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

clock and watchmakertoprecision mechanics supervisor

A clock and watchmaker already meets 21% of what the precision mechanics supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From clock and watchmaker
21%
Overlap1
To precision mechanics supervisor
8 Skills carried over
13 Required, not held
74.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

21%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

74.6/ 100

1 Share of the precision mechanics supervisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the clock and watchmaker 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 precision mechanics supervisor role treats 3 of its required skills as things a clock and watchmaker already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • micromechanics
  • precision mechanics
  • read standard blueprints

What stands in the way is 13 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A precision mechanics supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a clock and watchmaker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held micromechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held precision mechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held use precision tools handling and moving
  • already held oversee quality control assisting and caring
  • already held operate precision measuring equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held electronics engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 8 carried skills, including the 3 the precision mechanics supervisor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 28 missing skills fall into 7 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held coordinate communication within a team required
  • required, not held communicate problems to senior colleagues required
  • required, not held create solutions to problems required
  • required, not held liaise with managers required
  • optional, not held demonstrate products' features optional
  • optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
  • optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
  • optional, not held liaise with quality assurance optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
  • optional, not held write inspection reports optional
02 information skills 4 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held analyse the need for technical resources required
  • required, not held consult technical resources required
  • required, not held oversee assembly operations required
  • required, not held report on production results required
  • optional, not held identify hazards in the workplace optional
  • optional, not held monitor manufacturing quality standards optional
  • optional, not held undertake inspections optional
03 management skills 3 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure finished product meet requirements required
  • required, not held oversee production requirements required
  • required, not held plan shifts of employees required
  • optional, not held check material resources optional
  • optional, not held evaluate employees work optional
  • optional, not held oversee logistics of finished products optional
  • optional, not held schedule regular machine maintenance optional
04 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held quality standards required
05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held mechanics required
06 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held set up the controller of a machine optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a precision mechanics supervisor 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 8 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held micromechanics knowledge
  • already held precision mechanics knowledge
  • already held read standard blueprints skill
  • already held electronics knowledge
  • already held operate precision measuring equipment skill
  • already held oversee quality control skill
  • already held use precision tools skill
  • already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held perform technically demanding tasks optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held demonstrate products' features optional
  • optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
  • optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
  • optional, not held check material resources optional
  • optional, not held evaluate employees work optional
  • optional, not held identify hazards in the workplace optional
  • optional, not held liaise with quality assurance optional
  • optional, not held monitor manufacturing quality standards optional
  • optional, not held oversee logistics of finished products optional
  • optional, not held perform technically demanding tasks optional
  • optional, not held schedule regular machine maintenance optional
  • optional, not held set up the controller of a machine optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
  • optional, not held undertake inspections optional
  • optional, not held write inspection reports optional
46 held skills the precision mechanics supervisor role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise customers on clocks skill
  • not needed by the target role advise customers on jewellery and watches skill
  • not needed by the target role apply precision metalworking techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role apply restoration techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble electrical components skill
  • not needed by the target role attach clock cases skill
  • not needed by the target role attach clock dials skill
  • not needed by the target role attach clock hands skill
  • not needed by the target role attach clockwork skill
  • not needed by the target role attach pendulums skill
  • not needed by the target role attach power cords to electric module skill
  • not needed by the target role change watch battery skill
  • not needed by the target role characteristics of precious metals knowledge
  • not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
  • not needed by the target role components of clocks knowledge
  • not needed by the target role conservation techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role design clocks skill
  • not needed by the target role develop product design skill
  • not needed by the target role develop production line skill
  • not needed by the target role electric clocks knowledge
  • not needed by the target role engrave patterns skill
  • not needed by the target role estimate cost of jewellery and watches' maintenance skill
  • not needed by the target role estimate value of clocks skill
  • not needed by the target role estimate value of used jewellery and watches skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect clocks skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect quality of products skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain clocks skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain jewels and watches skill
  • not needed by the target role mechanical clocks knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor machine operations skill
  • not needed by the target role mount clock wheelwork skill
  • not needed by the target role operate engraving equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate metal polishing equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate precision machinery skill
  • not needed by the target role perform product testing skill
  • not needed by the target role perform resource planning skill
  • not needed by the target role repair clocks skill
  • not needed by the target role repair electronic components skill
  • not needed by the target role sell clocks skill
  • not needed by the target role time-display methods knowledge

6 further entries not listed here

2 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 mechanics required
  • required, not held quality standards required
Index

Other moves recorded from clock and watchmaker

Full index of moves from clock and watchmaker

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.