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

smart home installertoindustrial electrician

A smart home installer already meets 27% of what the industrial electrician role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From smart home installer
27%
Overlap1
To industrial electrician
8 Skills carried over
10 Required, not held
72.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

27%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

72.8/ 100

1 Share of the industrial electrician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the smart home installer 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 industrial electrician role treats 7 of its required skills as things a smart home installer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • building systems monitoring technology
  • electrical wiring plans
  • electricity
  • follow health and safety procedures in construction
  • inspect electrical supplies
  • install electric switches

What stands in the way is 10 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A industrial electrician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a smart home installer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held install electric switches working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held building systems monitoring technology engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held inspect electrical supplies constructing
  • already held install electrical and electronic equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held electrical wiring plans engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held follow health and safety procedures in construction assisting and caring

All 8 carried skills, including the 7 the industrial electrician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 39 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 required, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held install electricity sockets required
  • required, not held splice cable required
  • required, not held use measurement instruments required
  • optional, not held install lightning protection system optional
  • optional, not held provide power connection from bus bars optional
  • optional, not held read electricity meter optional
  • optional, not held install circuit breakers optional
  • optional, not held maintain electrical equipment optional
  • optional, not held repair wiring optional
  • optional, not held replace defect components optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held react to events in time-critical environments required
  • required, not held resolve equipment malfunctions required
  • optional, not held order electrical supplies optional
  • optional, not held answer requests for quotation optional
  • optional, not held troubleshoot optional
  • optional, not held write inspection reports optional
03 assisting and caring 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held use safety equipment in construction required
  • required, not held work ergonomically required
  • optional, not held ensure safety in electrical power operations optional
04 handling and moving 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held use precision tools required
  • optional, not held use sander optional
  • optional, not held assemble electrical components optional
  • optional, not held assemble electronic units optional
  • optional, not held cut wall chases optional
05 constructing 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held test electronic units required
  • optional, not held apply coating to electrical equipment optional
  • optional, not held solder electronics optional
06 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held inspect construction supplies required
  • optional, not held make electrical calculations optional
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a industrial electrician 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 8 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held building systems monitoring technology knowledge
  • already held electrical wiring plans knowledge
  • already held electricity knowledge
  • already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
  • already held inspect electrical supplies skill
  • already held install electric switches skill
  • already held install electrical and electronic equipment skill
  • already held electronics knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 8 supplementary
  • optional, not held electrical wire accessories optional
  • optional, not held solar panel mounting systems optional
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
  • optional, not held electric generators optional
  • optional, not held electrical testing methods optional
  • optional, not held electricity consumption optional
  • optional, not held electromechanics optional
  • optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
08 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held program firmware optional
29 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held apply coating to electrical equipment optional
  • optional, not held electrical wire accessories optional
  • optional, not held install lightning protection system optional
  • optional, not held make electrical calculations optional
  • optional, not held order electrical supplies optional
  • optional, not held provide power connection from bus bars optional
  • optional, not held read electricity meter optional
  • optional, not held solar panel mounting systems optional
  • optional, not held use sander optional
  • optional, not held answer requests for quotation optional
  • optional, not held assemble electrical components optional
  • optional, not held assemble electronic units optional
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
  • optional, not held cut wall chases optional
  • optional, not held electric generators optional
  • optional, not held electrical testing methods optional
  • optional, not held electricity consumption optional
  • optional, not held electromechanics optional
  • optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
  • optional, not held ensure safety in electrical power operations optional
  • optional, not held install circuit breakers optional
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
  • optional, not held maintain electrical equipment optional
  • optional, not held program firmware optional
  • optional, not held repair wiring optional
  • optional, not held replace defect components optional
  • optional, not held solder electronics optional
  • optional, not held troubleshoot optional
  • optional, not held write inspection reports optional
23 held skills the industrial electrician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role Internet of Things knowledge
  • not needed by the target role advise customers on smart homes technology skill
  • not needed by the target role alarm systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role artificial lighting systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role assess integrated domotics systems skill
  • not needed by the target role building automation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role cameras knowledge
  • not needed by the target role domotic systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electrical household appliances products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electronic locks knowledge
  • not needed by the target role install electrical household appliances skill
  • not needed by the target role install lighting skill
  • not needed by the target role install plumbing systems skill
  • not needed by the target role install smart devices skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain customer service skill
  • not needed by the target role mechanical systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role program home alarm systems skill
  • not needed by the target role provide door security skill
  • not needed by the target role read standard blueprints skill
  • not needed by the target role sensors knowledge
  • not needed by the target role smart grids systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role solar products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role types of alarm systems knowledge
8 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
  • optional, not held electrical wire accessories optional
  • optional, not held solar panel mounting systems optional
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
  • optional, not held electric generators optional
  • optional, not held electrical testing methods optional
  • optional, not held electricity consumption optional
  • optional, not held electromechanics optional
  • optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
Index

Other moves recorded from smart home installer

Full index of moves from smart home installer

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.