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

tool and die makertometal drawing machine operator

A tool and die maker already meets 73% of what the metal drawing machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 1 required skill not yet in the profile.

From tool and die maker
73%
Overlap1
To metal drawing machine operator
23 Skills carried over
1 Required, not held
32.4 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

73%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

32.4/ 100

1 Share of the metal drawing machine 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 metal drawing machine operator role treats 14 of its required skills as things a tool and die maker already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • dies
  • ensure equipment availability
  • monitor automated machines
  • monitor gauge
  • monitor moving workpiece in a machine
  • perform test run

What stands in the way is 1 required skill 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 23 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A metal drawing machine 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 dies engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held monitor moving workpiece in a machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held metal forming technologies engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held perform product testing information skills
  • already held quality and cycle time optimisation engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held remove inadequate workpieces handling and moving

All 23 carried skills, including the 14 the metal drawing machine operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 missing skills fall into 6 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, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held cold drawing processes required
  • optional, not held manufacture of small metal parts optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of door furniture from metal optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of metal assembly products optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of weapons and ammunition optional
  • optional, not held non-ferrous metal processing optional
  • optional, not held metal drawing processes optional
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held tend bar drawing machine optional
  • optional, not held tend tube drawing machine optional
  • optional, not held tend wire drawing machine optional
  • optional, not held operate lifting equipment optional
03 handling and moving 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held mark processed workpiece optional
  • optional, not held safely handle metal wire under tension optional
04 arts and humanities 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held precious metal processing optional
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
06 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held monitor conveyor belt optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 1 entries a metal drawing machine 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 23 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held dies knowledge
  • already held ensure equipment availability skill
  • already held monitor automated machines skill
  • already held monitor gauge skill
  • already held monitor moving workpiece in a machine 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 set up the controller of a machine skill
  • already held supply machine skill
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held types of metal knowledge
  • already held consult technical resources skill
  • already held ferrous metal processing knowledge
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held metal forming technologies knowledge
  • 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 manufacturing processes knowledge
  • already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held tend bar drawing machine optional
  • optional, not held tend tube drawing machine optional
  • optional, not held manufacture of small metal parts optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of door furniture from metal optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of metal assembly products optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of weapons and ammunition optional
  • optional, not held non-ferrous metal processing optional
  • optional, not held precious metal processing optional
  • optional, not held tend wire drawing machine optional
  • optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
  • optional, not held mark processed workpiece optional
  • optional, not held metal drawing processes optional
  • optional, not held monitor conveyor belt optional
  • optional, not held operate lifting equipment optional
  • optional, not held safely handle metal wire under tension optional
31 held skills the metal drawing machine 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 adjust temperature gauges skill
  • not needed by the target role apply polishing lubricants skill
  • not needed by the target role apply precision metalworking techniques 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 cutting technologies knowledge
  • 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 manufacturing of tools knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mechanical tools knowledge
  • not needed by the target role metal joining technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate file for deburring 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 operate precision measuring 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 smooth burred surfaces skill
  • not needed by the target role solve technical problems skill
  • not needed by the target role supply machine with appropriate tools skill
  • not needed by the target role tend deburring machine skill
  • 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 cold drawing processes required
  • optional, not held manufacture of small metal parts optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of door furniture from metal optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of metal assembly products optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of weapons and ammunition optional
  • optional, not held non-ferrous metal processing optional
  • optional, not held precious metal processing optional
  • optional, not held metal drawing processes 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.