Avionics technician to rolling stock electrician
An avionics technician already meets 56% of what the rolling stock electrician role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.
45.9/ 100
1 How much of what a rolling stock electrician is expected to do is already part of an avionics 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 rolling stock electrician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A rolling stock electrician role treats 11 of its required skills as things an avionics technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- apply health and safety standards
- electrical systems used in transportation
- electrical wiring plans
- electricity
- electronics
- install electrical and electronic equipment
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 · What you already bring
Of the 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A rolling stock electrician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an avionics technician background worth leading with.
- already held electrical systems used in transportation engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health handling and moving
- already held test electronic units constructing
- already held install electrical and electronic equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held apply soldering techniques constructing
- already held electrical wiring plans engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 16 carried skills, including the 11 the rolling stock electrician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 18 missing skills fall into 7 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 mechanics required
- still to learn mechanics of trains required
- optional, not held electromechanics optional
- still to learn install electronic communication devices on trains required
- optional, not held ensure maintenance of trains optional
- optional, not held install transport equipment lighting optional
- optional, not held use diagnostic tools for electronic repairs optional
- optional, not held use specialised tools in electric repairs optional
- still to learn use technical documentation required
- optional, not held check train engines optional
- optional, not held write records for repairs optional
- still to learn perform test run required
- optional, not held detect malfunctions in train control systems optional
- still to learn fasten components required
- optional, not held position vehicles for maintenance and repair optional
- optional, not held identify customer's needs optional
- optional, not held ensure compliance with warranty contracts optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a rolling stock electrician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 fasten components practise this
- 02 install electronic communication devices on trains practise this
- 03 mechanics 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 16 skills that carry over
- already held apply health and safety standards skill
- already held electrical systems used in transportation knowledge
- already held electrical wiring plans knowledge
- already held electricity knowledge
- already held electronics knowledge
- already held install electrical and electronic equipment skill
- already held maintain electrical equipment skill
- already held read standard blueprints skill
- already held troubleshoot skill
- already held use testing equipment skill
- already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
- already held apply soldering techniques skill
- already held conduct performance tests skill
- already held follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health skill
- already held operate soldering equipment skill
- already held test electronic units skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held create technical plans optional
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held check train engines optional
- optional, not held detect malfunctions in train control systems optional
- optional, not held ensure maintenance of trains optional
- optional, not held identify customer's needs optional
- optional, not held install transport equipment lighting optional
- optional, not held position vehicles for maintenance and repair optional
- optional, not held write records for repairs optional
- optional, not held create technical plans optional
- optional, not held electromechanics optional
- optional, not held ensure compliance with warranty contracts optional
- optional, not held use diagnostic tools for electronic repairs optional
- optional, not held use specialised tools in electric repairs optional
19 held skills the rolling stock electrician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role CAD software knowledge
- not needed by the target role CADD software knowledge
- not needed by the target role CAE software knowledge
- not needed by the target role adjust engineering designs skill
- not needed by the target role aircraft flight control systems knowledge
- 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 electrical engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role electronics principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role keep records of work progress skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with engineers skill
- not needed by the target role maintain electronic equipment skill
- not needed by the target role read engineering drawings skill
- not needed by the target role solder electronics skill
- not needed by the target role use CAD software skill
- not needed by the target role use CADD software skill
3 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 mechanics required
- still to learn mechanics of trains required
- optional, not held electromechanics optional
Common questions about this move
Can an avionics technician become a rolling stock electrician?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An avionics technician already covers 56% of what a rolling stock electrician is expected to do: 16 skills carry over, 11 of which the rolling stock electrician role treats as required.
What skills does an avionics technician need to become a rolling stock electrician?
6 required skills are missing, plus 12 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is fasten components.
How hard is the move from avionics technician to rolling stock electrician?
Its learning distance is 45.9 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.