Career Overlap Occupation record
RecordJob

Where an optical instrument production supervisor can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role an optical instrument production supervisor already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Optical instrument production supervisors coordinate, plan and direct the optical instrument production process. They make sure the optical glass is processed properly and optical equipment is assembled according to specifications. They manage labourers working on the production line, oversee the quality of the assembled goods, and perform cost and resource management.

Also known as optical equipment assembly manager, optical instrument assembly supervisor, optical equipment production manager, optical instrument manufacturing supervisor, manager of optical instrument production, optical equipment manufacturing supervisor, supervisor of optical instrument production, optical instrument production manager, optical instrument production line manager.

Technicians and associate professionals 51 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: electrical equipment production supervisor, 69%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
electrical equipment producti… 69% covered electronics production superv… 60% covered optical instrument assembler 47% covered optical instrument repairer 40% covered machinery assembly supervisor 37% covered optical instrument produc… You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from optical instrument production supervisor, 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 optical instrument production supervisor already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

An optical instrument production supervisor needs 23 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
  • optical components health and welfare
  • meet productivity targets management skills
  • optical manufacturing process engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • types of optical instruments natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • optics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • optical engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • read assembly drawings information skills
  • perform resource planning information skills
  • monitor machine operations information skills
  • supervise work management skills
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what an optical instrument production supervisor does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

Index

Look up another occupation

Optical instrument production supervisor is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of an optical instrument production supervisor’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.