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Where a wave soldering machine operator can go next

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

Wave soldering machine operators set up and operate machines to solder electronic components to the printed circuit board. They read blueprints and layout designs.

Also known as wave operator, wave-soldering machine operative, solderer of electronics, operator of wave soldering machine, wave-soldering machine operator, electronics solderer, wave soldering machine operative.

Plant and machine operators and assemblers 33 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: surface-mount technology machine operator, 76%

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 wave soldering 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 wave soldering machine operator already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.

Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

surface-mount technology machine operator 76% covered · difficulty 27.9

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 wave soldering machine operator 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

operate wave soldering machine 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
measure furnace temperature information skills
maintain furnace temperature working with machinery and specialised equipment
printed circuit boards information and communication technologies (icts)
temperature scales natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
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 wave soldering machine operator does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

Index

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Wave soldering machine operator 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 wave soldering 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.