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Where a laser beam welder can go next

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

Laser beam welders set up and tend laser beam welding machines designed to join separate metal workpieces together through the use of a laser beam radiating a concentrated heat source that allows for precise welding.

Also known as repair fitter, maintenance technician, welder, laser tube welder, laser repair welder, laser beam welding machine operator, laser beam machine operator, laser operations, laser beam machine technician, laser welding operator, LBW machine operator, laser tube welder apprentice.

Craft and related trades workers 53 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: spot welder, 77%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
spot welder 77% covered punch press operator 73% covered metal sawing machine operator 73% covered metal rolling mill operator 72% covered plasma cutting machine operat… 72% covered laser beam welder You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from laser 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 a laser 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

A laser beam welder needs 27 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
  • tend laser beam welding machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • ensure necessary ventilation in machining working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • laser types engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • verify laser beam measurement working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • 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 a laser beam welder does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Laser 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 a laser 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.