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Where a surface-mount technology machine operator can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a surface-mount technology machine operator already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Surface-mount technology machine operators use surface-mount technology (SMT) machines to mount and solder small electronic components onto printed circuit boards to create surface-mounted devices (SMD).

Also known as SMT machine operator, electronics surface mount soldering machine operator, soldering machine operative, operator of surface-mount technology machine, electronics surface mount soldering operative, surface mount technology machine operator, SMT operator, operator of SMT machine.

Plant and machine operators and assemblers 36 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: wave soldering machine operator, 78%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
wave soldering machine operat… 78% covered printed circuit board assembl… 54% covered automated optical inspection … 52% covered semiconductor processor 37% covered printed circuit board test te… 36% covered surface-mount technology … You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from surface-mount technology machine operator, 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 surface-mount technology machine operator 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 surface-mount technology machine operator needs 18 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
  • coat printed circuit board working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • clean printed circuit board handling and moving
  • operate SMT placement equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • prepare board for soldering handling and moving
  • assemble printed circuit boards handling and moving
  • solder components onto electronic board constructing
  • surface-mount technology engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • printed circuit boards information and communication technologies (icts)
  • interpret circuit diagrams information skills
  • read assembly drawings information skills
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a surface-mount technology machine operator does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

Index

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Surface-mount technology machine operator 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 surface-mount technology machine operator’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.