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

optical techniciantooptical instrument assembler

A optical technician already meets 22% of what the optical instrument assembler role asks for. The move turns on 21 required skills not yet in the profile.

From optical technician
22%
Overlap1
To optical instrument assembler
10 Skills carried over
21 Required, not held
80.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

22%

Learning distance A rebuild

80.5/ 100

1 Share of the optical instrument assembler role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the optical 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 optical instrument assembler role treats 7 of its required skills as things a optical technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • manipulate glass
  • operate optical equipment
  • operate precision measuring equipment
  • optical glass characteristics
  • smooth glass surface
  • types of optical instruments

What stands in the way is 21 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A optical instrument assembler role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a optical technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held operate optical equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held cut lenses for eyeglasses handling and moving
  • already held verify lenses compliance information skills
  • already held order optical supplies communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held smooth glass surface handling and moving
  • already held optical glass characteristics engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 10 carried skills, including the 7 the optical instrument assembler role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 41 missing skills fall into 13 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 8 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held centre lenses required
  • required, not held clean optical components required
  • required, not held cut glass required
  • required, not held join lenses required
  • required, not held mount optical components on frames required
  • required, not held grind glass required
  • required, not held remove defective products required
  • required, not held use precision tools required
  • optional, not held repair optical equipment optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held optical manufacturing process required
  • required, not held glass coatings required
  • required, not held glass tempering required
  • optional, not held optomechanical devices optional
  • optional, not held optical engineering optional
  • optional, not held optoelectronic devices optional
03 information skills 3 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held inspect quality of products required
  • required, not held read assembly drawings required
  • required, not held report defective manufacturing materials required
  • optional, not held test optical components optional
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
  • optional, not held monitor machine operations optional
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held operate optical assembly equipment required
  • optional, not held maintain optical equipment optional
  • optional, not held adjust manufacturing equipment optional
  • optional, not held colour glass optional
  • optional, not held replace defect components optional
05 assisting and caring 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure conformity to specifications required
  • optional, not held apply health and safety standards optional
  • optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional
  • optional, not held wear cleanroom suit optional
06 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held meet deadlines required
  • optional, not held process customer orders optional

7 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a optical instrument 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 10 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held manipulate glass skill
  • already held operate optical equipment skill
  • already held operate precision measuring equipment skill
  • already held optical glass characteristics knowledge
  • already held smooth glass surface skill
  • already held types of optical instruments knowledge
  • already held verify lenses compliance skill
  • already held cut lenses for eyeglasses skill
  • already held optics knowledge
  • already held order optical supplies skill
The 7 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held quality standards required
08 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held apply optical coating required
09 health and welfare 1 required
  • required, not held optical components required
10 services 1 required
  • required, not held optical equipment standards required
11 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held communicate with customers optional
  • optional, not held resolve equipment malfunctions optional
12 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held microoptics optional
  • optional, not held refractive power optional
13 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use CAM software optional
20 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held maintain optical equipment optional
  • optional, not held microoptics optional
  • optional, not held optomechanical devices optional
  • optional, not held repair optical equipment optional
  • optional, not held test optical components optional
  • optional, not held adjust manufacturing equipment optional
  • optional, not held apply health and safety standards optional
  • optional, not held colour glass optional
  • optional, not held communicate with customers optional
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
  • optional, not held monitor machine operations optional
  • optional, not held optical engineering optional
  • optional, not held optoelectronic devices optional
  • optional, not held process customer orders optional
  • optional, not held refractive power optional
  • optional, not held replace defect components optional
  • optional, not held resolve equipment malfunctions optional
  • optional, not held use CAM software optional
  • optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional
  • optional, not held wear cleanroom suit optional
29 held skills the optical instrument assembler role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise customers on optical instruments maintenance skill
  • not needed by the target role apply a protective layer skill
  • not needed by the target role characteristics of faces knowledge
  • not needed by the target role characteristics of products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role characteristics of services knowledge
  • not needed by the target role clean glass surfaces skill
  • not needed by the target role comply with legislation related to health care skill
  • not needed by the target role comply with optical prescriptions skill
  • not needed by the target role dispense corrective lenses skill
  • not needed by the target role e-procurement knowledge
  • not needed by the target role eye protection regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role handle contact lenses skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain records of clients' prescriptions skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain relationship with suppliers skill
  • not needed by the target role manufacturer's recommended price knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate optical measuring equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role optical instruments knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform frames' repairs skill
  • not needed by the target role perform maintenance on eyewear skill
  • not needed by the target role perform technical tasks with great care skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare optical laboratory activities skill
  • not needed by the target role product comprehension knowledge
  • not needed by the target role production processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role sell optical products skill
  • not needed by the target role smooth glass edges skill
  • not needed by the target role supply chain principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use CAD software skill
  • not needed by the target role use ophthalmic instruments skill
11 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 optical manufacturing process required
  • required, not held glass coatings required
  • required, not held glass tempering required
  • required, not held optical components required
  • required, not held optical equipment standards required
  • required, not held quality standards required
  • optional, not held microoptics optional
  • optional, not held optomechanical devices optional
  • optional, not held optical engineering optional
  • optional, not held optoelectronic devices optional
  • optional, not held refractive power optional
Index

Other moves recorded from optical technician

Full index of moves from optical 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.