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

pneumatic engineering techniciantofluid power technician

A pneumatic engineering technician already meets 56% of what the fluid power technician role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From pneumatic engineering technician
56%
Overlap1
To fluid power technician
14 Skills carried over
4 Required, not held
43.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

56%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

43.1/ 100

1 Share of the fluid power technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the pneumatic 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 fluid power technician role treats 9 of its required skills as things a pneumatic engineering technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • fluid mechanics
  • mechanics
  • operate soldering equipment
  • perform test run
  • read standard blueprints
  • record test data

What stands in the way is 4 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 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A fluid power technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a pneumatic engineering technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held fluid mechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held perform maintenance on installed equipment constructing
  • already held secure working area assisting and caring
  • already held conduct routine machinery checks working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held operate welding equipment constructing
  • already held operate soldering equipment constructing

All 14 carried skills, including the 9 the fluid power technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 missing skills fall into 8 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
  • required, not held hydraulic fluid required
  • required, not held hydraulics required
02 information skills 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held consult technical resources required
  • optional, not held estimate restoration costs optional
  • optional, not held write records for repairs optional
  • optional, not held prepare compliance documents optional
03 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held install hydraulic systems required
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held install electrical and electronic equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate industrial equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
  • optional, not held replace defect components optional
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held provide customer information related to repairs optional
  • optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
  • optional, not held order supplies optional
06 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a fluid power 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 14 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held fluid mechanics knowledge
  • already held mechanics knowledge
  • already held operate soldering equipment skill
  • already held perform test run skill
  • already held read standard blueprints skill
  • already held record test data skill
  • already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
  • already held secure working area skill
  • already held use testing equipment skill
  • already held conduct routine machinery checks skill
  • already held liaise with engineers skill
  • already held operate welding equipment skill
  • already held perform maintenance on installed equipment skill
  • already held troubleshoot skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
08 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held solve technical problems optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held estimate restoration costs optional
  • optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
  • optional, not held provide customer information related to repairs optional
  • optional, not held write records for repairs optional
  • optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
  • optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
  • optional, not held install electrical and electronic equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate industrial equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
  • optional, not held order supplies optional
  • optional, not held prepare compliance documents optional
  • optional, not held replace defect components optional
  • optional, not held solve technical problems optional
13 held skills the fluid power technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role CAD software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role CAE software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role adjust engineering designs skill
  • not needed by the target role control air flow skill
  • not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
  • not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role install pneumatic systems skill
  • not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role oversee quality control skill
  • not needed by the target role pneumatics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role read engineering drawings skill
  • not needed by the target role use CAD software skill
2 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 hydraulic fluid required
  • required, not held hydraulics required
Index

Other moves recorded from pneumatic engineering technician

Full index of moves from pneumatic 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.