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Where a photographic equipment assembler can go next

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

Photographic equipment assemblers build photographic products such as cameras, film cameras, and projectors. They collect the different optical, electronic, and mechanical camera components, such as the battery, mirrors, image processor, and lenses, and piece together cameras according to specifications using hand tools or machinery.

Plant and machine operators and assemblers 59 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: optical instrument repairer, 71%

Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from photographic equipment assembler. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a photographic equipment assembler 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

optical instrument repairer 71% covered · difficulty 34.5

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

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photographic equipment assembler is filed under Plant and machine operators and assemblers, ISCO major group 8. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a photographic equipment assembler 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.