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

refrigeration air condition and heat pump techniciantopneumatic systems technician

A refrigeration air condition and heat pump technician already meets 64% of what the pneumatic systems technician role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From refrigeration air condition and heat pump technician
64%
Overlap1
To pneumatic systems technician
18 Skills carried over
4 Required, not held
34.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

64%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

34.1/ 100

1 Share of the pneumatic systems technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the refrigeration air condition and heat pump 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 pneumatic systems technician role treats 8 of its required skills as things a refrigeration air condition and heat pump technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • consult technical resources
  • install electrical and electronic equipment
  • mechanics
  • operate soldering equipment
  • perform test run
  • 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 18 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A pneumatic systems technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a refrigeration air condition and heat pump technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held prepare compliance documents information skills
  • already held provide customer information related to repairs communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held perform maintenance on installed equipment constructing
  • already held install electrical and electronic equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held conduct routine machinery checks working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held write records for repairs information skills

All 18 carried skills, including the 8 the pneumatic systems technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 11 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 constructing 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held install pneumatic systems required
  • optional, not held control air flow optional
02 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held secure working area required
03 information skills 1 required
  • required, not held read standard blueprints required
04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held pneumatics required
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
  • optional, not held troubleshoot optional
06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
  • optional, not held replace defect components optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a pneumatic systems 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 18 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held consult technical resources skill
  • already held install electrical and electronic equipment 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 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 issue sales invoices 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 write records for repairs skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held fluid mechanics optional
08 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held solve technical problems optional
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held control air flow optional
  • optional, not held fluid mechanics optional
  • optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
  • optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
  • optional, not held replace defect components optional
  • optional, not held solve technical problems optional
  • optional, not held troubleshoot optional
43 held skills the pneumatic systems technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse the need for technical resources skill
  • not needed by the target role answer requests for quotation skill
  • not needed by the target role cut wall chases skill
  • not needed by the target role demonstrate products' features skill
  • not needed by the target role dispose of hazardous waste skill
  • not needed by the target role drain hazardous liquids skill
  • not needed by the target role electrical wiring plans knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role energy conservation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
  • not needed by the target role follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
  • not needed by the target role handle refrigerant transfer pumps skill
  • not needed by the target role heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hydraulics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role install air conditioning device skill
  • not needed by the target role install heat pump skill
  • not needed by the target role install heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration ducts skill
  • not needed by the target role install in-floor and in-wall heating skill
  • not needed by the target role install insulation material skill
  • not needed by the target role install refrigeration equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role install ventilation equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret 2D plans skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret 3D plans skill
  • not needed by the target role keep personal administration skill
  • not needed by the target role lay pipe installation skill
  • not needed by the target role lead a team skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain air conditioning systems skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain electrical equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain electronic equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain records of maintenance interventions skill
  • not needed by the target role measure electrical characteristics skill
  • not needed by the target role operate climate control skill
  • not needed by the target role operate hand drill skill
  • not needed by the target role perform ICT troubleshooting skill
  • not needed by the target role perform refrigerant leak checks skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare copper gas-lines pipes skill
  • not needed by the target role refrigerants knowledge
  • not needed by the target role test tightness and pressure of refrigeration circuits skill
  • not needed by the target role thermodynamics knowledge

3 further entries not listed here

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 pneumatics required
  • optional, not held fluid mechanics optional
Index
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.