Table 1Transition record

aerospace engineering techniciantopneumatic engineering technician

A aerospace engineering technician already meets 63% of what the pneumatic engineering technician role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From aerospace engineering technician

63%

Overlap1

To pneumatic engineering technician

16 Skills carried over

4 Required, not held

35 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 35

This move: 35 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the pneumatic engineering technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the aerospace engineering technician 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 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A pneumatic engineering technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a aerospace engineering technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held fluid mechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held CAE software information and communication technologies (icts)
already held oversee quality control assisting and caring
already held use testing equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held CAD software information and communication technologies (icts)
already held liaise with engineers communication, collaboration and creativity

All 16 carried skills, including the 8 the pneumatic engineering technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 11 missing skills fall into 6 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 constructing 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held perform maintenance on installed equipment required

optional, not held control air flow optional
optional, not held install pneumatic systems optional
optional, not held operate soldering equipment optional
optional, not held operate welding equipment optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held create solutions to problems required

optional, not held resolve equipment malfunctions optional

03 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required

required, not held pneumatics required

04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held conduct routine machinery checks required

05 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held secure working area optional

06 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held read standard blueprints optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a pneumatic engineering technician 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 16 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held CAE software knowledge
already held adjust engineering designs skill
already held engineering principles knowledge
already held engineering processes knowledge
already held liaise with engineers skill
already held read engineering drawings skill
already held record test data skill
already held troubleshoot skill
already held CAD software knowledge
already held fluid mechanics knowledge
already held mathematics knowledge
already held mechanics knowledge
already held oversee quality control skill
already held perform test run skill
already held use CAD software skill
already held use testing equipment skill

7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held control air flow optional
optional, not held install pneumatic systems optional
optional, not held operate soldering equipment optional
optional, not held operate welding equipment optional
optional, not held read standard blueprints optional
optional, not held resolve equipment malfunctions optional
optional, not held secure working area optional

34 held skills the pneumatic engineering technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

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 analyse production processes for improvement skill
not needed by the target role analyse stress resistance of products skill
not needed by the target role assess operating cost skill
not needed by the target role calibrate electronic instruments 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 disassemble engines skill
not needed by the target role disassemble equipment skill
not needed by the target role ensure aircraft compliance with regulation skill
not needed by the target role ensure equipment availability skill
not needed by the target role execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
not needed by the target role follow industry codes of practice for aviation safety skill
not needed by the target role follow production schedule skill
not needed by the target role guarantee customer satisfaction skill
not needed by the target role guidance, navigation and control knowledge
not needed by the target role inspect data skill
not needed by the target role manage health and safety standards skill
not needed by the target role manage supplies skill
not needed by the target role material mechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role multimedia systems knowledge
not needed by the target role operate precision measuring equipment skill
not needed by the target role order supplies skill
not needed by the target role perform physical stress tests on models skill
not needed by the target role physics knowledge
not needed by the target role plan manufacturing processes skill
not needed by the target role position engine on test stand skill
not needed by the target role re-assemble engines 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 write inspection reports skill
not needed by the target role write stress-strain analysis reports skill

1 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 pneumatics required

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.