Electric meter technician to automotive brake technician
An electric meter technician already meets 32% of what the automotive brake technician role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.
59.4/ 100
1 How much of what an automotive brake technician is expected to do is already part of an electric meter 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 automotive brake technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An automotive brake technician role treats 4 of its required skills as things an electric meter technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- apply health and safety standards
- troubleshoot
- use technical documentation
- wear appropriate protective gear
What stands in the way is 5 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 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An automotive brake technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an electric meter technician background worth leading with.
- already held use technical documentation information skills
- already held apply health and safety standards assisting and caring
- already held wear appropriate protective gear assisting and caring
- already held troubleshoot communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held keep records of work progress information skills
All 5 carried skills, including the 4 the automotive brake technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 17 missing skills fall into 6 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 automotive diagnostic equipment required
- still to learn mechanics required
- still to learn mechanics of motor vehicles required
- optional, not held vehicle electrical systems optional
- still to learn use automotive diagnostic equipment required
- optional, not held maintain motor vehicle steering system optional
- optional, not held maintain suspension system optional
- optional, not held maintain braking system optional
- still to learn read standard blueprints required
- optional, not held maintain motorcycle records optional
- optional, not held inspect repaired tyres optional
- optional, not held inspect worn tyres optional
- optional, not held identify customer's needs optional
- optional, not held advise customers on motor vehicles optional
- optional, not held prepare tyres for vulcanization optional
- optional, not held replace tyres optional
- optional, not held rebuff tyre optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an automotive brake technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 automotive diagnostic equipment study this
- 02 use automotive diagnostic equipment practise this
- 03 mechanics study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 5 skills that carry over
- already held apply health and safety standards skill
- already held troubleshoot skill
- already held use technical documentation skill
- already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
- already held keep records of work progress skill
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held identify customer's needs optional
- optional, not held maintain motor vehicle steering system optional
- optional, not held maintain motorcycle records optional
- optional, not held maintain suspension system optional
- optional, not held vehicle electrical systems optional
- optional, not held advise customers on motor vehicles optional
- optional, not held inspect repaired tyres optional
- optional, not held inspect worn tyres optional
- optional, not held maintain braking system optional
- optional, not held prepare tyres for vulcanization optional
- optional, not held rebuff tyre optional
- optional, not held replace tyres optional
23 held skills the automotive brake technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on utility consumption skill
- not needed by the target role anticipate installation maintenance skill
- not needed by the target role consult technical resources skill
- not needed by the target role electrical equipment regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role electrical wire accessories knowledge
- not needed by the target role electrical wiring plans knowledge
- not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
- not needed by the target role electricity principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify faults in utility meters skill
- not needed by the target role inspect electrical supplies skill
- not needed by the target role install electrical and electronic equipment skill
- not needed by the target role install electricity meter skill
- not needed by the target role install utility equipment skill
- not needed by the target role measure electrical characteristics skill
- not needed by the target role monitor utility equipment skill
- not needed by the target role perform test run skill
- not needed by the target role read electricity meter skill
- not needed by the target role smart grids systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role use electrical wire tools skill
- not needed by the target role use personal protection equipment skill
- not needed by the target role use testing equipment skill
- not needed by the target role use wire hand tools skill
- not needed by the target role write records for repairs skill
4 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 automotive diagnostic equipment required
- still to learn mechanics required
- still to learn mechanics of motor vehicles required
- optional, not held vehicle electrical systems optional
Other moves recorded from electric meter technician
Common questions about this move
Can an electric meter technician become an automotive brake technician?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An electric meter technician already covers 32% of what an automotive brake technician is expected to do: 5 skills carry over, 4 of which the automotive brake technician role treats as required.
What skills does an electric meter technician need to become an automotive brake technician?
5 required skills are missing, plus 12 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is automotive diagnostic equipment.
How hard is the move from electric meter technician to automotive brake technician?
Its learning distance is 59.4 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.