Artificial intelligence engineer to numerical tool and process control programmer
An artificial intelligence engineer already meets 60% of what the numerical tool and process control programmer role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.
54.2/ 100
1 How much of what a numerical tool and process control programmer is expected to do is already part of an artificial intelligence engineer’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the numerical tool and process control programmer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A numerical tool and process control programmer role treats 34 of its required skills as things an artificial intelligence engineer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- Assembly (computer programming)
- C#
- C++
- COBOL
- CoffeeScript
- Common Lisp
What stands in the way is 17 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 34 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A numerical tool and process control programmer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an artificial intelligence engineer background worth leading with.
- already held CoffeeScript information and communication technologies (icts)
- already held Erlang information and communication technologies (icts)
- already held Smalltalk (computer programming) information and communication technologies (icts)
- already held Microsoft Visual C++ information and communication technologies (icts)
- already held COBOL information and communication technologies (icts)
- already held Common Lisp information and communication technologies (icts)
All 34 carried skills, including the 34 the numerical tool and process control programmer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 32 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn ABAP required
- still to learn AJAX required
- still to learn APL required
- still to learn ASP.NET required
- still to learn ICT system programming required
- still to learn CAD software required
- still to learn program a CNC controller required
- still to learn set up the controller of a machine required
- still to learn use CAD software required
- optional, not held perform data analysis optional
- optional, not held use CAM software optional
- optional, not held use computer-aided engineering systems optional
- still to learn blueprints required
- still to learn quality and cycle time optimisation required
- optional, not held engineering processes optional
- optional, not held electrical engineering optional
- optional, not held engineering principles optional
- optional, not held lathe machine parts optional
- optional, not held manufacturing processes optional
- optional, not held mechanics optional
- still to learn apply control process statistical methods required
- still to learn read standard blueprints required
- optional, not held use technical documentation optional
- still to learn troubleshoot required
- optional, not held advise client on technical possibilities optional
- optional, not held advise on safety improvements optional
- still to learn statistical process control required
- optional, not held 3D modelling optional
- optional, not held mathematics optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a numerical tool and process control programmer 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 · The rest of the record
All 34 skills that carry over
- already held Assembly (computer programming) knowledge
- already held C# knowledge
- already held C++ knowledge
- already held COBOL knowledge
- already held CoffeeScript knowledge
- already held Common Lisp knowledge
- already held Erlang knowledge
- already held Groovy knowledge
- already held Haskell knowledge
- already held Java (computer programming) knowledge
- already held JavaScript knowledge
- already held Lisp knowledge
- already held MATLAB knowledge
- already held ML (computer programming) knowledge
- already held Microsoft Visual C++ knowledge
- already held Objective-C knowledge
- already held OpenEdge Advanced Business Language knowledge
- already held PHP knowledge
- already held Pascal (computer programming) knowledge
- already held Perl knowledge
- already held Prolog (computer programming) knowledge
- already held Python (computer programming) knowledge
- already held R knowledge
- already held Ruby (computer programming) knowledge
- already held SAP R3 knowledge
- already held SAS language knowledge
- already held Scala knowledge
- already held Scratch (computer programming) knowledge
- already held Smalltalk (computer programming) knowledge
- already held Swift (computer programming) knowledge
- already held TypeScript knowledge
- already held VBScript knowledge
- already held Visual Basic knowledge
- already held computer programming knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn use measurement instruments required
- optional, not held tend lathe optional
- still to learn ensure equipment availability required
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held engineering processes optional
- optional, not held 3D modelling optional
- optional, not held advise client on technical possibilities optional
- optional, not held advise on safety improvements optional
- optional, not held electrical engineering optional
- optional, not held engineering principles optional
- optional, not held lathe machine parts optional
- optional, not held manufacturing processes optional
- optional, not held mathematics optional
- optional, not held mechanics optional
- optional, not held perform data analysis optional
- optional, not held tend lathe optional
- optional, not held use CAM software optional
- optional, not held use computer-aided engineering systems optional
- optional, not held use technical documentation optional
55 held skills the numerical tool and process control programmer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role Agile project management knowledge
- not needed by the target role ICT project management methodologies knowledge
- not needed by the target role LINQ knowledge
- not needed by the target role N1QL knowledge
- not needed by the target role Process-based management knowledge
- not needed by the target role SPARQL knowledge
- not needed by the target role algorithms knowledge
- not needed by the target role analyse big data skill
- not needed by the target role analyse business requirements skill
- not needed by the target role apply ICT systems theory skill
- not needed by the target role apply systemic design thinking skill
- not needed by the target role artificial neural networks knowledge
- not needed by the target role assess ICT knowledge skill
- not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
- not needed by the target role build predictive models skill
- not needed by the target role build recommender systems skill
- not needed by the target role business analytics knowledge
- not needed by the target role business intelligence knowledge
- not needed by the target role business process modelling knowledge
- not needed by the target role computer simulation knowledge
- not needed by the target role computer vision knowledge
- not needed by the target role create data sets skill
- not needed by the target role creatively use digital technologies skill
- not needed by the target role data mining knowledge
- not needed by the target role data models knowledge
- not needed by the target role data science knowledge
- not needed by the target role database development tools knowledge
- not needed by the target role deep learning knowledge
- not needed by the target role define technical requirements skill
- not needed by the target role deliver visual presentation of data skill
- not needed by the target role design application interfaces skill
- not needed by the target role design database scheme skill
- not needed by the target role design process skill
- not needed by the target role develop creative ideas skill
- not needed by the target role develop statistical software skill
- not needed by the target role digital data processing skill
- not needed by the target role identify processes for re-engineering skill
- not needed by the target role information architecture knowledge
- not needed by the target role information categorisation knowledge
- not needed by the target role information extraction knowledge
15 further entries not listed here
17 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn ABAP required
- still to learn AJAX required
- still to learn APL required
- still to learn ASP.NET required
- still to learn ICT system programming required
- still to learn CAD software required
- still to learn blueprints required
- still to learn quality and cycle time optimisation required
- still to learn statistical process control required
- optional, not held engineering processes optional
- optional, not held 3D modelling optional
- optional, not held electrical engineering optional
- optional, not held engineering principles optional
- optional, not held lathe machine parts optional
- optional, not held manufacturing processes optional
- optional, not held mathematics optional
- optional, not held mechanics optional
Other moves recorded from artificial intelligence engineer
Common questions about this move
Can an artificial intelligence engineer become a numerical tool and process control programmer?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An artificial intelligence engineer already covers 60% of what a numerical tool and process control programmer is expected to do: 34 skills carry over, 34 of which the numerical tool and process control programmer role treats as required.
What skills does an artificial intelligence engineer need to become a numerical tool and process control programmer?
17 required skills are missing, plus 15 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information and communication technologies (icts). The single most important is ABAP.
How hard is the move from artificial intelligence engineer to numerical tool and process control programmer?
Its learning distance is 54.2 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.