Consumer electronics repair technician to ATM repair technician
A consumer electronics repair technician already meets 60% of what the ATM repair technician role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.
42.4/ 100
1 How much of what an ATM repair technician is expected to do is already part of a consumer electronics repair technician’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the ATM repair technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An ATM repair technician role treats 11 of its required skills as things a consumer electronics repair technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- apply company policies
- create solutions to problems
- electronics
- lift heavy weights
- maintain customer service
- provide customer follow-up services
What stands in the way is 6 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 21 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An ATM repair technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a consumer electronics repair technician background worth leading with.
- already held repair equipment on site working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held report to the team leader information skills
- already held use repair manuals information skills
- already held provide customer information related to repairs communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held make independent operating decisions management skills
- already held replace defect components working with machinery and specialised equipment
All 21 carried skills, including the 11 the ATM repair technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 16 missing skills fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn perform maintenance on installed equipment required
- still to learn perform test run required
- still to learn identify security threats required
- optional, not held secure working area optional
- optional, not held work ergonomically optional
- still to learn ATM systems required
- optional, not held information confidentiality optional
- still to learn mechanical tools required
- still to learn security threats required
- optional, not held communicate with customers optional
- optional, not held work in shifts optional
4 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an ATM repair technician 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 · The rest of the record
All 21 skills that carry over
- already held apply company policies skill
- already held create solutions to problems skill
- already held electronics knowledge
- already held lift heavy weights skill
- already held maintain customer service skill
- already held provide customer follow-up services skill
- already held provide customer information related to repairs skill
- already held repair equipment on site skill
- already held replace defect components skill
- already held troubleshoot skill
- already held use repair manuals skill
- already held administer appointments skill
- already held apply technical communication skills skill
- already held communicate by telephone skill
- already held drive vehicles skill
- already held issue sales invoices skill
- already held make independent operating decisions skill
- already held manage schedule of tasks skill
- already held order supplies skill
- already held perform services in a flexible manner skill
- already held report to the team leader skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held assemble machines optional
- optional, not held clean equipment optional
- optional, not held maintain records of maintenance interventions optional
- optional, not held install software optional
- optional, not held disassemble machines optional
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held disassemble machines optional
- optional, not held information confidentiality optional
- optional, not held assemble machines optional
- optional, not held clean equipment optional
- optional, not held communicate with customers optional
- optional, not held install software optional
- optional, not held maintain records of maintenance interventions optional
- optional, not held secure working area optional
- optional, not held work ergonomically optional
- optional, not held work in shifts optional
14 held skills the ATM repair technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role assist customers skill
- not needed by the target role consumer electronics knowledge
- not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with warranty contracts skill
- not needed by the target role keep stock records skill
- not needed by the target role maintain equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain professional administration skill
- not needed by the target role maintain relationship with suppliers skill
- not needed by the target role manage a small-to-medium business skill
- not needed by the target role negotiate supplier arrangements skill
- not needed by the target role sell consumer electronics skill
- not needed by the target role set up consumer electronics skill
- not needed by the target role solve technical problems skill
- not needed by the target role train employees skill
4 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn ATM systems required
- still to learn mechanical tools required
- still to learn security threats required
- optional, not held information confidentiality optional
Other moves recorded from consumer electronics repair technician
- office equipment repair technician 63% covered · moderate
- household appliances repair technician 63% covered · moderate
- computer hardware repair technician 56% covered · moderate
- mobile phone repair technician 51% covered · substantial
Full index of moves from consumer electronics repair technician
Common questions about this move
Can a consumer electronics repair technician become an ATM repair technician?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A consumer electronics repair technician already covers 60% of what an ATM repair technician is expected to do: 21 skills carry over, 11 of which the ATM repair technician role treats as required.
What skills does a consumer electronics repair technician need to become an ATM repair technician?
6 required skills are missing, plus 10 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by constructing. The single most important is ATM systems.
How hard is the move from consumer electronics repair technician to ATM repair technician?
Its learning distance is 42.4 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.