Table 1Transition record

aerospace engineering draftertomechanical engineering drafter

A aerospace engineering drafter already meets 72% of what the mechanical engineering drafter role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From aerospace engineering drafter

72%

Overlap1

To mechanical engineering drafter

19 Skills carried over

3 Required, not held

28.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 28.8

This move: 28.8 of 100 · adjacent

1 Share of the mechanical engineering drafter role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the aerospace engineering drafter profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mechanical engineering drafter role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a aerospace engineering drafter background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held define part requirements information skills
already held use CADD software working with computers
already held manual draughting techniques arts and humanities
already held use manual draughting techniques communication, collaboration and creativity
already held CADD software information and communication technologies (icts)
already held create a product's virtual model communication, collaboration and creativity

All 19 carried skills, including the 11 the mechanical engineering drafter role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 10 missing skills fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held mechanical engineering required
required, not held principles of mechanical engineering required

optional, not held blueprints optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held create solutions to problems required

optional, not held advise client on technical possibilities optional
optional, not held draft design specifications optional
optional, not held review drafts optional

03 information skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held calculate materials to build equipment optional
optional, not held read standard blueprints optional

04 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held maintain mechanical equipment optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a mechanical engineering drafter role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 19 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held CAD software knowledge
already held create technical plans skill
already held design drawings knowledge
already held liaise with engineers skill
already held manual draughting techniques knowledge
already held mathematics knowledge
already held mechanics knowledge
already held technical drawings knowledge
already held use CAD software skill
already held use manual draughting techniques skill
already held use technical drawing software skill
already held 3D modelling knowledge
already held CADD software knowledge
already held adjust engineering designs skill
already held create a product's virtual model skill
already held define part requirements skill
already held material mechanics knowledge
already held physics knowledge
already held use CADD software skill

7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held maintain mechanical equipment optional
optional, not held advise client on technical possibilities optional
optional, not held blueprints optional
optional, not held calculate materials to build equipment optional
optional, not held draft design specifications optional
optional, not held read standard blueprints optional
optional, not held review drafts optional

22 held skills the mechanical engineering drafter role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role CAE software knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT software specifications knowledge
not needed by the target role aircraft mechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role archive documentation related to work skill
not needed by the target role common aviation safety regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role defense system knowledge
not needed by the target role develop assembly instructions skill
not needed by the target role draw blueprints skill
not needed by the target role electromechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
not needed by the target role execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
not needed by the target role fluid mechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role guidance, navigation and control knowledge
not needed by the target role multimedia systems knowledge
not needed by the target role product data management knowledge
not needed by the target role read engineering drawings skill
not needed by the target role render 3D images skill
not needed by the target role stealth technology knowledge
not needed by the target role synthetic natural environment knowledge
not needed by the target role unmanned air systems knowledge
not needed by the target role use computer-aided engineering systems skill

3 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held mechanical engineering required
required, not held principles of mechanical engineering required
optional, not held blueprints optional

Index

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Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.