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Where a printed circuit board assembler can go next

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

Printed circuit board assemblers read blueprints and drawings to assemble printed circuit boards. They use hand- and automated soldering tools and machines to connect electronic components to the board.

Also known as printed circuit board fabricator, PCB fabricator, PCB assembler, through-hole technology assembly operative, through-hole technology assembler, through-hole technology assembly operator, assembler of printed circuit boards, THT operator, PCB assembly operative.

Plant and machine operators and assemblers 48 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: surface-mount technology machine operator, 68%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1

70% and above · short step
50 to 70% · real move
Below 50% · substantial retraining

The 5 nearest destinations from printed circuit board assembler, 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 printed circuit board assembler 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

A printed circuit board assembler needs 16 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

apply through-hole technology manually working with computers
operate insertion mount machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
coat printed circuit board working with machinery and specialised equipment
prepare board for soldering handling and moving
through-hole technology engineering, manufacturing and construction
assemble printed circuit boards handling and moving
solder components onto electronic board constructing
printed circuit boards information and communication technologies (icts)
integrated circuits engineering, manufacturing and construction
semiconductors engineering, manufacturing and construction

Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a printed circuit board assembler does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

Index

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Printed circuit board 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

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a printed circuit board assembler’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.