surface-mount technology machine operatortoprinted circuit board assembler
A surface-mount technology machine operator already meets 53% of what the printed circuit board assembler role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.
53%
52.8/ 100
1 Share of the printed circuit board assembler 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 printed circuit board assembler 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.
- assemble printed circuit boards
- coat printed circuit board
- electronics
- ensure conformity to specifications
- ensure public safety and security
- interpret circuit diagrams
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 23 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A printed circuit board assembler 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 coat printed circuit board working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held prepare board for soldering handling and moving
- already held clean printed circuit board handling and moving
- already held operate SMT placement equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held operate wave soldering machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held IPC standards engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 23 carried skills, including the 10 the printed circuit board assembler role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 25 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 through-hole technology required
- required, not held integrated circuits required
- required, not held semiconductors required
- optional, not held electroplating optional
- optional, not held maintenance operations optional
- required, not held operate insertion mount machine required
- optional, not held maintain microelectronics optional
- optional, not held operate printing machinery optional
- optional, not held operate precision machinery optional
- required, not held meet deadlines required
- required, not held apply through-hole technology manually required
- optional, not held 3D printing process optional
- optional, not held maintenance of printing machines optional
- optional, not held printing materials optional
- optional, not held printing on large scale machines optional
- optional, not held printing techniques optional
- optional, not held operate 3D computer graphics software optional
- optional, not held determine suitability of materials optional
4 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a printed circuit board assembler role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 apply through-hole technology manually skill · occupation specific
- 02 operate insertion mount machine skill · occupation specific
- 03 through-hole technology knowledge · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 23 skills that carry over
- already held assemble printed circuit boards skill
- already held coat printed circuit board skill
- already held electronics knowledge
- already held ensure conformity to specifications skill
- already held ensure public safety and security skill
- already held interpret circuit diagrams skill
- already held prepare board for soldering skill
- already held printed circuit boards knowledge
- already held read assembly drawings skill
- already held solder components onto electronic board skill
- already held IPC standards knowledge
- already held check for solder defects skill
- already held clean printed circuit board skill
- already held dispose of hazardous waste skill
- already held keep records of work progress skill
- already held microelectronics knowledge
- already held operate SMT placement equipment skill
- already held operate wave soldering machine skill
- already held oversee logistics of finished products skill
- already held replace defect components skill
- already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
- already held surface-mount technology knowledge
- already held use diagnostic tools for electronic repairs skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held test microelectronics optional
- optional, not held test printed circuit boards optional
- optional, not held pack electronic equipment optional
- optional, not held clean components during assembly optional
- optional, not held microprocessors optional
- optional, not held printed circuit boards testing methods optional
- optional, not held electrochemistry optional
19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held 3D printing process optional
- optional, not held electrochemistry optional
- optional, not held maintain microelectronics optional
- optional, not held maintenance of printing machines optional
- optional, not held operate 3D computer graphics software optional
- optional, not held operate printing machinery optional
- optional, not held pack electronic equipment optional
- optional, not held printing materials optional
- optional, not held printing on large scale machines optional
- optional, not held test microelectronics optional
- optional, not held test printed circuit boards optional
- optional, not held clean components during assembly optional
- optional, not held determine suitability of materials optional
- optional, not held electroplating optional
- optional, not held maintenance operations optional
- optional, not held microprocessors optional
- optional, not held operate precision machinery optional
- optional, not held printed circuit boards testing methods optional
- optional, not held printing techniques optional
13 held skills the printed circuit board assembler 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 carry out shipping orders for parts skill
- not needed by the target role inspect quality of products skill
- not needed by the target role maintain electronic systems skill
- not needed by the target role monitor machine operations skill
- not needed by the target role operate automated optical inspection machine 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 read standard blueprints skill
- not needed by the target role repair electronic components skill
- not needed by the target role report defective manufacturing materials skill
- not needed by the target role use CAM software skill
13 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 through-hole technology required
- required, not held integrated circuits required
- required, not held semiconductors required
- optional, not held 3D printing process optional
- optional, not held electrochemistry optional
- optional, not held maintenance of printing machines optional
- optional, not held printing materials optional
- optional, not held printing on large scale machines optional
- optional, not held electroplating optional
- optional, not held maintenance operations optional
- optional, not held microprocessors optional
- optional, not held printed circuit boards testing methods optional
- optional, not held printing techniques optional
Other moves recorded from surface-mount technology machine operator
- wave soldering machine operator 78% covered · adjacent
- automated optical inspection operator 52% 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.