Automotive battery technician to automotive electrician
An automotive battery technician already meets 39% of what the automotive electrician role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.
68/ 100
1 How much of what an automotive electrician is expected to do is already part of an automotive battery technician’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 automotive electrician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An automotive electrician role treats 10 of its required skills as things an automotive battery technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- apply health and safety standards
- electricity
- energy storage systems
- inspect for faults in the vehicle's electric system
- install automotive electrical equipment
- install car electronics
What stands in the way is 16 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 21 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An automotive electrician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an automotive battery technician background worth leading with.
- already held inspect for faults in the vehicle's electric system information skills
- already held repair vehicle's electrical equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held install transport equipment batteries working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held energy storage systems engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held repair vehicle electrical systems working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held install automotive electrical equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
All 21 carried skills, including the 10 the automotive electrician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 32 missing skills fall into 9 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 automotive diagnostic equipment required
- still to learn vehicle electrical systems required
- still to learn electrical wiring plans required
- still to learn electronics required
- still to learn mechanics required
- still to learn mechanics of motor vehicles required
- still to learn types of vehicles required
- still to learn perform vehicle diagnostic procedures required
- still to learn use automotive diagnostic equipment required
- still to learn perform test run required
- optional, not held conduct performance tests optional
- optional, not held test electronic units optional
- still to learn perform manual work autonomously required
- still to learn fasten components required
- optional, not held clean vehicle exterior optional
- optional, not held position vehicles for maintenance and repair optional
- optional, not held execute vehicle maintenance optional
- still to learn carry out improvised vehicle repairs required
- still to learn use specialised tools in electric repairs required
- optional, not held install transport equipment lighting optional
- optional, not held drive vehicles optional
- still to learn troubleshoot required
- optional, not held identify customer's needs optional
- optional, not held ensure client orientation optional
- still to learn car controls required
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an automotive electrician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 perform vehicle diagnostic procedures practise this
- 02 automotive diagnostic equipment study this
- 03 car controls study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 21 skills that carry over
- already held apply health and safety standards skill
- already held electricity knowledge
- already held energy storage systems knowledge
- already held inspect for faults in the vehicle's electric system skill
- already held install automotive electrical equipment skill
- already held install car electronics skill
- already held read standard blueprints skill
- already held repair vehicle's electrical equipment skill
- already held use technical documentation skill
- already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
- already held apply soldering techniques skill
- already held battery chemistry knowledge
- already held battery components knowledge
- already held battery fluids knowledge
- already held install transport equipment batteries skill
- already held maintain electrical engines skill
- already held maintain electrical equipment skill
- already held operate battery test equipment skill
- already held operate soldering equipment skill
- already held repair battery components skill
- already held repair vehicle electrical systems skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held diagnose defective engines optional
- optional, not held keep stock records optional
- optional, not held maintain vehicle records optional
- optional, not held write records for repairs optional
- optional, not held perform road testing of vehicles optional
- optional, not held provide customer follow-up services optional
- optional, not held create technical plans optional
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held clean vehicle exterior optional
- optional, not held diagnose defective engines optional
- optional, not held identify customer's needs optional
- optional, not held install transport equipment lighting optional
- optional, not held keep stock records optional
- optional, not held maintain vehicle records optional
- optional, not held position vehicles for maintenance and repair optional
- optional, not held write records for repairs optional
- optional, not held conduct performance tests optional
- optional, not held create technical plans optional
- optional, not held drive vehicles optional
- optional, not held ensure client orientation optional
- optional, not held execute vehicle maintenance optional
- optional, not held perform road testing of vehicles optional
- optional, not held provide customer follow-up services optional
- optional, not held test electronic units optional
17 held skills the automotive electrician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role assemble automotive batteries skill
- not needed by the target role assemble batteries skill
- not needed by the target role battery design knowledge
- not needed by the target role battery formation knowledge
- not needed by the target role battery management systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role chemical products knowledge
- not needed by the target role describe electric drive system skill
- not needed by the target role dispose of chemicals skill
- not needed by the target role dispose of hazardous waste skill
- not needed by the target role electric current knowledge
- not needed by the target role hybrid vehicle architecture knowledge
- not needed by the target role keep records of work progress skill
- not needed by the target role maintain vehicle electrical equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate lifting equipment skill
- not needed by the target role set up automotive robot skill
- not needed by the target role test electrical equipment skill
- not needed by the target role use diagnostic tools for electronic repairs skill
8 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 automotive diagnostic equipment required
- still to learn car controls required
- still to learn vehicle electrical systems required
- still to learn electrical wiring plans required
- still to learn electronics required
- still to learn mechanics required
- still to learn mechanics of motor vehicles required
- still to learn types of vehicles required
Other moves recorded from automotive battery technician
Common questions about this move
Can an automotive battery technician become an automotive electrician?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An automotive battery technician already covers 39% of what an automotive electrician is expected to do: 21 skills carry over, 10 of which the automotive electrician role treats as required.
What skills does an automotive battery technician need to become an automotive electrician?
16 required skills are missing, plus 16 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is perform vehicle diagnostic procedures.
How hard is the move from automotive battery technician to automotive electrician?
Its learning distance is 68 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.