surface-mount technology machine operatortoautomated optical inspection operator
A surface-mount technology machine operator already meets 52% of what the automated optical inspection operator role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.
52%
49.9/ 100
1 Share of the automated optical inspection operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the surface-mount technology machine operator 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 this move works
A automated optical inspection operator role treats 10 of its required skills as things a surface-mount technology machine operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- electronics
- ensure conformity to specifications
- inspect quality of products
- interpret circuit diagrams
- monitor machine operations
- operate automated optical inspection machine
What stands in the way is 6 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A automated optical inspection operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a surface-mount technology machine operator background worth leading with.
- already held operate automated optical inspection machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held IPC standards engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held surface-mount technology engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held printed circuit boards information and communication technologies (icts)
- already held microelectronics engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held interpret circuit diagrams information skills
All 15 carried skills, including the 10 the automated optical inspection operator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 20 missing skills fall into 10 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.
- required, not held electronic equipment standards required
- optional, not held through-hole technology optional
- optional, not held instrument performance elements optional
- optional, not held integrated circuits optional
- optional, not held optical engineering optional
- optional, not held semiconductors optional
- required, not held communicate test results to other departments required
- optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
- optional, not held research equipment needs optional
- optional, not held write inspection reports optional
- required, not held quality assurance procedures required
- required, not held automated optical inspection required
- required, not held meet deadlines required
- required, not held analyse images required
4 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a automated optical inspection operator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 analyse images skill · occupation specific
- 02 automated optical inspection knowledge · sector specific
- 03 communicate test results to other departments skill · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 15 skills that carry over
- already held electronics knowledge
- already held ensure conformity to specifications skill
- already held inspect quality of products skill
- already held interpret circuit diagrams skill
- already held monitor machine operations skill
- already held operate automated optical inspection machine skill
- already held printed circuit boards knowledge
- already held read assembly drawings skill
- already held read standard blueprints skill
- already held report defective manufacturing materials skill
- already held IPC standards knowledge
- already held keep records of work progress skill
- already held microelectronics knowledge
- already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
- already held surface-mount technology knowledge
The 4 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held remove defective products optional
- optional, not held send faulty equipment back to assembly line optional
- optional, not held write records for repairs optional
- optional, not held check system parameters against reference values optional
- optional, not held maintain test equipment optional
- optional, not held waste removal regulations optional
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held through-hole technology optional
- optional, not held waste removal regulations optional
- optional, not held write records for repairs optional
- optional, not held check system parameters against reference values optional
- optional, not held instrument performance elements optional
- optional, not held integrated circuits optional
- optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
- optional, not held maintain test equipment optional
- optional, not held optical engineering optional
- optional, not held remove defective products optional
- optional, not held research equipment needs optional
- optional, not held semiconductors optional
- optional, not held send faulty equipment back to assembly line optional
- optional, not held write inspection reports optional
21 held skills the automated optical inspection operator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
- not needed by the target role apply technical communication skills skill
- not needed by the target role assemble printed circuit boards skill
- not needed by the target role carry out shipping orders for parts skill
- not needed by the target role check for solder defects skill
- not needed by the target role clean printed circuit board skill
- not needed by the target role coat printed circuit board skill
- not needed by the target role dispose of hazardous waste skill
- not needed by the target role ensure public safety and security skill
- not needed by the target role maintain electronic systems skill
- not needed by the target role operate SMT placement equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate wave soldering machine skill
- not needed by the target role oversee logistics of finished products skill
- not needed by the target role prepare board for soldering skill
- not needed by the target role provide power connection from bus bars skill
- not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
- not needed by the target role repair electronic components skill
- not needed by the target role replace defect components skill
- not needed by the target role solder components onto electronic board skill
- not needed by the target role use CAM software skill
- not needed by the target role use diagnostic tools for electronic repairs skill
9 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held automated optical inspection required
- required, not held electronic equipment standards required
- required, not held quality assurance procedures required
- optional, not held through-hole technology optional
- optional, not held waste removal regulations optional
- optional, not held instrument performance elements optional
- optional, not held integrated circuits optional
- optional, not held optical engineering optional
- optional, not held semiconductors optional
Other moves recorded from surface-mount technology machine operator
- wave soldering machine operator 78% covered · adjacent
- printed circuit board assembler 54% covered · moderate
- semiconductor processor 37% covered · substantial
- printed circuit board test technician 36% covered · substantial
Full index of moves from surface-mount technology machine operator
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.