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Where a automated optical inspection operator can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a automated optical inspection operator already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Automated optical inspection operators (AOI operators) operate automated optical inspection machines to inspect assembled printed circuit boards. They read blueprints and inspect the finished or in-process PCB assemblies for flaws or defects.

Craft and related trades workers 35 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: printed circuit board test technician, 62%

Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from automated optical inspection operator. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a automated optical inspection operator already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.

70% and above · short step
50 to 70% · real move
Below 50% · substantial retraining

Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

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automated optical inspection operator is filed under Craft and related trades workers, ISCO major group 7. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a automated optical inspection operator already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.