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

draftertoautomotive engineering drafter

A drafter already meets 78% of what the automotive engineering drafter role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From drafter
78%
Overlap1
To automotive engineering drafter
26 Skills carried over
3 Required, not held
26.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Very strong match

78%

Learning distance Short step

26.1/ 100

1 Share of the automotive engineering drafter role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the drafter 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 automotive engineering drafter role treats 16 of its required skills as things a drafter already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • CAE software
  • ICT software specifications
  • create technical plans
  • design drawings
  • engineering principles
  • engineering processes

What stands in the way is 3 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 26 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A automotive engineering drafter role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a drafter background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held use CADD software working with computers
  • already held manual draughting techniques arts and humanities
  • already held archive documentation related to work information skills
  • already held render 3D images communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held use manual draughting techniques communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held develop assembly instructions communication, collaboration and creativity

All 26 carried skills, including the 16 the automotive engineering drafter role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 10 missing skills fall into 5 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held green automotive technologies required
  • required, not held hybrid vehicle architecture required
  • optional, not held guidance, navigation and control optional
  • optional, not held material mechanics optional
  • optional, not held mechanics of motor vehicles optional
02 working with computers 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held use computer-aided engineering systems required
  • optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional
03 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held product data management optional
04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held synthetic natural environment optional
05 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held defense system optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a automotive engineering drafter 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 26 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held CAE software knowledge
  • already held ICT software specifications knowledge
  • already held create technical plans skill
  • already held design drawings knowledge
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held engineering processes knowledge
  • already held execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
  • already held liaise with engineers skill
  • already held manual draughting techniques knowledge
  • already held mathematics knowledge
  • already held read engineering drawings skill
  • already held technical drawings knowledge
  • already held use CAD software skill
  • already held use CADD software skill
  • already held use manual draughting techniques skill
  • already held use technical drawing software skill
  • already held 3D modelling knowledge
  • already held CAD software knowledge
  • already held adjust engineering designs skill
  • already held archive documentation related to work skill
  • already held create a product's virtual model skill
  • already held develop assembly instructions skill
  • already held draw blueprints skill
  • already held electromechanics knowledge
  • already held physics knowledge
  • already held render 3D images skill
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held defense system optional
  • optional, not held guidance, navigation and control optional
  • optional, not held synthetic natural environment optional
  • optional, not held material mechanics optional
  • optional, not held mechanics of motor vehicles optional
  • optional, not held product data management optional
  • optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional
64 held skills the automotive engineering drafter role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role CADD software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role advise client on technical possibilities skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on architectural matters skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on building matters skill
  • not needed by the target role aesthetics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role apply technical communication skills skill
  • not needed by the target role architectural design knowledge
  • not needed by the target role blueprints knowledge
  • not needed by the target role building codes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role calculate materials to build equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role cartography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role check architectural drawings on site skill
  • not needed by the target role civil engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role communicate with construction crews skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct land surveys skill
  • not needed by the target role construction methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role consult with design team skill
  • not needed by the target role create architectural sketches skill
  • not needed by the target role create electrical wiring diagram skill
  • not needed by the target role customise drafts skill
  • not needed by the target role design circuits using CAD skill
  • not needed by the target role design electrical systems skill
  • not needed by the target role design electromechanical systems skill
  • not needed by the target role design principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role design prototypes skill
  • not needed by the target role design transportation systems skill
  • not needed by the target role develop a specific interior design skill
  • not needed by the target role draft bill of materials skill
  • not needed by the target role draft design specifications skill
  • not needed by the target role draw design sketches skill
  • not needed by the target role draw prop sketches skill
  • not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electrical wiring diagrams knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role estimate cost of building materials skill
  • not needed by the target role industrial engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role integrate engineering principles in architectural design skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret circuit diagrams skill

24 further entries not listed here

8 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 green automotive technologies required
  • required, not held hybrid vehicle architecture required
  • optional, not held defense system optional
  • optional, not held guidance, navigation and control optional
  • optional, not held synthetic natural environment optional
  • optional, not held material mechanics optional
  • optional, not held mechanics of motor vehicles optional
  • optional, not held product data management optional
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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.