Table 1Transition record

motor vehicle body assemblertoaircraft de-icer installer

A motor vehicle body assembler already meets 66% of what the aircraft de-icer installer role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From motor vehicle body assembler

66%

Overlap1

To aircraft de-icer installer

13 Skills carried over

3 Required, not held

35 Difficulty2

Career overlap Strong match

66%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

35/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the aircraft de-icer installer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the motor vehicle body 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 aircraft de-icer installer role treats 11 of its required skills as things a motor vehicle body assembler already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

align components
apply health and safety standards
fasten components
mechanics
quality standards
read engineering drawings

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

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held use power tools handling and moving
already held align components handling and moving
already held fasten components handling and moving
already held use technical documentation information skills
already held read engineering drawings information skills
already held engineering processes engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 13 carried skills, including the 11 the aircraft de-icer installer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 12 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held aircraft mechanics required
required, not held electromechanics required

optional, not held electric current optional
optional, not held engineering principles optional

02 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held common aviation safety regulations required

03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 supplementary

optional, not held install bleed air systems optional
optional, not held install deicing boot optional
optional, not held install electrothermal de-icing systems optional

04 constructing 2 supplementary

optional, not held conduct performance tests optional
optional, not held install pneumatic systems optional

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held liaise with engineers optional

06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held pneumatics optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a aircraft de-icer installer 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 13 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held align components skill
already held apply health and safety standards skill
already held fasten components skill
already held mechanics knowledge
already held quality standards knowledge
already held read engineering drawings skill
already held read standard blueprints skill
already held troubleshoot skill
already held use power tools skill
already held use technical documentation skill
already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
already held engineering processes knowledge
already held keep records of work progress skill

9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held install bleed air systems optional
optional, not held install deicing boot optional
optional, not held install electrothermal de-icing systems optional
optional, not held conduct performance tests optional
optional, not held electric current optional
optional, not held engineering principles optional
optional, not held install pneumatic systems optional
optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
optional, not held pneumatics optional

29 held skills the aircraft de-icer installer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply arc welding techniques skill
not needed by the target role apply flux skill
not needed by the target role apply preliminary treatment to workpieces skill
not needed by the target role apply spot welding techniques skill
not needed by the target role assemble metal parts skill
not needed by the target role cut metal products skill
not needed by the target role inspect quality of products skill
not needed by the target role install windshields skill
not needed by the target role manipulate metal skill
not needed by the target role mark processed workpiece skill
not needed by the target role mechanics of motor vehicles knowledge
not needed by the target role operate drill press skill
not needed by the target role operate lifting equipment skill
not needed by the target role operate precision measuring equipment skill
not needed by the target role operate soldering equipment skill
not needed by the target role operate welding equipment skill
not needed by the target role prepare pieces for joining skill
not needed by the target role rivet types knowledge
not needed by the target role set up automotive robot skill
not needed by the target role tend CNC drilling machine skill
not needed by the target role tend CNC grinding machine skill
not needed by the target role tend CNC laser cutting machine skill
not needed by the target role tend CNC metal punch press skill
not needed by the target role tend CNC milling machine skill
not needed by the target role tend computer numerical control lathe machine skill
not needed by the target role tend riveting machine skill
not needed by the target role use CAM software skill
not needed by the target role use testing equipment skill
not needed by the target role work in assembly line teams skill

6 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 common aviation safety regulations required
required, not held aircraft mechanics required
required, not held electromechanics required
optional, not held electric current optional
optional, not held engineering principles optional
optional, not held pneumatics optional

Index

Other moves recorded from motor vehicle body assembler

Full index of moves from motor vehicle body assembler

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.