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

tool and die makertodrill press operator

A tool and die maker already meets 69% of what the drill press operator role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From tool and die maker
69%
Overlap1
To drill press operator
26 Skills carried over
3 Required, not held
34.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

69%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

34.9/ 100

1 Share of the drill press operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the tool and die 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 drill press operator role treats 13 of its required skills as things a tool and die maker already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply precision metalworking techniques
  • ensure equipment availability
  • monitor automated machines
  • operate precision measuring equipment
  • perform test run
  • quality and cycle time optimisation

What stands in the way is 3 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 26 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A drill press operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a tool and die maker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held operate file for deburring working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held adjust temperature gauges working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held dies engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held manufacturing of tools engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held apply precision metalworking techniques working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held cutting technologies engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 26 carried skills, including the 13 the drill press operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 missing skills fall into 5 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 1 required, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held types of drill bits required
  • optional, not held manufacturing of heating equipment optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of light metal packaging optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of metal assembly products optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of metal containers optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of steam generators optional
  • optional, not held types of plastic optional
  • optional, not held types of drill press oils optional
02 handling and moving 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held dispose of cutting waste material required
  • optional, not held apply cross-reference tools for product identification optional
  • optional, not held mark a metal workpiece optional
  • optional, not held mark processed workpiece optional
03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held operate drill press required
  • optional, not held manipulate plastic optional
04 information skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held monitor stock level optional
  • optional, not held inspect quality of products optional
05 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held work ergonomically optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a drill press operator 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 26 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply precision metalworking techniques skill
  • already held ensure equipment availability skill
  • already held monitor automated machines skill
  • already held operate precision measuring equipment skill
  • already held perform test run skill
  • already held quality and cycle time optimisation knowledge
  • already held quality standards knowledge
  • already held remove inadequate workpieces skill
  • already held remove processed workpiece skill
  • already held supply machine skill
  • already held supply machine with appropriate tools skill
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
  • already held adjust temperature gauges skill
  • already held consult technical resources skill
  • already held cutting technologies knowledge
  • already held dies knowledge
  • already held ferrous metal processing knowledge
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held manufacturing of tools knowledge
  • already held monitor gauge skill
  • already held operate file for deburring skill
  • already held perform machine maintenance skill
  • already held perform product testing skill
  • already held record production data for quality control skill
  • already held types of metal knowledge
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held manufacturing of heating equipment optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of light metal packaging optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of metal assembly products optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of metal containers optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of steam generators optional
  • optional, not held monitor stock level optional
  • optional, not held types of plastic optional
  • optional, not held apply cross-reference tools for product identification optional
  • optional, not held inspect quality of products optional
  • optional, not held manipulate plastic optional
  • optional, not held mark a metal workpiece optional
  • optional, not held mark processed workpiece optional
  • optional, not held types of drill press oils optional
  • optional, not held work ergonomically optional
28 held skills the drill press operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role CAD software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role adjust cut sizes skill
  • not needed by the target role apply polishing lubricants skill
  • not needed by the target role characteristics of precious metals knowledge
  • not needed by the target role cut metal products skill
  • not needed by the target role deburring processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure correct metal temperature skill
  • not needed by the target role forging processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role imitation jewellery knowledge
  • not needed by the target role join metals skill
  • not needed by the target role machine tools knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain edged hand tools skill
  • not needed by the target role mechanical tools knowledge
  • not needed by the target role metal forming technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role metal joining technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor moving workpiece in a machine skill
  • not needed by the target role operate grinding hand tools skill
  • not needed by the target role operate metal polishing equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare pieces for joining skill
  • not needed by the target role program a CNC controller skill
  • not needed by the target role read standard blueprints skill
  • not needed by the target role remove scale from metal workpiece skill
  • not needed by the target role set up the controller of a machine skill
  • not needed by the target role smooth burred surfaces skill
  • not needed by the target role solve technical problems skill
  • not needed by the target role tend deburring machine skill
  • not needed by the target role types of metal manufacturing processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use CAM software skill
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
  • required, not held types of drill bits required
  • optional, not held manufacturing of heating equipment optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of light metal packaging optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of metal assembly products optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of metal containers optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of steam generators optional
  • optional, not held types of plastic optional
  • optional, not held types of drill press oils optional
Index

Other moves recorded from tool and die maker

Full index of moves from tool and die 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.