Table 1Transition record

battery manufacturing techniciantoautomotive battery technician

A battery manufacturing technician already meets 17% of what the automotive battery technician role asks for. The move turns on 19 required skills not yet in the profile.

From battery manufacturing technician

17%

Overlap1

To automotive battery technician

5 Skills carried over

19 Required, not held

82.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 82.4

This move: 82.4 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the automotive battery technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the battery manufacturing 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 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A automotive battery technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a battery manufacturing technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held assemble batteries handling and moving
already held battery formation engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held battery chemistry natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held battery components engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held use technical documentation information skills

All 5 carried skills, including the 5 the automotive battery technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 33 missing skills fall into 8 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 9 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held repair vehicle's electrical equipment required
required, not held install automotive electrical equipment required
required, not held install car electronics required
required, not held install transport equipment batteries required
required, not held repair vehicle electrical systems required
required, not held maintain electrical engines required
required, not held maintain electrical equipment required
required, not held operate battery test equipment required
required, not held use diagnostic tools for electronic repairs required

optional, not held maintain vehicle electrical equipment optional
optional, not held operate lifting equipment optional
optional, not held repair battery components optional

02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 5 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held battery design required
required, not held battery management systems required
required, not held hybrid vehicle architecture required
required, not held battery fluids required
required, not held energy storage systems required

optional, not held electric current optional
optional, not held electricity optional

03 assisting and caring 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held apply health and safety standards required
required, not held wear appropriate protective gear required

optional, not held describe electric drive system optional

04 handling and moving 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held dispose of hazardous waste required

optional, not held dispose of chemicals optional
optional, not held assemble automotive batteries optional

05 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held read standard blueprints required

optional, not held inspect for faults in the vehicle's electric system optional
optional, not held keep records of work progress optional

06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required

required, not held chemical products required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a 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

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 5 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held assemble batteries skill
already held battery chemistry knowledge
already held battery components knowledge
already held battery formation knowledge
already held use technical documentation skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 constructing 3 supplementary

optional, not held apply soldering techniques optional
optional, not held operate soldering equipment optional
optional, not held test electrical equipment optional

08 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held set up automotive robot optional

14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held inspect for faults in the vehicle's electric system optional
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 apply soldering techniques optional
optional, not held assemble automotive batteries optional
optional, not held electric current optional
optional, not held electricity optional
optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
optional, not held operate lifting equipment optional
optional, not held operate soldering equipment optional
optional, not held repair battery components optional
optional, not held set up automotive robot optional
optional, not held test electrical equipment optional

17 held skills the automotive battery technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
not needed by the target role battery testers knowledge
not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure equipment maintenance skill
not needed by the target role have computer literacy skill
not needed by the target role health and safety in the workplace knowledge
not needed by the target role identify process improvements skill
not needed by the target role maintenance operations knowledge
not needed by the target role materials engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role operate automated process control skill
not needed by the target role operate material handling equipment skill
not needed by the target role perform product testing skill
not needed by the target role production processes knowledge
not needed by the target role remove defective products skill
not needed by the target role safety engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role troubleshoot 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.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held battery design required
required, not held battery management systems required
required, not held chemical products required
required, not held hybrid vehicle architecture required
required, not held battery fluids required
required, not held energy storage systems required
optional, not held electric current optional
optional, not held electricity optional

Index

Other moves recorded from battery manufacturing technician

Full index of moves from battery manufacturing technician

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.