recorded from metrology technician

Full index of moves from metrology technician

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.