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

database designertonumerical tool and process control programmer

A database designer already meets 68% of what the numerical tool and process control programmer role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From database designer
68%
Overlap1
To numerical tool and process control programmer
39 Skills carried over
13 Required, not held
45.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

68%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

45.5/ 100

1 Share of the numerical tool and process control programmer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the database designer 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 numerical tool and process control programmer role treats 38 of its required skills as things a database designer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • ABAP
  • AJAX
  • APL
  • ASP.NET
  • Assembly (computer programming)
  • C#

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 39 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A numerical tool and process control programmer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a database designer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held CoffeeScript information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held Erlang information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held Smalltalk (computer programming) information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held Microsoft Visual C++ information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held ABAP information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held APL information and communication technologies (icts)

All 39 carried skills, including the 38 the numerical tool and process control programmer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 missing skills fall into 8 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 working with computers 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held program a CNC controller required
  • required, not held set up the controller of a machine required
  • required, not held use CAD software required
  • optional, not held use CAM software optional
  • optional, not held use computer-aided engineering systems optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held blueprints required
  • required, not held quality and cycle time optimisation required
  • optional, not held engineering processes optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held engineering principles optional
  • optional, not held lathe machine parts optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing processes optional
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
03 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held apply control process statistical methods required
  • required, not held read standard blueprints required
  • optional, not held use technical documentation optional
04 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 required
  • required, not held ICT system programming required
  • required, not held CAD software required
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held troubleshoot required
  • optional, not held advise client on technical possibilities optional
  • optional, not held advise on safety improvements optional
06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held statistical process control required
  • optional, not held 3D modelling optional
  • optional, not held mathematics optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a numerical tool and process control programmer 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 39 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held ABAP knowledge
  • already held AJAX knowledge
  • already held APL knowledge
  • already held ASP.NET knowledge
  • already held Assembly (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held C# knowledge
  • already held C++ knowledge
  • already held COBOL knowledge
  • already held CoffeeScript knowledge
  • already held Common Lisp knowledge
  • already held Erlang knowledge
  • already held Groovy knowledge
  • already held Haskell knowledge
  • already held Java (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held JavaScript knowledge
  • already held Lisp knowledge
  • already held MATLAB knowledge
  • already held ML (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held Microsoft Visual C++ knowledge
  • already held Objective-C knowledge
  • already held OpenEdge Advanced Business Language knowledge
  • already held PHP knowledge
  • already held Pascal (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held Perl knowledge
  • already held Prolog (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held Python (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held R knowledge
  • already held Ruby (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held SAP R3 knowledge
  • already held SAS language knowledge
  • already held Scala knowledge
  • already held Scratch (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held Smalltalk (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held Swift (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held TypeScript knowledge
  • already held VBScript knowledge
  • already held Visual Basic knowledge
  • already held computer programming knowledge
  • already held perform data analysis skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held use measurement instruments required
  • optional, not held tend lathe optional
08 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held ensure equipment availability required
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held engineering processes optional
  • optional, not held 3D modelling optional
  • optional, not held advise client on technical possibilities optional
  • optional, not held advise on safety improvements optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held engineering principles optional
  • optional, not held lathe machine parts optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing processes optional
  • optional, not held mathematics optional
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
  • optional, not held tend lathe optional
  • optional, not held use CAM software optional
  • optional, not held use computer-aided engineering systems optional
  • optional, not held use technical documentation optional
64 held skills the numerical tool and process control programmer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role Agile project management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role CA Datacom/DB knowledge
  • not needed by the target role DB2 knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Filemaker (database management systems) knowledge
  • not needed by the target role IBM Informix knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT project management methodologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT security legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role LDAP knowledge
  • not needed by the target role LINQ knowledge
  • not needed by the target role MDX knowledge
  • not needed by the target role MarkLogic knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Microsoft Access knowledge
  • not needed by the target role MySQL knowledge
  • not needed by the target role N1QL knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ObjectStore knowledge
  • not needed by the target role OpenEdge Database knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Oracle Relational Database knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Oracle WebLogic knowledge
  • not needed by the target role PostgreSQL knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Process-based management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role SPARQL knowledge
  • not needed by the target role SQL Server knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Teradata Database knowledge
  • not needed by the target role TripleStore knowledge
  • not needed by the target role XQuery knowledge
  • not needed by the target role analyse business requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role apply ICT systems theory skill
  • not needed by the target role apply technical communication skills skill
  • not needed by the target role assess ICT knowledge skill
  • not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
  • not needed by the target role business process modelling knowledge
  • not needed by the target role create data sets skill
  • not needed by the target role create database diagrams skill
  • not needed by the target role create software design skill
  • not needed by the target role data engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role data models knowledge
  • not needed by the target role data science knowledge
  • not needed by the target role database knowledge
  • not needed by the target role database development tools knowledge
  • not needed by the target role database management systems knowledge

24 further entries not listed here

13 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 ICT system programming required
  • required, not held CAD software required
  • required, not held blueprints required
  • required, not held quality and cycle time optimisation required
  • required, not held statistical process control required
  • optional, not held engineering processes optional
  • optional, not held 3D modelling optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held engineering principles optional
  • optional, not held lathe machine parts optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing processes optional
  • optional, not held mathematics optional
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
Index

Other moves recorded from database designer

Full index of moves from database designer

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.