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

domestic electriciantoindustrial electrician

A domestic electrician already meets 79% of what the industrial electrician role asks for. The move turns on 2 required skills not yet in the profile.

From domestic electrician
79%
Overlap1
To industrial electrician
34 Skills carried over
2 Required, not held
25.5 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 25.5

This move: 25.5 of 100 · adjacent

1 Share of the industrial electrician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the domestic electrician 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 34 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A industrial electrician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a domestic electrician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held install lightning protection system working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held install electricity sockets working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held solar panel mounting systems engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held install electric switches working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held install circuit breakers working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held building systems monitoring technology engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 34 carried skills, including the 15 the industrial electrician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 13 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 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held use safety equipment in construction required
  • optional, not held ensure safety in electrical power operations optional
02 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held inspect construction supplies required
  • optional, not held make electrical calculations optional
03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held electrical wire accessories optional
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
  • optional, not held electric generators optional
  • optional, not held electrical testing methods optional
  • optional, not held electricity consumption optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held order electrical supplies optional
05 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held apply coating to electrical equipment optional
06 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held program firmware optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 2 entries a industrial electrician 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 34 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held building systems monitoring technology knowledge
  • already held electrical wiring plans knowledge
  • already held electricity knowledge
  • already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
  • already held inspect electrical supplies skill
  • already held install electric switches skill
  • already held install electrical and electronic equipment skill
  • already held install electricity sockets skill
  • already held react to events in time-critical environments skill
  • already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
  • already held splice cable skill
  • already held test electronic units skill
  • already held use measurement instruments skill
  • already held use precision tools skill
  • already held work ergonomically skill
  • already held answer requests for quotation skill
  • already held assemble electrical components skill
  • already held assemble electronic units skill
  • already held cut wall chases skill
  • already held electromechanics knowledge
  • already held electronics knowledge
  • already held energy performance of buildings knowledge
  • already held install circuit breakers skill
  • already held install lightning protection system skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held maintain electrical equipment skill
  • already held provide power connection from bus bars skill
  • already held repair wiring skill
  • already held replace defect components skill
  • already held solar panel mounting systems knowledge
  • already held solder electronics skill
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held use sander skill
  • already held write inspection reports skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held read electricity meter optional
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held apply coating to electrical equipment optional
  • optional, not held electrical wire accessories optional
  • optional, not held make electrical calculations optional
  • optional, not held order electrical supplies optional
  • optional, not held read electricity meter optional
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
  • optional, not held electric generators optional
  • optional, not held electrical testing methods optional
  • optional, not held electricity consumption optional
  • optional, not held ensure safety in electrical power operations optional
  • optional, not held program firmware optional
8 held skills the industrial electrician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on electrical household appliances' installation skill
  • not needed by the target role artificial lighting systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electrical household appliances products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role install electrical household appliances skill
  • not needed by the target role install smart devices skill
  • not needed by the target role order supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role repair household appliances skill
  • not needed by the target role test procedures in electricity transmission skill
5 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
  • optional, not held electrical wire accessories optional
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
  • optional, not held electric generators optional
  • optional, not held electrical testing methods optional
  • optional, not held electricity consumption optional
Index

Other moves recorded from domestic electrician

Full index of moves from domestic electrician

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.