wire harness assemblertoelectrical equipment assembler
A wire harness assembler already meets 72% of what the electrical equipment assembler role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.
72%
34.8/ 100
1 Share of the electrical equipment assembler role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the wire harness assembler 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 this move works
A electrical equipment assembler role treats 18 of its required skills as things a wire harness assembler already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- align components
- apply soldering techniques
- connect armature windings
- electrical discharge
- electrical equipment regulations
- electricity
What stands in the way is 5 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 37 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A electrical equipment assembler role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a wire harness assembler background worth leading with.
- already held connect armature windings handling and moving
- already held manufacture of electrical wire products engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held wire harnesses engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held switching devices engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held apply coating to electrical equipment constructing
- already held electrical wire accessories engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 37 carried skills, including the 18 the electrical equipment assembler role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 18 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.
- required, not held electrical wiring diagrams required
- required, not held electricity principles required
- optional, not held electric drives optional
- optional, not held electric motors optional
- optional, not held electric generators optional
- optional, not held electrical machines optional
- optional, not held electrical power safety regulations optional
- optional, not held power engineering optional
- required, not held attach power cords to electric module required
- required, not held assemble electrical components required
- required, not held monitor manufacturing quality standards required
- optional, not held measure electrical characteristics optional
- optional, not held adjust voltage optional
- optional, not held install electric switches optional
- optional, not held install electrical and electronic equipment optional
- optional, not held inspect electrical supplies optional
- optional, not held perform test run optional
- optional, not held provide technical documentation optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a electrical equipment assembler role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 attach power cords to electric module skill · sector specific
- 02 assemble electrical components skill · cross sector
- 03 electrical wiring diagrams knowledge · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 37 skills that carry over
- already held align components skill
- already held apply soldering techniques skill
- already held connect armature windings skill
- already held electrical discharge knowledge
- already held electrical equipment regulations knowledge
- already held electricity knowledge
- already held ensure conformity to specifications skill
- already held fasten components skill
- already held inspect quality of products skill
- already held interpret electrical diagrams skill
- already held measure parts of manufactured products skill
- already held meet deadlines skill
- already held operate soldering equipment skill
- already held read assembly drawings skill
- already held remove defective products skill
- already held report defective manufacturing materials skill
- already held troubleshoot skill
- already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
- already held adjust manufacturing equipment skill
- already held apply coating to electrical equipment skill
- already held apply technical communication skills skill
- already held clean components during assembly skill
- already held dispose of hazardous waste skill
- already held electrical engineering knowledge
- already held electrical wire accessories knowledge
- already held electromechanics knowledge
- already held keep records of work progress skill
- already held maintain electrical equipment skill
- already held manufacture of electrical wire products knowledge
- already held oversee logistics of finished products skill
- already held repair wiring skill
- already held replace defect components skill
- already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
- already held switching devices knowledge
- already held use specialised tools in electric repairs skill
- already held waste removal regulations knowledge
- already held wire harnesses knowledge
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held electric drives optional
- optional, not held electric motors optional
- optional, not held adjust voltage optional
- optional, not held electric generators optional
- optional, not held electrical machines optional
- optional, not held electrical power safety regulations optional
- optional, not held inspect electrical supplies optional
- optional, not held install electric switches optional
- optional, not held install electrical and electronic equipment optional
- optional, not held measure electrical characteristics optional
- optional, not held perform test run optional
- optional, not held power engineering optional
- optional, not held provide technical documentation optional
13 held skills the electrical equipment assembler role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role assemble wire harnesses skill
- not needed by the target role bind wire skill
- not needed by the target role check for solder defects skill
- not needed by the target role crimp wire skill
- not needed by the target role cut wires skill
- not needed by the target role organise wires skill
- not needed by the target role provide power connection from bus bars skill
- not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
- not needed by the target role seal wires skill
- not needed by the target role strip wire skill
- not needed by the target role use electrical wire tools skill
- not needed by the target role use wire hand tools skill
- not needed by the target role use wire processing machinery 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.
- required, not held electrical wiring diagrams required
- required, not held electricity principles required
- optional, not held electric drives optional
- optional, not held electric motors optional
- optional, not held electric generators optional
- optional, not held electrical machines optional
- optional, not held electrical power safety regulations optional
- optional, not held power engineering optional
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.