Table 1Transition record

aircraft maintenance techniciantoaircraft de-icer installer

A aircraft maintenance technician already meets 56% of what the aircraft de-icer installer role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From aircraft maintenance technician

56%

Overlap1

To aircraft de-icer installer

12 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

42.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 42.3

This move: 42.3 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the aircraft de-icer installer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the aircraft maintenance 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A aircraft de-icer installer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a aircraft maintenance technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held aircraft mechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held common aviation safety regulations business, administration and law
already held use power tools handling and moving
already held conduct performance tests constructing
already held electromechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held use technical documentation information skills

All 12 carried skills, including the 9 the aircraft de-icer installer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 13 missing skills fall into 9 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 handling and moving 2 required

required, not held align components required
required, not held fasten components required

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held troubleshoot required

optional, not held liaise with engineers optional

03 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held apply health and safety standards required

04 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held quality standards required

05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 supplementary

optional, not held install bleed air systems optional
optional, not held install deicing boot optional
optional, not held install electrothermal de-icing systems optional

06 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held install pneumatic systems optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a aircraft de-icer installer 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 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held aircraft mechanics knowledge
already held common aviation safety regulations knowledge
already held electromechanics knowledge
already held mechanics knowledge
already held read engineering drawings skill
already held read standard blueprints skill
already held use power tools skill
already held use technical documentation skill
already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
already held conduct performance tests skill
already held engineering principles knowledge
already held engineering processes knowledge

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held electric current optional

08 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held keep records of work progress optional

09 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held pneumatics optional

8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held install bleed air systems optional
optional, not held install deicing boot optional
optional, not held install electrothermal de-icing systems optional
optional, not held electric current optional
optional, not held install pneumatic systems optional
optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
optional, not held pneumatics optional

25 held skills the aircraft de-icer installer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role aircraft flight control systems knowledge
not needed by the target role airport safety regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role apply technical communication skills skill
not needed by the target role assemble electrical components skill
not needed by the target role disassemble engines skill
not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role electrical systems used in transportation knowledge
not needed by the target role electrical wiring plans knowledge
not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
not needed by the target role engine components knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with airport security measures skill
not needed by the target role evaluate engine performance skill
not needed by the target role follow manufacturer guidelines in use of airport equipment skill
not needed by the target role inspect aircraft for airworthiness skill
not needed by the target role install electrical and electronic equipment skill
not needed by the target role manage health and safety standards skill
not needed by the target role mechanical engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role operate precision measuring equipment skill
not needed by the target role operate soldering equipment skill
not needed by the target role repair engines skill
not needed by the target role technical drawings knowledge
not needed by the target role test electronic units skill
not needed by the target role use computerised maintenance management systems skill
not needed by the target role use testing equipment 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 quality standards required
optional, not held electric current optional
optional, not held pneumatics 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.