Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a semiconductor processor can go next

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

Semiconductor processors manufacture electronic semiconductors as well as semiconductor devices, such as microchips or integrated circuits (IC's). They may also repair, test, and review the products. Semiconductor processors work in cleanrooms and therefore need to wear a special lightweight outfit that fits over their clothing to prevent particles from contaminating their worksite.

Also known as micro chip assembler, microchip fabricator, semiconductor assembler, semiconductor manufacturing technician, semi conductor manufacturing inspector, microchip manufacturing technician, semiconductor manufacturing inspector, semi conductor processor, processors of semiconductors, semiconductor packages sealer, integrated circuit operator, microchip assembler.

Plant and machine operators and assemblers 41 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: surface-mount technology machine operator, 51%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
surface-mount technology mach… 51% covered automated optical inspection … 46% covered wave soldering machine operat… 43% covered dental instrument assembler 40% covered printed circuit board assembl… 38% covered semiconductor processor You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from semiconductor processor, 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 semiconductor processor 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 semiconductor processor needs 22 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
  • clean wafers handling and moving
  • imprint circuit design onto wafers working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • load electronic circuits onto wafers handling and moving
  • polish wafers handling and moving
  • produce semiconductor crystals working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • slice crystals into wafers working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • inspect semiconductor components constructing
  • LED lighting components engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • microassembly natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • wear cleanroom suit assisting and caring
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a semiconductor processor does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Semiconductor processor is filed under Plant and machine operators and assemblers, ISCO major group 8. 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 semiconductor processor’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.