Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

boring machine operatortopunch press operator

A boring machine operator already meets 71% of what the punch press operator role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From boring machine operator
71%
Overlap1
To punch press operator
38 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
34.6 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 34.6

This move: 34.6 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the punch press operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the boring machine operator 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 38 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A punch press operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a boring machine operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held operate scrap vibratory feeder working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held apply cross-reference tools for product identification handling and moving
  • already held manufacturing of steel drums and similar containers engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held manufacture of small metal parts engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held manufacturing of metal assembly products engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held manufacturing of metal structures engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 38 carried skills, including the 12 the punch press operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 12 missing skills fall into 6 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 computers 3 required
  • required, not held use automatic programming required
  • required, not held program a CNC controller required
  • required, not held use CAM software required
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held manufacturing processes required
  • optional, not held types of plastic optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
03 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held read standard blueprints required
  • optional, not held apply control process statistical methods optional
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held tend punch press required
  • optional, not held operate metal sheet shaker optional
05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held statistical process control required
06 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held maintain mechanical equipment optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a punch press operator 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 38 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held dispose of cutting waste material skill
  • already held ensure equipment availability skill
  • already held monitor automated machines skill
  • already held operate precision measuring equipment skill
  • already held perform machine maintenance skill
  • already held quality standards knowledge
  • already held remove inadequate workpieces skill
  • already held remove processed workpiece skill
  • already held set up the controller of a machine skill
  • already held supply machine skill
  • already held supply machine with appropriate tools skill
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held advise on machinery malfunctions skill
  • already held apply cross-reference tools for product identification skill
  • already held consult technical resources skill
  • already held cutting technologies knowledge
  • already held ferrous metal processing knowledge
  • already held inspect quality of products skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held manufacture of small metal parts knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of cutlery knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of door furniture from metal knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of heating equipment knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of light metal packaging knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of metal assembly products knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of metal containers knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of metal structures knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of steam generators knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of steel drums and similar containers knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of weapons and ammunition knowledge
  • already held mark processed workpiece skill
  • already held mechanics knowledge
  • already held monitor conveyor belt skill
  • already held monitor stock level skill
  • already held operate scrap vibratory feeder skill
  • already held perform test run skill
  • already held record production data for quality control skill
  • already held types of metal knowledge
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held maintain mechanical equipment optional
  • optional, not held types of plastic optional
  • optional, not held apply control process statistical methods optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held operate metal sheet shaker optional
9 held skills the punch press operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing of doors from metal knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing of metal household articles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing of tools knowledge
  • not needed by the target role non-ferrous metal processing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform product testing skill
  • not needed by the target role tend boring machine skill
  • not needed by the target role types of boring heads knowledge
  • not needed by the target role types of drill bits knowledge
  • not needed by the target role types of metal manufacturing processes knowledge
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 manufacturing processes required
  • required, not held statistical process control required
  • optional, not held types of plastic optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
Index

Other moves recorded from boring machine operator

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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.