Automotive electrician to automotive battery technician
An automotive electrician already meets 61% of what the automotive battery technician role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.
46.4/ 100
1 How much of what an automotive battery technician is expected to do is already part of an automotive electrician’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 battery technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An automotive battery technician role treats 16 of its required skills as things an automotive electrician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- apply health and safety standards
- battery chemistry
- battery components
- battery fluids
- energy storage systems
- install automotive electrical equipment
What stands in the way is 8 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 battery technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an automotive electrician background worth leading with.
- already held repair vehicle's electrical equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held inspect for faults in the vehicle's electric system information skills
- 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 16 the automotive battery technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 17 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 battery design required
- still to learn battery formation required
- still to learn battery management systems required
- still to learn hybrid vehicle architecture required
- optional, not held electric current optional
- still to learn assemble batteries required
- still to learn dispose of hazardous waste required
- optional, not held dispose of chemicals optional
- optional, not held assemble automotive batteries optional
- still to learn use diagnostic tools for electronic repairs required
- optional, not held maintain vehicle electrical equipment optional
- optional, not held operate lifting equipment optional
- still to learn chemical products required
- optional, not held describe electric drive system optional
- optional, not held test electrical equipment optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an automotive battery 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 · The rest of the record
All 21 skills that carry over
- already held apply health and safety standards skill
- already held battery chemistry knowledge
- already held battery components knowledge
- already held battery fluids knowledge
- already held energy storage systems knowledge
- already held install automotive electrical equipment skill
- already held install car electronics skill
- 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 read standard blueprints skill
- already held repair vehicle electrical systems 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 electricity knowledge
- already held inspect for faults in the vehicle's electric system skill
- already held operate soldering equipment skill
- already held repair battery components skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
- optional, not held set up automotive robot optional
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held maintain vehicle electrical equipment optional
- optional, not held describe electric drive system optional
- optional, not held dispose of chemicals optional
- optional, not held assemble automotive batteries optional
- optional, not held electric current optional
- optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
- optional, not held operate lifting equipment optional
- optional, not held set up automotive robot optional
- optional, not held test electrical equipment optional
32 held skills the automotive battery technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role automotive diagnostic equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role car controls knowledge
- not needed by the target role carry out improvised vehicle repairs skill
- not needed by the target role clean vehicle exterior skill
- not needed by the target role conduct performance tests skill
- not needed by the target role create technical plans skill
- not needed by the target role diagnose defective engines skill
- not needed by the target role drive vehicles skill
- not needed by the target role electrical wiring plans knowledge
- not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure client orientation skill
- not needed by the target role execute vehicle maintenance skill
- not needed by the target role fasten components skill
- not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
- not needed by the target role install transport equipment lighting skill
- not needed by the target role keep stock records skill
- not needed by the target role maintain vehicle records skill
- not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role mechanics of motor vehicles knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform manual work autonomously skill
- not needed by the target role perform road testing of vehicles skill
- not needed by the target role perform test run skill
- not needed by the target role perform vehicle diagnostic procedures skill
- not needed by the target role position vehicles for maintenance and repair skill
- not needed by the target role provide customer follow-up services skill
- not needed by the target role test electronic units skill
- not needed by the target role troubleshoot skill
- not needed by the target role types of vehicles knowledge
- not needed by the target role use automotive diagnostic equipment skill
- not needed by the target role use specialised tools in electric repairs skill
- not needed by the target role vehicle electrical systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role write records for repairs skill
6 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 battery design required
- still to learn battery formation required
- still to learn battery management systems required
- still to learn chemical products required
- still to learn hybrid vehicle architecture required
- optional, not held electric current optional
Common questions about this move
Can an automotive electrician become an automotive battery technician?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An automotive electrician already covers 61% of what an automotive battery technician is expected to do: 21 skills carry over, 16 of which the automotive battery technician role treats as required.
What skills does an automotive electrician need to become an automotive battery technician?
8 required skills are missing, plus 9 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is assemble batteries.
How hard is the move from automotive electrician to automotive battery technician?
Its learning distance is 46.4 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.