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Where a precision instrument assembler can go next

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

Precision instrument assemblers read blueprints and assembly drawings to assemble precision instruments such as micrometers, gauges, thermostats and utility meters. They collect the different components and piece them together using hand tools or machinery. Furthermore they calibrate the instruments and test their precision.

Craft and related trades workers 44 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: precision device inspector, 47%

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

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

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precision instrument assembler 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 precision instrument 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.