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Where an electron beam welder can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role an electron beam welder already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Electron beam welders set up and tend machines designed to join separate metal workpieces together through the use of a high-velocity electron beam. They monitor the machining processes providing an alteration in the kinetic energy of the electrons that allows for them to transform into heat for the metal to melt and join together in a process of precise welding.

Also known as welder fabricator, arc welder, construction welder, combination welder, welder-fitter, electric arc welder, flash welder, fitter-welder, butt welder, welder-fabricator, sheet metal welder, sheet-metal welder.

Craft and related trades workers 52 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: spot welder, 79%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
spot welder 79% covered punch press operator 73% covered metal rolling mill operator 72% covered metal sawing machine operator 72% covered nailing machine operator 71% covered electron beam welder You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from electron beam welder, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role an electron beam welder already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

An electron beam welder needs 26 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • electron beam welding machine parts engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • maintain vacuum chamber constructing
  • tend electron beam welding machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • electron beam welding processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • prepare pieces for joining handling and moving
  • ensure correct metal temperature working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • use automatic programming working with computers
  • statistical process control natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • apply precision metalworking techniques working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • program a CNC controller working with computers
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what an electron beam welder does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Electron beam welder 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

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of an electron beam welder’s work. 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.