Table 1Transition record

precision mechanictofluid power technician

A precision mechanic already meets 51% of what the fluid power technician role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From precision mechanic

51%

Overlap1

To fluid power technician

13 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

47.6 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

51%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

47.6/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the fluid power technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the precision mechanic 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 8 of its required skills as things a precision mechanic already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

consult technical resources
mechanics
operate soldering equipment
perform test run
record test data
resolve equipment malfunctions

What stands in the way is 5 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 13 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 precision mechanic background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held secure working area assisting and caring
already held conduct routine machinery checks working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held dispose of hazardous waste handling and moving
already held operate welding equipment constructing
already held operate soldering equipment constructing
already held use testing equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 13 carried skills, including the 8 the fluid power technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 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 3 required

required, not held fluid mechanics required
required, not held hydraulic fluid required
required, not held hydraulics required

02 information skills 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held read standard blueprints 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, 1 supplementary

required, not held install hydraulic systems required

optional, not held perform maintenance on installed equipment optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 supplementary

optional, not held provide customer information related to repairs optional
optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
optional, not held order supplies optional

05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 supplementary

optional, not held install electrical and electronic equipment optional
optional, not held operate industrial equipment optional
optional, not held replace defect components optional

06 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held issue sales invoices optional

1 further area 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 13 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held consult technical resources skill
already held mechanics knowledge
already held operate soldering equipment skill
already held perform test run 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 dispose of hazardous waste skill
already held operate precision measuring equipment skill
already held operate welding equipment skill
already held troubleshoot skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 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 install electrical and electronic equipment optional
optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
optional, not held operate industrial equipment optional
optional, not held order supplies optional
optional, not held perform maintenance on installed equipment optional
optional, not held prepare compliance documents optional
optional, not held replace defect components optional
optional, not held solve technical problems optional

24 held skills the fluid power technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply precision metalworking techniques skill
not needed by the target role assemble electrical components skill
not needed by the target role assemble electronic units skill
not needed by the target role assemble machines skill
not needed by the target role assemble metal parts skill
not needed by the target role conduct quality control analysis skill
not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain records of maintenance interventions skill
not needed by the target role manufacturing of office equipment knowledge
not needed by the target role manufacturing of pumps and compressors knowledge
not needed by the target role manufacturing of taps and valves knowledge
not needed by the target role micromechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor automated machines skill
not needed by the target role perform machine maintenance skill
not needed by the target role precision mechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role set up the controller of a machine skill
not needed by the target role supply machine skill
not needed by the target role supply machine with appropriate tools skill
not needed by the target role tend CNC drilling machine skill
not needed by the target role tend CNC grinding machine skill
not needed by the target role tend CNC laser cutting machine skill
not needed by the target role tend CNC milling machine skill
not needed by the target role tend computer numerical control lathe machine skill
not needed by the target role use precision tools skill

3 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 fluid mechanics required
required, not held hydraulic fluid required
required, not held hydraulics required

Index

Other moves recorded from precision mechanic

Full index of moves from precision mechanic

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.