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

surgical instrument makertogear machinist

A surgical instrument maker already meets 20% of what the gear machinist role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From surgical instrument maker
20%
Overlap1
To gear machinist
9 Skills carried over
10 Required, not held
71.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

20%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

71.9/ 100

1 Share of the gear machinist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the surgical instrument maker 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 gear machinist role treats 1 of its required skills as things a surgical instrument maker already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • set up the controller of a machine

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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A gear machinist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a surgical instrument maker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held tend surface grinding machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held tend metal sawing machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held tend boring machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held tend lathe working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held heat metals handling and moving
  • already held operate drilling equipment handling and moving

All 9 carried skills, including the 1 the gear machinist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held mechanics required
  • required, not held types of metal required
  • optional, not held mechanical tools optional
  • optional, not held micromechanics optional
  • optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional
  • optional, not held types of lathe tools optional
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held monitor automated machines required
  • required, not held supply machine required
  • optional, not held operate gear shaper optional
  • optional, not held conduct routine machinery checks optional
  • optional, not held perform machine maintenance optional
03 handling and moving 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held remove processed workpiece required
  • required, not held supply machine with appropriate tools required
  • optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
04 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held consult technical resources required
  • optional, not held maintain records of maintenance interventions optional
  • optional, not held record test data optional
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held troubleshoot required
  • optional, not held resolve equipment malfunctions optional
06 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held secure working area required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a gear machinist 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 9 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held set up the controller of a machine skill
  • already held apply precision metalworking techniques skill
  • already held heat metals skill
  • already held operate drilling equipment skill
  • already held operate precision measuring equipment skill
  • already held tend boring machine skill
  • already held tend lathe skill
  • already held tend metal sawing machine skill
  • already held tend surface grinding machine skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held perform test run required
08 working with computers 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held tend CNC drilling machine optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC grinding machine optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC milling machine optional
  • optional, not held tend computer numerical control lathe machine optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held operate gear shaper optional
  • optional, not held conduct routine machinery checks optional
  • optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
  • optional, not held maintain records of maintenance interventions optional
  • optional, not held mechanical tools optional
  • optional, not held micromechanics optional
  • optional, not held perform machine maintenance optional
  • optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional
  • optional, not held record test data optional
  • optional, not held resolve equipment malfunctions optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC drilling machine optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC grinding machine optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC milling machine optional
  • optional, not held tend computer numerical control lathe machine optional
  • optional, not held types of lathe tools optional
28 held skills the gear machinist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role assemble metal parts skill
  • not needed by the target role calibrate electronic instruments skill
  • not needed by the target role calibrate laboratory equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role cold forging knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electroplating processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure conformity to specifications skill
  • not needed by the target role ergonomics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hot forging knowledge
  • not needed by the target role join metals skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain medical devices skill
  • not needed by the target role manipulate medical devices materials skill
  • not needed by the target role manipulate stainless steel skill
  • not needed by the target role manufacture medical devices skill
  • not needed by the target role medical devices materials knowledge
  • not needed by the target role metal smoothing technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate sand blasting cabinet skill
  • not needed by the target role orthopaedic goods industry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role repair medical devices skill
  • not needed by the target role scale etchings skill
  • not needed by the target role spine surgery knowledge
  • not needed by the target role surgical instruments knowledge
  • not needed by the target role tend electroplating machine skill
  • not needed by the target role tend laser marking machine skill
  • not needed by the target role tend metal polishing machine skill
  • not needed by the target role tend tumbling machine skill
  • not needed by the target role test accuracy of surgical instruments skill
  • not needed by the target role test medical devices skill
  • not needed by the target role use CAD software skill
6 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 mechanics required
  • required, not held types of metal required
  • optional, not held mechanical tools optional
  • optional, not held micromechanics optional
  • optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional
  • optional, not held types of lathe tools optional
Index

Other moves recorded from surgical instrument maker

Full index of moves from surgical instrument maker

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.