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

precision instrument assemblertoinstrumentation engineering technician

A precision instrument assembler already meets 47% of what the instrumentation engineering technician role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From precision instrument assembler
47%
Overlap1
To instrumentation engineering technician
28 Skills carried over
12 Required, not held
63.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

47%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

63.2/ 100

1 Share of the instrumentation engineering technician 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.

Why

Why this move works

A instrumentation engineering technician role treats 20 of its required skills as things a precision instrument assembler already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • align components
  • assemble instrumentation equipment
  • assemble measuring equipment
  • electromechanics
  • electronics
  • ensure conformity to specifications

What stands in the way is 12 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 28 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A instrumentation engineering technician 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 metallurgy engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held assemble instrumentation equipment handling and moving
  • already held assemble measuring equipment handling and moving
  • already held test instrumentation equipment constructing
  • already held use hand tools handling and moving
  • already held use wrenches handling and moving

All 28 carried skills, including the 20 the instrumentation engineering technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 50 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held adjust engineering designs required
  • required, not held assist scientific research required
  • required, not held develop instrumentation systems required
  • required, not held liaise with engineers required
  • required, not held prepare production prototypes required
  • optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
  • optional, not held integrate new products in manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held write technical reports optional
02 information skills 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held measure electrical characteristics required
  • required, not held read engineering drawings required
  • required, not held record test data required
  • optional, not held analyse big data optional
  • optional, not held conduct quality control analysis optional
03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held conduct routine machinery checks required
  • required, not held manage instrumentation systems required
  • optional, not held calibrate electronic instruments optional
  • optional, not held maintain sensor equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate cranes optional
  • optional, not held operate precision machinery optional
  • optional, not held tend metal sawing machine optional
  • optional, not held tend surface grinding machine optional
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 11 supplementary
  • required, not held control engineering required
  • optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
  • optional, not held offshore constructions and facilities optional
  • optional, not held offshore renewable energy technologies optional
  • optional, not held power plant instrumentation optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held hydraulics optional
  • optional, not held marine technology optional
  • optional, not held mechatronics optional
  • optional, not held nuclear energy optional
  • optional, not held renewable energy optional
  • optional, not held sensors optional
05 constructing 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held perform test run required
  • optional, not held apply soldering techniques optional
  • optional, not held test sensors optional
06 information and communication technologies (icts) 6 supplementary
  • optional, not held cloud technologies optional
  • optional, not held data mining optional
  • optional, not held data storage optional
  • optional, not held CAD software optional
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
  • optional, not held firmware optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a instrumentation 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 28 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held align components skill
  • already held assemble instrumentation equipment skill
  • already held assemble measuring equipment skill
  • already held electromechanics knowledge
  • already held electronics knowledge
  • already held ensure conformity to specifications skill
  • already held fasten components skill
  • already held inspect quality of products skill
  • already held instrumentation engineering knowledge
  • already held instrumentation equipment knowledge
  • already held measure parts of manufactured products skill
  • already held metallurgy knowledge
  • already held operate soldering equipment skill
  • already held read assembly drawings skill
  • already held read standard blueprints skill
  • already held test instrumentation equipment skill
  • already held use hand tools skill
  • already held use power tools skill
  • already held use wrenches skill
  • already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
  • already held automation technology knowledge
  • already held electrical equipment regulations knowledge
  • already held electronic equipment standards knowledge
  • already held instrument performance elements knowledge
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held quality standards knowledge
  • already held replace defect components skill
  • already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with computers 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held utilise machine learning optional
  • optional, not held program firmware optional
  • optional, not held use CAM software optional
  • optional, not held use remote control equipment optional
08 handling and moving 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate circular saw optional
  • optional, not held use precision tools optional
09 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held pneumatics optional
  • optional, not held statistical analysis system software optional
38 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held operate circular saw optional
  • optional, not held cloud technologies optional
  • optional, not held data mining optional
  • optional, not held data storage optional
  • optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
  • optional, not held offshore constructions and facilities optional
  • optional, not held offshore renewable energy technologies optional
  • optional, not held power plant instrumentation optional
  • optional, not held utilise machine learning optional
  • optional, not held CAD software optional
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
  • optional, not held analyse big data optional
  • optional, not held apply soldering techniques optional
  • optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
  • optional, not held calibrate electronic instruments optional
  • optional, not held conduct quality control analysis optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held firmware optional
  • optional, not held hydraulics optional
  • optional, not held integrate new products in manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held maintain sensor equipment optional
  • optional, not held marine technology optional
  • optional, not held mechatronics optional
  • optional, not held nuclear energy optional
  • optional, not held operate cranes optional
  • optional, not held operate precision machinery optional
  • optional, not held pneumatics optional
  • optional, not held program firmware optional
  • optional, not held renewable energy optional
  • optional, not held sensors optional
  • optional, not held statistical analysis system software optional
  • optional, not held tend metal sawing machine optional
  • optional, not held tend surface grinding machine optional
  • optional, not held test sensors optional
  • optional, not held use CAM software optional
  • optional, not held use precision tools optional
  • optional, not held use remote control equipment optional
  • optional, not held write technical reports optional
16 held skills the instrumentation engineering technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adjust manufacturing equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
  • 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 maintain electronic equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role meet deadlines skill
  • 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 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 remove defective products skill
  • not needed by the target role report defective manufacturing materials skill
  • not needed by the target role set tolerances skill
20 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 control engineering required
  • optional, not held cloud technologies optional
  • optional, not held data mining optional
  • optional, not held data storage optional
  • optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
  • optional, not held offshore constructions and facilities optional
  • optional, not held offshore renewable energy technologies optional
  • optional, not held power plant instrumentation optional
  • optional, not held CAD software optional
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held firmware optional
  • optional, not held hydraulics optional
  • optional, not held marine technology optional
  • optional, not held mechatronics optional
  • optional, not held nuclear energy optional
  • optional, not held pneumatics optional
  • optional, not held renewable energy optional
  • optional, not held sensors optional
  • optional, not held statistical analysis system software optional
Index

Other moves recorded from precision instrument assembler

Full index of moves from precision instrument assembler

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.