Table 1Transition record

architectural draftertoproduct development engineering drafter

A architectural drafter already meets 48% of what the product development engineering drafter role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From architectural drafter

48%

Overlap1

To product development engineering drafter

12 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

52.2 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

48%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

52.2/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the product development engineering drafter role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the architectural 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.

Why

Why this move works

A product development engineering drafter role treats 10 of its required skills as things a architectural drafter already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

CAD software
create technical plans
design drawings
manual draughting techniques
mathematics
technical drawings

What stands in the way is 6 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

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 product development engineering drafter role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a architectural drafter background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

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 draw blueprints communication, collaboration and creativity
already held draft design specifications communication, collaboration and creativity
already held create technical plans management skills

All 12 carried skills, including the 10 the product development engineering drafter role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 missing skills fall into 8 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 3 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held engineering processes required
required, not held circular economy required
required, not held engineering principles required

optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
optional, not held electrical engineering optional
optional, not held electronics optional
optional, not held industrial engineering optional
optional, not held industrial research and development optional
optional, not held manufacturing processes optional

02 information skills 2 required

required, not held define part requirements required
required, not held read engineering drawings required

03 management skills 1 required

required, not held provide technical documentation required

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 supplementary

optional, not held adjust engineering designs optional
optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
optional, not held develop assembly instructions optional
optional, not held draw design sketches optional
optional, not held liaise with engineers optional

05 business, administration and law 2 supplementary

optional, not held design management optional
optional, not held product data management optional

06 arts and humanities 1 supplementary

optional, not held design principles optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a product development 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 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held CAD software knowledge
already held create technical plans skill
already held design drawings knowledge
already held manual draughting techniques knowledge
already held mathematics knowledge
already held technical drawings knowledge
already held use CAD software skill
already held use CADD software skill
already held use manual draughting techniques skill
already held use technical drawing software skill
already held draft design specifications skill
already held draw blueprints skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held build a product's physical model optional

08 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held 3D modelling optional

16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held design management optional
optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
optional, not held 3D modelling optional
optional, not held adjust engineering designs optional
optional, not held build a product's physical model optional
optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
optional, not held design principles optional
optional, not held develop assembly instructions optional
optional, not held draw design sketches optional
optional, not held electrical engineering optional
optional, not held electronics optional
optional, not held industrial engineering optional
optional, not held industrial research and development optional
optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
optional, not held manufacturing processes optional
optional, not held product data management optional

35 held skills the product development engineering drafter role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role CADD software knowledge
not needed by the target role advise architects skill
not needed by the target role advise on architectural matters skill
not needed by the target role advise on building matters skill
not needed by the target role advise on construction materials skill
not needed by the target role apply digital mapping skill
not needed by the target role architecture regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role building codes knowledge
not needed by the target role cartography knowledge
not needed by the target role check architectural drawings on site skill
not needed by the target role civil engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role communicate with construction crews skill
not needed by the target role construction legal systems knowledge
not needed by the target role construction methods knowledge
not needed by the target role coordinate construction activities skill
not needed by the target role create architectural sketches skill
not needed by the target role create electrical wiring diagram skill
not needed by the target role design building envelope systems skill
not needed by the target role design building retrofitting solutions skill
not needed by the target role develop a specific interior design skill
not needed by the target role environmental design knowledge
not needed by the target role estimate budget for interior design plans skill
not needed by the target role execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
not needed by the target role integrate engineering principles in architectural design skill
not needed by the target role integrated design knowledge
not needed by the target role liaise with architects skill
not needed by the target role manage tender processes skill
not needed by the target role meet building regulations skill
not needed by the target role prepare assembly drawings skill
not needed by the target role prepare building permit applications skill
not needed by the target role prepare construction documents skill
not needed by the target role provide cost benefit analysis reports skill
not needed by the target role topography knowledge
not needed by the target role use measurement instruments skill
not needed by the target role zoning codes knowledge

13 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 engineering processes required
required, not held circular economy required
required, not held engineering principles required
optional, not held design management optional
optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
optional, not held 3D modelling optional
optional, not held design principles optional
optional, not held electrical engineering optional
optional, not held electronics optional
optional, not held industrial engineering optional
optional, not held industrial research and development optional
optional, not held manufacturing processes optional
optional, not held product data management optional

Index

Other moves recorded from architectural drafter

Full index of moves from architectural drafter

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.