Table 1Transition record

avionics techniciantopneumatic engineering technician

A avionics technician already meets 51% of what the pneumatic engineering technician role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From avionics technician

51%

Overlap1

To pneumatic engineering technician

12 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

45.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 45.2

This move: 45.2 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the pneumatic engineering technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the avionics 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 pneumatic engineering technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a avionics technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held operate soldering equipment constructing
already held CAE software information and communication technologies (icts)
already held use testing equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held CAD software information and communication technologies (icts)
already held liaise with engineers communication, collaboration and creativity
already held read engineering drawings information skills

All 12 carried skills, including the 7 the pneumatic engineering technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 missing skills fall into 7 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 constructing 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held perform maintenance on installed equipment required

optional, not held control air flow optional
optional, not held install pneumatic systems optional
optional, not held operate welding equipment optional
optional, not held perform test run optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held create solutions to problems required

optional, not held resolve equipment malfunctions optional

03 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held pneumatics required

optional, not held mathematics optional

04 information skills 1 required

required, not held record test data required

05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held conduct routine machinery checks required

06 assisting and caring 2 supplementary

optional, not held oversee quality control optional
optional, not held secure working area optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a pneumatic engineering 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

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held CAE software knowledge
already held adjust engineering designs skill
already held engineering principles knowledge
already held engineering processes knowledge
already held liaise with engineers skill
already held read engineering drawings skill
already held troubleshoot skill
already held CAD software knowledge
already held operate soldering equipment skill
already held read standard blueprints skill
already held use CAD software skill
already held use testing equipment skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 supplementary

optional, not held fluid mechanics optional
optional, not held mechanics optional

10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held control air flow optional
optional, not held fluid mechanics optional
optional, not held install pneumatic systems optional
optional, not held mathematics optional
optional, not held mechanics optional
optional, not held operate welding equipment optional
optional, not held oversee quality control optional
optional, not held perform test run optional
optional, not held resolve equipment malfunctions optional
optional, not held secure working area optional

23 held skills the pneumatic engineering technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role CADD software knowledge
not needed by the target role aircraft flight control systems knowledge
not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
not needed by the target role apply soldering techniques skill
not needed by the target role assemble electrical components skill
not needed by the target role calibrate electronic instruments skill
not needed by the target role common aviation safety regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct performance tests 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 electronics principles knowledge
not needed by the target role follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health skill
not needed by the target role install electrical and electronic equipment skill
not needed by the target role keep records of work progress skill
not needed by the target role maintain electrical equipment skill
not needed by the target role maintain electronic equipment skill
not needed by the target role solder electronics skill
not needed by the target role test electronic units skill
not needed by the target role use CADD software skill
not needed by the target role wear appropriate protective gear skill

4 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 pneumatics required
optional, not held fluid mechanics optional
optional, not held mathematics optional
optional, not held mechanics 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.