Consumer electronics repair technician to mobile phone repair technician
A consumer electronics repair technician already meets 51% of what the mobile phone repair technician role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.
56.4/ 100
1 How much of what a mobile phone 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 mobile phone repair technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A mobile phone repair technician role treats 9 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
- maintain customer service
- maintain equipment
- provide customer follow-up services
What stands in the way is 12 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 27 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mobile phone 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 report to the team leader information skills
- already held use repair manuals information skills
- already held ensure compliance with warranty contracts communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held keep stock records information skills
- already held provide customer information related to repairs communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held make independent operating decisions management skills
All 27 carried skills, including the 9 the mobile phone repair technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 20 missing skills fall into 9 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 Android (mobile operating systems) required
- still to learn BlackBerry required
- still to learn iOS required
- still to learn mobile device software frameworks required
- still to learn mobile operating systems required
- optional, not held mobile device management optional
- optional, not held software components suppliers optional
- still to learn disassemble mobile devices required
- still to learn operate two-way radio systems required
- still to learn repair mobile devices required
- still to learn handle warranty for digital equipment required
- still to learn perform test run required
- still to learn use precision tools required
- still to learn maintain records of maintenance interventions required
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a mobile phone repair technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 Android (mobile operating systems) study this
- 02 BlackBerry study this
- 03 disassemble mobile devices practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 27 skills that carry over
- already held apply company policies skill
- already held create solutions to problems skill
- already held electronics knowledge
- already held maintain customer service skill
- already held maintain equipment skill
- already held provide customer follow-up services skill
- already held provide customer information related to repairs 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 assist customers skill
- already held communicate by telephone skill
- already held develop professional network skill
- already held drive vehicles skill
- already held ensure compliance with warranty contracts skill
- already held issue sales invoices skill
- already held keep stock records skill
- already held maintain professional administration skill
- already held maintain relationship with suppliers skill
- already held make independent operating decisions skill
- already held manage a small-to-medium business skill
- already held manage schedule of tasks skill
- already held negotiate supplier arrangements skill
- already held order supplies skill
- already held perform services in a flexible manner skill
- already held report to the team leader skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held implement a firewall optional
- optional, not held implement a virtual private network optional
- optional, not held install software optional
- optional, not held sell telecommunication products optional
- optional, not held work in shifts optional
- optional, not held hardware components suppliers optional
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held hardware components suppliers optional
- optional, not held implement a firewall optional
- optional, not held implement a virtual private network optional
- optional, not held mobile device management optional
- optional, not held sell telecommunication products optional
- optional, not held software components suppliers optional
- optional, not held install software optional
- optional, not held work in shifts optional
8 held skills the mobile phone repair technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role consumer electronics knowledge
- not needed by the target role lift heavy weights skill
- not needed by the target role repair equipment on site skill
- not needed by the target role replace defect components 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
8 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 Android (mobile operating systems) required
- still to learn BlackBerry required
- still to learn iOS required
- still to learn mobile device software frameworks required
- still to learn mobile operating systems required
- optional, not held hardware components suppliers optional
- optional, not held mobile device management optional
- optional, not held software components suppliers optional
Other moves recorded from consumer electronics repair technician
- office equipment repair technician 63% covered · moderate
- household appliances repair technician 63% covered · moderate
- ATM repair technician 60% covered · moderate
- computer hardware repair technician 56% covered · moderate
Full index of moves from consumer electronics repair technician
Common questions about this move
Can a consumer electronics repair technician become a mobile phone repair technician?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A consumer electronics repair technician already covers 51% of what a mobile phone repair technician is expected to do: 27 skills carry over, 9 of which the mobile phone repair technician role treats as required.
What skills does a consumer electronics repair technician need to become a mobile phone repair technician?
12 required skills are missing, plus 8 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information and communication technologies (icts). The single most important is Android (mobile operating systems).
How hard is the move from consumer electronics repair technician to mobile phone repair technician?
Its learning distance is 56.4 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.