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

drill press operatortooxy fuel burning machine operator

A drill press operator already meets 68% of what the oxy fuel burning machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From drill press operator
68%
Overlap1
To oxy fuel burning machine operator
28 Skills carried over
4 Required, not held
36.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

68%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

36.8/ 100

1 Share of the oxy fuel burning machine operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the drill press operator 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 oxy fuel burning machine operator role treats 15 of its required skills as things a drill press operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply cross-reference tools for product identification
  • consult technical resources
  • dispose of cutting waste material
  • ensure equipment availability
  • monitor automated machines
  • monitor gauge

What stands in the way is 4 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 28 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A oxy fuel burning machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a drill press operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held apply cross-reference tools for product identification handling and moving
  • already held manufacturing of heating equipment engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held manufacturing of metal containers engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held manufacturing of steam generators engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held mark processed workpiece handling and moving
  • already held cutting technologies engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 28 carried skills, including the 15 the oxy fuel burning machine operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 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 3 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held flammable fluids required
  • required, not held fuel gas required
  • required, not held torch temperature for metal processes required
  • optional, not held manufacturing of doors from metal optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of metal structures optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of weapons and ammunition optional
  • optional, not held types of metal manufacturing processes optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
02 working with computers 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held set up the controller of a machine required
  • optional, not held program a CNC controller optional
  • optional, not held use CAM software optional
03 information skills 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held apply control process statistical methods optional
  • optional, not held interpret geometric dimensions and tolerances optional
  • optional, not held read standard blueprints optional
  • optional, not held replace machines optional
04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held chemistry optional
  • optional, not held statistical process control optional
05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate oxy-fuel cutting torch optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a oxy fuel burning machine operator 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 28 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply cross-reference tools for product identification skill
  • already held consult technical resources skill
  • already held dispose of cutting waste material skill
  • already held ensure equipment availability skill
  • already held monitor automated machines skill
  • already held monitor gauge skill
  • already held operate precision measuring equipment skill
  • already held perform test run skill
  • already held quality standards knowledge
  • already held remove inadequate workpieces skill
  • already held remove processed workpiece skill
  • already held supply machine skill
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held types of metal knowledge
  • already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
  • already held cutting technologies knowledge
  • already held ferrous metal processing knowledge
  • already held inspect quality of products skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held manufacturing of heating equipment knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of metal containers knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of steam generators knowledge
  • already held mark processed workpiece skill
  • already held monitor stock level skill
  • already held perform machine maintenance skill
  • already held perform product testing skill
  • already held quality and cycle time optimisation knowledge
  • already held record production data for quality control skill
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held manufacturing of doors from metal optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of metal structures optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of weapons and ammunition optional
  • optional, not held types of metal manufacturing processes optional
  • optional, not held apply control process statistical methods optional
  • optional, not held chemistry optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held interpret geometric dimensions and tolerances optional
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
  • optional, not held operate oxy-fuel cutting torch optional
  • optional, not held program a CNC controller optional
  • optional, not held read standard blueprints optional
  • optional, not held replace machines optional
  • optional, not held statistical process control optional
  • optional, not held use CAM software optional
15 held skills the oxy fuel burning machine operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adjust temperature gauges skill
  • not needed by the target role apply precision metalworking techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role dies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manipulate plastic skill
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing of light metal packaging knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing of metal assembly products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing of tools knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mark a metal workpiece skill
  • not needed by the target role operate drill press skill
  • not needed by the target role operate file for deburring skill
  • not needed by the target role supply machine with appropriate tools skill
  • not needed by the target role types of drill bits knowledge
  • not needed by the target role types of drill press oils knowledge
  • not needed by the target role types of plastic knowledge
  • not needed by the target role work ergonomically skill
11 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 flammable fluids required
  • required, not held fuel gas required
  • required, not held torch temperature for metal processes required
  • optional, not held manufacturing of doors from metal optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of metal structures optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of weapons and ammunition optional
  • optional, not held types of metal manufacturing processes optional
  • optional, not held chemistry optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
  • optional, not held statistical process control optional
Index

Other moves recorded from drill press operator

Full index of moves from drill press operator

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.