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

chain making machine operatortometal drawing machine operator

A chain making machine operator already meets 69% of what the metal drawing machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From chain making machine operator
69%
Overlap1
To metal drawing machine operator
26 Skills carried over
4 Required, not held
35.5 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 35.5

This move: 35.5 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the metal drawing machine operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the chain making 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 26 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A metal drawing machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a chain making machine operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held metal drawing processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held safely handle metal wire under tension handling and moving
  • already held dies engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held monitor moving workpiece in a machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held manufacture of small metal parts engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held metal forming technologies engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 26 carried skills, including the 11 the metal drawing machine operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 13 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held cold drawing processes required
  • required, not held quality and cycle time optimisation required
  • optional, not held manufacturing of metal assembly products optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of weapons and ammunition optional
  • optional, not held non-ferrous metal processing optional
02 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held monitor gauge required
03 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held set up the controller of a machine required
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held tend bar drawing machine optional
  • optional, not held tend tube drawing machine optional
  • optional, not held tend wire drawing machine optional
  • optional, not held operate lifting equipment optional
05 arts and humanities 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held precious metal processing optional
06 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held perform product testing optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a metal drawing machine 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 26 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held dies knowledge
  • already held ensure equipment availability skill
  • already held monitor automated machines skill
  • already held monitor moving workpiece in a machine skill
  • already held perform test run skill
  • already held quality standards knowledge
  • already held remove inadequate workpieces skill
  • already held remove processed workpiece skill
  • already held supply machine skill
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held types of metal knowledge
  • already held advise on machinery malfunctions skill
  • already held consult technical resources skill
  • already held ferrous metal processing knowledge
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held manufacture of small metal parts knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of door furniture from metal knowledge
  • already held mark processed workpiece skill
  • already held metal drawing processes knowledge
  • already held metal forming technologies knowledge
  • already held monitor conveyor belt skill
  • already held perform machine maintenance skill
  • already held record production data for quality control skill
  • already held safely handle metal wire under tension skill
  • already held types of metal manufacturing processes knowledge
  • already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held tend bar drawing machine optional
  • optional, not held tend tube drawing machine optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of metal assembly products optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of weapons and ammunition optional
  • optional, not held non-ferrous metal processing optional
  • optional, not held precious metal processing optional
  • optional, not held tend wire drawing machine optional
  • optional, not held operate lifting equipment optional
  • optional, not held perform product testing optional
7 held skills the metal drawing machine operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role inspect quality of products skill
  • not needed by the target role operate hand tools in chain making skill
  • not needed by the target role operate soldering equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate welding equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role tend chain making machine skill
  • not needed by the target role types of chain knowledge
  • not needed by the target role watches and jewellery products knowledge
6 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 cold drawing processes required
  • required, not held quality and cycle time optimisation required
  • optional, not held manufacturing of metal assembly products optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of weapons and ammunition optional
  • optional, not held non-ferrous metal processing optional
  • optional, not held precious metal processing optional
Index

Other moves recorded from chain making machine operator

Full index of moves from chain making 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.