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

wave soldering machine operatortoprecision device inspector

A wave soldering machine operator already meets 31% of what the precision device inspector role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From wave soldering machine operator
31%
Overlap1
To precision device inspector
10 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
67.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

31%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

67.3/ 100

1 Share of the precision device inspector role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the wave soldering 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

Why this move works

A precision device inspector role treats 6 of its required skills as things a wave soldering machine operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • ensure conformity to specifications
  • monitor machine operations
  • quality standards
  • read assembly drawings
  • read standard blueprints
  • report defective manufacturing materials

What stands in the way is 8 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A precision device inspector role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a wave soldering machine operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held interpret circuit diagrams information skills
  • already held read assembly drawings information skills
  • already held ensure conformity to specifications assisting and caring
  • already held monitor machine operations information skills
  • already held write records for repairs information skills
  • already held resolve equipment malfunctions communication, collaboration and creativity

All 10 carried skills, including the 6 the precision device inspector role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 33 missing skills fall into 11 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, 9 supplementary
  • required, not held precision engineering required
  • required, not held precision measuring instruments required
  • required, not held precision mechanics required
  • optional, not held MOEM optional
  • optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
  • optional, not held microelectromechanical systems optional
  • optional, not held micromechatronic engineering optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held electronics optional
  • optional, not held instrument performance elements optional
  • optional, not held microelectronics optional
  • optional, not held micromechanics optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held communicate test results to other departments required
  • required, not held troubleshoot required
  • optional, not held research equipment needs optional
  • optional, not held write inspection reports optional
03 information skills 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held conduct quality control analysis required
  • optional, not held check system parameters against reference values optional
  • optional, not held interpret electrical diagrams optional
  • optional, not held measure electrical characteristics optional
04 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held quality assurance procedures required
05 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held meet deadlines required
06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held calibrate electronic instruments optional
  • optional, not held calibrate precision instrument optional
  • optional, not held operate precision machinery optional
  • optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a precision device inspector 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 10 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held ensure conformity to specifications skill
  • already held monitor machine operations skill
  • already held quality standards knowledge
  • already held read assembly drawings skill
  • already held read standard blueprints skill
  • already held report defective manufacturing materials skill
  • already held interpret circuit diagrams skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
  • already held write records for repairs skill
The 5 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 handling and moving 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held remove defective products optional
  • optional, not held send faulty equipment back to assembly line optional
  • optional, not held use precision tools optional
08 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held maintain test equipment optional
09 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held microprocessors optional
10 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held microoptics optional
11 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held waste removal regulations optional
25 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held MOEM optional
  • optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
  • optional, not held microelectromechanical systems optional
  • optional, not held micromechatronic engineering optional
  • optional, not held microoptics optional
  • optional, not held waste removal regulations optional
  • optional, not held calibrate electronic instruments optional
  • optional, not held calibrate precision instrument optional
  • optional, not held check system parameters against reference values optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held electronics optional
  • optional, not held instrument performance elements optional
  • optional, not held interpret electrical diagrams optional
  • optional, not held maintain test equipment optional
  • optional, not held measure electrical characteristics optional
  • optional, not held microelectronics optional
  • optional, not held micromechanics optional
  • optional, not held microprocessors optional
  • optional, not held operate precision machinery optional
  • optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
  • optional, not held remove defective products optional
  • optional, not held research equipment needs optional
  • optional, not held send faulty equipment back to assembly line optional
  • optional, not held use precision tools optional
  • optional, not held write inspection reports optional
23 held skills the precision device inspector role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role IPC standards knowledge
  • 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 assemble printed circuit boards skill
  • not needed by the target role check for solder defects skill
  • not needed by the target role clean printed circuit board skill
  • not needed by the target role dispose of soldering waste skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure public safety and security skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect quality of products skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain furnace temperature skill
  • not needed by the target role measure furnace temperature skill
  • not needed by the target role operate wave soldering machine skill
  • not needed by the target role oversee logistics of finished products skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare board for soldering skill
  • not needed by the target role printed circuit boards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role printed circuit boards testing methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role repair electronic components skill
  • not needed by the target role solder components onto electronic board skill
  • not needed by the target role surface-mount technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role temperature scales knowledge
  • not needed by the target role test printed circuit boards skill
  • not needed by the target role through-hole technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use CAM software skill
16 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 precision engineering required
  • required, not held precision measuring instruments required
  • required, not held precision mechanics required
  • required, not held quality assurance procedures required
  • optional, not held MOEM optional
  • optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
  • optional, not held microelectromechanical systems optional
  • optional, not held micromechatronic engineering optional
  • optional, not held microoptics optional
  • optional, not held waste removal regulations optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held electronics optional
  • optional, not held instrument performance elements optional
  • optional, not held microelectronics optional
  • optional, not held micromechanics optional
  • optional, not held microprocessors optional
Index

Other moves recorded from wave soldering machine operator

Full index of moves from wave soldering 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.