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

weldertooxy fuel burning machine operator

A welder already meets 56% of what the oxy fuel burning machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From welder
56%
Overlap1
To oxy fuel burning machine operator
22 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
48.2 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 48.2

This move: 48.2 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the oxy fuel burning machine operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the welder 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 22 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A oxy fuel burning machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a welder background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held torch temperature for metal processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held operate oxy-fuel cutting torch working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held flammable fluids engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held fuel gas engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held manufacturing of steam generators engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held mark processed workpiece handling and moving

All 22 carried skills, including the 13 the oxy fuel burning machine operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 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 handling and moving 3 required
  • required, not held apply cross-reference tools for product identification required
  • required, not held dispose of cutting waste material required
  • required, not held remove inadequate workpieces required
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held monitor automated machines required
  • required, not held supply machine required
  • optional, not held perform machine maintenance optional
03 working with computers 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held set up the controller of a machine required
  • optional, not held program a CNC controller optional
  • optional, not held use CAM software optional
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 8 supplementary
  • optional, not held manufacturing of doors from metal optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of heating equipment optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of metal containers optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of metal structures optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of weapons and ammunition optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
  • optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional
05 information skills 6 supplementary
  • optional, not held monitor stock level optional
  • optional, not held apply control process statistical methods optional
  • optional, not held inspect quality of products optional
  • optional, not held interpret geometric dimensions and tolerances optional
  • optional, not held record production data for quality control optional
  • optional, not held replace machines optional
06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held chemistry optional
  • optional, not held statistical process control optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a oxy fuel burning 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 22 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held consult technical resources skill
  • already held ensure equipment availability skill
  • already held flammable fluids knowledge
  • already held fuel gas knowledge
  • already held monitor gauge skill
  • already held operate precision measuring equipment skill
  • already held perform test run skill
  • already held quality standards knowledge
  • already held remove processed workpiece skill
  • already held torch temperature for metal processes knowledge
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held types of metal knowledge
  • already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
  • already held cutting technologies knowledge
  • already held ferrous metal processing knowledge
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held manufacturing of steam generators knowledge
  • already held mark processed workpiece skill
  • already held operate oxy-fuel cutting torch skill
  • already held perform product testing skill
  • already held read standard blueprints skill
  • already held types of metal manufacturing processes knowledge
19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held manufacturing of doors from metal optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of heating equipment optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of metal containers optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of metal structures optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of weapons and ammunition optional
  • optional, not held monitor stock level optional
  • optional, not held apply control process statistical methods optional
  • optional, not held chemistry optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held inspect quality of products optional
  • optional, not held interpret geometric dimensions and tolerances optional
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
  • optional, not held perform machine maintenance optional
  • optional, not held program a CNC controller optional
  • optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional
  • optional, not held record production data for quality control optional
  • optional, not held replace machines optional
  • optional, not held statistical process control optional
  • optional, not held use CAM software optional
64 held skills the oxy fuel burning machine operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role 3D printing process knowledge
  • not needed by the target role align components skill
  • not needed by the target role apply arc welding techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role apply brazing techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role apply flux skill
  • not needed by the target role apply precision metalworking techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role apply preliminary treatment to workpieces skill
  • not needed by the target role apply soldering techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role apply spot welding techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role apply thermite welding techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble metal parts skill
  • not needed by the target role automation technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role characteristics of products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role determine suitability of materials skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure correct gas pressure skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure correct metal temperature skill
  • not needed by the target role follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
  • not needed by the target role follow safety precautions in work practices skill
  • not needed by the target role handle fuels skill
  • not needed by the target role handle gas cylinders skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect construction supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret 2D plans skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret 3D plans skill
  • not needed by the target role join metals skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain mechatronic equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain robotic equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintenance of printing machines knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintenance operations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manufacture of small metal parts knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mechanics of motor vehicles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mechanics of vessels knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mechatronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role metal bending techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role metal smoothing technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role metal thermal conductivity knowledge
  • not needed by the target role non-ferrous metal processing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate 3D computer graphics software skill
  • not needed by the target role operate automated process control skill
  • not needed by the target role operate brazing equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate oxy-fuel welding torch skill

24 further entries not listed here

10 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
  • optional, not held manufacturing of doors from metal optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of heating equipment optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of metal containers optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of metal structures optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of weapons and ammunition optional
  • optional, not held chemistry optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
  • optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional
  • optional, not held statistical process control optional
Index

Other moves recorded from welder

Full index of moves from welder

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.