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

welding coordinatortowelding engineer

A welding coordinator already meets 47% of what the welding engineer role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.

From welding coordinator
47%
Overlap1
To welding engineer
28 Skills carried over
17 Required, not held
59.7 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

47%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

59.7/ 100

1 Share of the welding engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the welding coordinator 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 welding engineer role treats 12 of its required skills as things a welding coordinator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply arc welding techniques
  • consult technical resources
  • draw design sketches
  • ensure fulfilment of legal requirements
  • liaise with managers
  • operate soldering equipment

What stands in the way is 17 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 28 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A welding engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a welding coordinator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held perform welding inspection information skills
  • already held perform tungsten inert gas welding constructing
  • already held operate brazing equipment constructing
  • already held perform metal active gas welding constructing
  • already held perform metal inert gas welding constructing
  • already held ensure fulfilment of legal requirements assisting and caring

All 28 carried skills, including the 12 the welding engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 missing skills fall into 9 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 7 required
  • required, not held engineering processes required
  • required, not held design drawings required
  • required, not held engineering principles required
  • required, not held industrial engineering required
  • required, not held manufacturing processes required
  • required, not held production processes required
  • required, not held technical drawings required
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required
  • required, not held adjust engineering designs required
  • required, not held apply technical communication skills required
  • required, not held approve engineering design required
  • required, not held prepare production prototypes required
03 management skills 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held define technical requirements required
  • required, not held develop new welding techniques required
  • optional, not held define manufacturing quality criteria optional
  • optional, not held coordinate engineering teams optional
  • optional, not held ensure equipment maintenance optional
04 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held perform scientific research required
  • required, not held research welding techniques required
  • optional, not held analyse test data optional
  • optional, not held record test data optional
05 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held operate oxy-fuel welding torch required
06 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held use technical drawing software required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a welding engineer 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 28 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply arc welding techniques skill
  • already held consult technical resources skill
  • already held draw design sketches skill
  • already held ensure fulfilment of legal requirements skill
  • already held liaise with managers skill
  • already held operate soldering equipment skill
  • already held operate welding equipment skill
  • already held perform welding inspection skill
  • already held select filler metal skill
  • already held spot metal imperfections skill
  • already held types of metal knowledge
  • already held welding techniques knowledge
  • already held apply brazing techniques skill
  • already held ensure correct gas pressure skill
  • already held ensure finished product meet requirements skill
  • already held evaluate employees work skill
  • already held ferrous metal processing knowledge
  • already held follow company standards skill
  • already held identify customer's needs skill
  • already held identify hazards in the workplace skill
  • already held inspect quality of products skill
  • already held liaise with quality assurance skill
  • already held operate brazing equipment skill
  • already held perform metal active gas welding skill
  • already held perform metal inert gas welding skill
  • already held perform test run skill
  • already held perform tungsten inert gas welding skill
  • already held supervise staff skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held maintain safe engineering watches optional
08 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held CAD software optional
09 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held mathematics optional
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held define manufacturing quality criteria optional
  • optional, not held maintain safe engineering watches optional
  • optional, not held CAD software optional
  • optional, not held analyse test data optional
  • optional, not held coordinate engineering teams optional
  • optional, not held ensure equipment maintenance optional
  • optional, not held mathematics optional
  • optional, not held record test data optional
22 held skills the welding engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adhere to organisational guidelines skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse staff capacity skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate schedules to the people concerned skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate communication within a team skill
  • not needed by the target role create a work atmosphere of continuous improvement skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure equipment availability skill
  • not needed by the target role first aid knowledge
  • not needed by the target role flammable fluids knowledge
  • not needed by the target role keep records of work progress skill
  • not needed by the target role manage discarded products skill
  • not needed by the target role manage emergency procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role manage supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor manufacturing quality standards skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor production developments skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor stock level skill
  • not needed by the target role oversee pre-assembly operations skill
  • not needed by the target role plan shifts of employees skill
  • not needed by the target role record production data for quality control skill
  • not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
  • not needed by the target role train employees skill
  • not needed by the target role types of metal manufacturing processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role write records for repairs skill
9 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 engineering processes required
  • required, not held design drawings required
  • required, not held engineering principles required
  • required, not held industrial engineering required
  • required, not held manufacturing processes required
  • required, not held production processes required
  • required, not held technical drawings required
  • optional, not held CAD software optional
  • optional, not held mathematics optional
Index

Other moves recorded from welding coordinator

Full index of moves from welding coordinator

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.