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

pneumatic systems techniciantofluid power technician

A pneumatic systems technician already meets 81% of what the fluid power technician role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From pneumatic systems technician
81%
Overlap1
To fluid power technician
26 Skills carried over
3 Required, not held
19.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Very strong match

81%

Learning distance Short step

19.3/ 100

1 Share of the fluid power technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the pneumatic systems 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 10 of its required skills as things a pneumatic systems technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • consult technical resources
  • fluid mechanics
  • mechanics
  • operate soldering equipment
  • perform test run
  • read standard blueprints

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 26 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 systems technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held prepare compliance documents information skills
  • already held fluid mechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held provide customer information related to repairs communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held solve technical problems working with computers
  • already held perform maintenance on installed equipment constructing
  • already held secure working area assisting and caring

All 26 carried skills, including the 10 the fluid power technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 5 missing skills fall into 4 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 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held install hydraulic systems required
03 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate industrial equipment optional
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 26 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held consult technical resources skill
  • 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 apply technical communication skills skill
  • already held conduct routine machinery checks skill
  • already held estimate restoration costs skill
  • already held install electrical and electronic equipment skill
  • already held issue sales invoices skill
  • already held liaise with engineers skill
  • already held operate precision measuring equipment skill
  • already held operate welding equipment skill
  • already held order supplies skill
  • already held perform maintenance on installed equipment skill
  • already held prepare compliance documents skill
  • already held provide customer information related to repairs skill
  • already held replace defect components skill
  • already held solve technical problems skill
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held write records for repairs skill
2 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
  • optional, not held operate industrial equipment optional
3 held skills the fluid power technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role control air flow skill
  • not needed by the target role install pneumatic systems skill
  • not needed by the target role pneumatics knowledge
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 systems technician

Full index of moves from pneumatic systems 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.