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

optomechanical engineering techniciantooptoelectronic engineering technician

A optomechanical engineering technician already meets 67% of what the optoelectronic engineering technician role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From optomechanical engineering technician
67%
Overlap1
To optoelectronic engineering technician
39 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
43.7 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

67%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

43.7/ 100

1 Share of the optoelectronic engineering technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the optomechanical engineering 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 optoelectronic engineering technician role treats 22 of its required skills as things a optomechanical engineering technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adjust engineering designs
  • align components
  • apply optical coating
  • assist scientific research
  • clean optical components
  • design drawings

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 39 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A optoelectronic engineering technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a optomechanical engineering technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held calibrate optical instruments handling and moving
  • already held inspect optical supplies information skills
  • already held optomechanical devices engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held apply optical coating constructing
  • already held clean optical components handling and moving
  • already held optical components health and welfare

All 39 carried skills, including the 22 the optoelectronic engineering technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 5 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held LED lighting components required
  • required, not held electronic equipment standards required
  • required, not held electronics required
  • required, not held optoelectronic devices required
  • required, not held optoelectronics required
  • optional, not held MOEM optional
  • optional, not held lasers optional
  • optional, not held microelectronics optional
  • optional, not held microsensors optional
  • optional, not held semiconductors optional
  • optional, not held sensors optional
02 constructing 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held test optoelectronics required
  • optional, not held apply soldering techniques optional
  • optional, not held solder electronics optional
03 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held assemble optoelectronics required
04 information skills 1 required
  • required, not held interpret circuit diagrams required
05 information and communication technologies (icts) 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held quantum computing optional
  • optional, not held firmware optional
  • optional, not held microprocessors optional
  • optional, not held printed circuit boards optional
06 arts and humanities 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held digital camera sensors optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a optoelectronic engineering 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 39 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adjust engineering designs skill
  • already held align components skill
  • already held apply optical coating skill
  • already held assist scientific research skill
  • already held clean optical components skill
  • already held design drawings knowledge
  • already held fasten components skill
  • already held inspect quality of products skill
  • already held liaise with engineers skill
  • already held operate optical assembly equipment skill
  • already held optical components knowledge
  • already held optical engineering knowledge
  • already held optical equipment standards knowledge
  • already held optical glass characteristics knowledge
  • already held optical manufacturing process knowledge
  • already held optics knowledge
  • already held prepare production prototypes skill
  • already held read engineering drawings skill
  • already held record test data skill
  • already held refractive power knowledge
  • already held test optical components skill
  • already held types of optical instruments knowledge
  • already held CAD software knowledge
  • already held CAE software knowledge
  • already held apply technical communication skills skill
  • already held calibrate optical instruments skill
  • already held electromagnetic spectrum knowledge
  • already held inspect optical supplies skill
  • already held integrate new products in manufacturing skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held maintain optical equipment skill
  • already held microoptics knowledge
  • already held monitor machine operations skill
  • already held operate precision machinery skill
  • already held optomechanical devices knowledge
  • already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
  • already held use CAM software skill
  • already held use precision tools skill
  • already held write technical reports skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held wear cleanroom suit optional
08 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held mathematical modelling optional
09 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held program firmware optional
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held MOEM optional
  • optional, not held digital camera sensors optional
  • optional, not held quantum computing optional
  • optional, not held apply soldering techniques optional
  • optional, not held firmware optional
  • optional, not held lasers optional
  • optional, not held mathematical modelling optional
  • optional, not held microelectronics optional
  • optional, not held microprocessors optional
  • optional, not held microsensors optional
  • optional, not held printed circuit boards optional
  • optional, not held program firmware optional
  • optional, not held semiconductors optional
  • optional, not held sensors optional
  • optional, not held solder electronics optional
  • optional, not held wear cleanroom suit optional
12 held skills the optoelectronic engineering technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role assemble optomechanical equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role cavity optomechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role computational mechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role conduct quality control analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role continuum mechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role define part requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role mechanical engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate industrial equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate scientific measuring equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role optomechanical components knowledge
  • not needed by the target role optomechanical engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role repair optical equipment skill
17 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 LED lighting components required
  • required, not held electronic equipment standards required
  • required, not held electronics required
  • required, not held optoelectronic devices required
  • required, not held optoelectronics required
  • optional, not held MOEM optional
  • optional, not held digital camera sensors optional
  • optional, not held quantum computing optional
  • optional, not held firmware optional
  • optional, not held lasers optional
  • optional, not held mathematical modelling optional
  • optional, not held microelectronics optional
  • optional, not held microprocessors optional
  • optional, not held microsensors optional
  • optional, not held printed circuit boards optional
  • optional, not held semiconductors optional
  • optional, not held sensors optional
Index

Other moves recorded from optomechanical engineering technician

Full index of moves from optomechanical engineering 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.