Table 1Transition record

chemical metallurgisttochemical tester

A chemical metallurgist already meets 44% of what the chemical tester role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From chemical metallurgist

44%

Overlap1

To chemical tester

10 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

51.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 51.8

This move: 51.8 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the chemical tester role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the chemical metallurgist 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A chemical tester role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a chemical metallurgist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held chemical technologies in metal manufacture engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held assess suitability of metal types for specific application information skills
already held work in metal manufacture teams communication, collaboration and creativity
already held chemical processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held prepare scientific reports communication, collaboration and creativity
already held monitor manufacturing quality standards information skills

All 10 carried skills, including the 5 the chemical tester 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 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held conduct chemical testing on basic metals required
required, not held report well results required

optional, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations optional

02 handling and moving 2 required

required, not held organize chemical reagents required
required, not held handle chemicals required

03 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held work safely with chemicals required

04 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held quality standards required

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 supplementary

optional, not held train staff in quality procedures optional
optional, not held train staff in safety procedures optional
optional, not held give instructions to staff optional
optional, not held speak different languages optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional

06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held conduct laboratory chemical research on metals optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a chemical tester 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 chemical processes knowledge
already held ensure public safety and security skill
already held monitor manufacturing quality standards skill
already held prepare scientific reports skill
already held work in metal manufacture teams skill
already held assess suitability of metal types for specific application skill
already held chemical technologies in metal manufacture knowledge
already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
already held physics knowledge
already held types of metal manufacturing processes knowledge

7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held conduct laboratory chemical research on metals optional
optional, not held train staff in quality procedures optional
optional, not held train staff in safety procedures optional
optional, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations optional
optional, not held give instructions to staff optional
optional, not held speak different languages optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional

28 held skills the chemical tester role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role alloys of precious metals knowledge
not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
not needed by the target role conduct metallurgical structural analysis skill
not needed by the target role develop new installations skill
not needed by the target role extract materials from furnace skill
not needed by the target role extract products from moulds skill
not needed by the target role ferrous metal processing knowledge
not needed by the target role innovation processes knowledge
not needed by the target role install monitors for process control skill
not needed by the target role interpret extraction data skill
not needed by the target role join metals skill
not needed by the target role liaise with quality assurance skill
not needed by the target role manipulate metal skill
not needed by the target role materials engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role metal and metal ore products knowledge
not needed by the target role metal forming technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor extraction logging operations skill
not needed by the target role non-ferrous metal processing knowledge
not needed by the target role oxidation knowledge
not needed by the target role perform sample testing skill
not needed by the target role precious metal processing knowledge
not needed by the target role precious metals knowledge
not needed by the target role prepare extraction proposals skill
not needed by the target role prepare samples for testing skill
not needed by the target role process incident reports for prevention skill
not needed by the target role separate metals from ores skill
not needed by the target role test raw minerals skill
not needed by the target role types of metal knowledge

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

required, not held quality standards required

Index

Other moves recorded from chemical metallurgist

Full index of moves from chemical metallurgist

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.