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

upsetting machine operatortoswaging machine operator

A upsetting machine operator already meets 73% of what the swaging machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From upsetting machine operator
73%
Overlap1
To swaging machine operator
34 Skills carried over
4 Required, not held
34.6 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 34.6

This move: 34.6 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the swaging machine operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the upsetting 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 34 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A swaging machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a upsetting machine operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held hold metal work piece in machine handling and moving
  • already held hot forging engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held cold forging engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held forging processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held replace die working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held dies engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 34 carried skills, including the 12 the swaging machine operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 13 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 3 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held swaging machine types required
  • required, not held swaging processes required
  • required, not held quality and cycle time optimisation required
  • optional, not held manufacturing of metal structures optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of tools optional
  • optional, not held non-ferrous metal processing optional
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held tend swaging machine required
  • optional, not held apply precision metalworking techniques optional
  • optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
03 arts and humanities 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held precious metal processing optional
  • optional, not held characteristics of precious metals optional
04 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held mark processed workpiece optional
05 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a swaging 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 34 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held ensure equipment availability skill
  • already held forging processes knowledge
  • already held hold metal work piece in machine skill
  • already held monitor automated machines skill
  • already held monitor moving workpiece in a machine skill
  • already held perform test run skill
  • already held quality standards knowledge
  • already held remove inadequate workpieces skill
  • already held remove processed workpiece skill
  • already held supply machine skill
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held types of metal knowledge
  • already held advise on machinery malfunctions skill
  • already held cold forging knowledge
  • already held consult technical resources skill
  • already held dies knowledge
  • already held ensure correct metal temperature skill
  • already held ferrous metal processing knowledge
  • already held hot forging knowledge
  • already held inspect quality of products skill
  • already held manufacture of small metal parts knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of cutlery knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of door furniture from metal knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of doors from metal knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of light metal packaging knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of metal assembly products knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of metal household articles knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of weapons and ammunition knowledge
  • already held metal forming technologies knowledge
  • already held perform machine maintenance skill
  • already held record production data for quality control skill
  • already held replace die skill
  • already held set up the controller of a machine skill
  • already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held manufacturing of metal structures optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of tools optional
  • optional, not held non-ferrous metal processing optional
  • optional, not held precious metal processing optional
  • optional, not held apply precision metalworking techniques optional
  • optional, not held characteristics of precious metals optional
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
  • optional, not held mark processed workpiece optional
  • optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
11 held skills the swaging machine operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role monitor conveyor belt skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor gauge skill
  • not needed by the target role operate forging tongs skill
  • not needed by the target role operate lifting equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role remove scale from metal workpiece skill
  • not needed by the target role set up automotive robot skill
  • not needed by the target role tend upsetting machine skill
  • not needed by the target role types of forging press knowledge
  • not needed by the target role types of metal manufacturing processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role types of upsetting machines knowledge
  • not needed by the target role upsetting machine parts knowledge
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 swaging machine types required
  • required, not held swaging processes required
  • required, not held quality and cycle time optimisation required
  • optional, not held manufacturing of metal structures optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of tools optional
  • optional, not held non-ferrous metal processing optional
  • optional, not held precious metal processing optional
  • optional, not held characteristics of precious metals optional
Index

Other moves recorded from upsetting machine operator

Full index of moves from upsetting machine operator

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.