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

welding inspectortowelding engineer

A welding inspector already meets 41% of what the welding engineer role asks for. The move turns on 19 required skills not yet in the profile.

From welding inspector
41%
Overlap1
To welding engineer
25 Skills carried over
19 Required, not held
65.4 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

41%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

65.4/ 100

1 Share of the welding engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the welding inspector 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 10 of its required skills as things a welding inspector already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • consult technical resources
  • draw design sketches
  • ensure fulfilment of legal requirements
  • liaise with managers
  • operate welding equipment
  • perform welding inspection

What stands in the way is 19 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 25 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 inspector 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 perform metal active gas welding constructing
  • already held perform metal inert gas welding constructing
  • already held ensure fulfilment of legal requirements assisting and caring
  • already held welding techniques engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 25 carried skills, including the 10 the welding engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 28 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 6 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
02 constructing 4 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held select filler metal required
  • required, not held apply arc welding techniques required
  • required, not held operate oxy-fuel welding torch required
  • required, not held operate soldering equipment required
  • optional, not held apply brazing techniques optional
  • optional, not held operate brazing equipment optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 1 supplementary
  • 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
  • optional, not held identify customer's needs optional
04 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
05 information skills 2 required
  • required, not held perform scientific research required
  • required, not held research welding techniques 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 25 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • 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 welding equipment skill
  • already held perform welding inspection skill
  • already held spot metal imperfections skill
  • already held technical drawings knowledge
  • already held types of metal knowledge
  • already held welding techniques knowledge
  • already held analyse test data 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 hazards in the workplace skill
  • already held inspect quality of products skill
  • already held liaise with quality assurance 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 record test data 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
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held define manufacturing quality criteria optional
  • optional, not held identify customer's needs optional
  • optional, not held maintain safe engineering watches optional
  • optional, not held CAD software optional
  • optional, not held apply brazing techniques optional
  • optional, not held coordinate engineering teams optional
  • optional, not held ensure equipment maintenance optional
  • optional, not held mathematics optional
  • optional, not held operate brazing equipment optional
27 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 create solutions to problems skill
  • not needed by the target role database quality standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electron beam welding processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
  • not needed by the target role keep records of work progress skill
  • not needed by the target role manage emergency procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role metal joining technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor manufacturing quality standards skill
  • not needed by the target role non-ferrous metal processing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform sample testing skill
  • not needed by the target role plastic welding knowledge
  • not needed by the target role prepare samples for testing skill
  • not needed by the target role quality assurance methodologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role recognise signs of corrosion skill
  • not needed by the target role recommend product improvements skill
  • not needed by the target role record production data for quality control skill
  • not needed by the target role record survey data skill
  • not needed by the target role report defective manufacturing materials skill
  • not needed by the target role revise quality control systems documentation skill
  • not needed by the target role set quality assurance objectives skill
  • not needed by the target role types of metal manufacturing processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use non-destructive testing equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role weld mining machinery skill
  • not needed by the target role write records for repairs skill
  • not needed by the target role write work-related reports 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 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
  • optional, not held CAD software optional
  • optional, not held mathematics optional
Index

Other moves recorded from welding inspector

Full index of moves from welding inspector

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.