Table 1Transition record

precision instrument assemblertoaircraft de-icer installer

A precision instrument assembler already meets 47% of what the aircraft de-icer installer role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From precision instrument assembler

47%

Overlap1

To aircraft de-icer installer

9 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

51 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 51

This move: 51 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the aircraft de-icer installer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the precision instrument 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 9 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 precision instrument 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 electromechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held apply health and safety standards assisting and caring
already held read standard blueprints information skills

All 9 carried skills, including the 8 the aircraft de-icer installer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 missing skills fall into 7 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, 3 supplementary

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

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

02 information skills 2 required

required, not held read engineering drawings required
required, not held use technical documentation required

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held troubleshoot required

optional, not held liaise with engineers optional

04 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held common aviation safety regulations required

05 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

06 constructing 2 supplementary

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

1 further area in the appendix

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 9 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held align components skill
already held apply health and safety standards skill
already held electromechanics knowledge
already held fasten components skill
already held quality standards knowledge
already held read standard blueprints skill
already held use power tools skill
already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
already held keep records of work progress skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held pneumatics optional

10 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 engineering processes 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

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

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adjust manufacturing equipment skill
not needed by the target role assemble instrumentation equipment skill
not needed by the target role assemble measuring equipment skill
not needed by the target role automation technology knowledge
not needed by the target role blueprints knowledge
not needed by the target role calibrate precision instrument skill
not needed by the target role carry out work-related measurements skill
not needed by the target role electrical equipment regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role electronic equipment standards knowledge
not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure conformity to specifications skill
not needed by the target role inspect quality of products skill
not needed by the target role instrument performance elements knowledge
not needed by the target role instrumentation engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role instrumentation equipment knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain electronic equipment skill
not needed by the target role measure parts of manufactured products skill
not needed by the target role meet deadlines skill
not needed by the target role metallurgy knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor manufacturing quality standards 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 pack goods skill
not needed by the target role precision engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role precision measuring instruments knowledge
not needed by the target role precision mechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role read assembly drawings skill
not needed by the target role remove defective products skill
not needed by the target role replace defect components skill
not needed by the target role report defective manufacturing materials skill
not needed by the target role resolve equipment malfunctions skill
not needed by the target role set tolerances skill
not needed by the target role test instrumentation equipment skill
not needed by the target role use hand tools skill
not needed by the target role use wrenches skill

7 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 mechanics required
optional, not held engineering processes optional
optional, not held electric current optional
optional, not held engineering principles optional
optional, not held pneumatics optional

Index

Other moves recorded from precision instrument assembler

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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.