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

casting machine operatortocoquille casting worker

A casting machine operator already meets 32% of what the coquille casting worker role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From casting machine operator
32%
Overlap1
To coquille casting worker
10 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
66.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

32%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

66.6/ 100

1 Share of the coquille casting worker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the casting 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.

Why

Why this move works

A coquille casting worker role treats 2 of its required skills as things a casting machine operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • assemble metal parts
  • handle metal work orders

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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A coquille casting worker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a casting machine operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held handle metal work orders management skills
  • already held operate metal heating equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held remove finished casts handling and moving
  • already held communicate using non-verbal language communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held manage time in casting processes management skills
  • already held follow manufacturing work schedule management skills

All 10 carried skills, including the 2 the coquille casting worker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 14 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 machinery and specialised equipment 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held move filled coquilles required
  • required, not held repair coquille defects required
  • required, not held select coquille types required
  • optional, not held operate smelter optional
02 handling and moving 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure coquille uniformity required
  • required, not held insert coquille structures required
  • optional, not held construct coquilles optional
  • optional, not held smooth burred surfaces optional
  • optional, not held mark a metal workpiece optional
03 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held extract products from coquilles required
  • optional, not held record production data for quality control optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held troubleshoot required
05 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held maintain coquille parts required
06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held types of metal manufacturing processes optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a coquille casting worker 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 10 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held assemble metal parts skill
  • already held handle metal work orders skill
  • already held communicate using non-verbal language skill
  • already held cut metal products skill
  • already held ferrous metal processing knowledge
  • already held follow manufacturing work schedule skill
  • already held manage time in casting processes skill
  • already held non-ferrous metal processing knowledge
  • already held operate metal heating equipment skill
  • already held remove finished casts skill
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held construct coquilles optional
  • optional, not held operate smelter optional
  • optional, not held smooth burred surfaces optional
  • optional, not held types of metal manufacturing processes optional
  • optional, not held mark a metal workpiece optional
  • optional, not held record production data for quality control optional
26 held skills the coquille casting worker role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role admit basic metals to furnace skill
  • not needed by the target role alloys of precious metals knowledge
  • not needed by the target role assess suitability of metal types for specific application skill
  • not needed by the target role attend to detail in casting processes skill
  • not needed by the target role cast concrete rings skill
  • not needed by the target role cast concrete sections skill
  • not needed by the target role cast jewellery metal skill
  • not needed by the target role cast metal skill
  • not needed by the target role casting processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure mould uniformity skill
  • not needed by the target role extract products from moulds skill
  • not needed by the target role fabricate metal parts skill
  • not needed by the target role fill moulds skill
  • not needed by the target role heat metals skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain moulds skill
  • not needed by the target role manipulate metal skill
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing of metal assembly products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role measure metal to be heated skill
  • not needed by the target role metal joining technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mix moulding and casting material skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor gauge skill
  • not needed by the target role operate concrete casting machine skill
  • not needed by the target role precious metal processing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role types of metal knowledge
  • not needed by the target role types of moulding knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use tools for castings repair skill
1 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
  • optional, not held types of metal manufacturing processes optional
Index

Other moves recorded from casting machine operator

Full index of moves from casting machine operator

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.