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

electric power generation engineertosteam engineer

A electric power generation engineer already meets 64% of what the steam engineer role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From electric power generation engineer
64%
Overlap1
To steam engineer
16 Skills carried over
4 Required, not held
36.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

64%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

36.8/ 100

1 Share of the steam engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the electric power generation engineer 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 steam engineer role treats 12 of its required skills as things a electric power generation engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adjust engineering designs
  • approve engineering design
  • design utility equipment
  • energy
  • energy market
  • engineering principles

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 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A steam engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a electric power generation engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held design utility equipment communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held monitor utility equipment constructing
  • already held energy market engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held energy engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held operate hydraulic machinery controls working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held hydraulics engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 16 carried skills, including the 12 the steam engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 14 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held manufacturing of steam generators required
  • required, not held heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts required
  • required, not held refrigerants required
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
02 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held thermodynamics required
03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate steam turbine optional
  • optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
  • optional, not held operate automated process control optional
  • optional, not held use testing equipment optional
04 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held design automation components optional
06 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held perform maintenance on installed equipment optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a steam engineer 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 16 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adjust engineering designs skill
  • already held approve engineering design skill
  • already held design utility equipment skill
  • already held energy knowledge
  • already held energy market knowledge
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held engineering processes knowledge
  • already held hydraulics knowledge
  • already held monitor utility equipment skill
  • already held perform scientific research skill
  • already held technical drawings knowledge
  • already held use technical drawing software skill
  • already held CAD software knowledge
  • already held electricity knowledge
  • already held operate hydraulic machinery controls skill
  • already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held balance hydraulics of hot water systems optional
08 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use CAD software optional
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held balance hydraulics of hot water systems optional
  • optional, not held operate steam turbine optional
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
  • optional, not held design automation components optional
  • optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
  • optional, not held operate automated process control optional
  • optional, not held perform maintenance on installed equipment optional
  • optional, not held use CAD software optional
  • optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional
  • optional, not held use testing equipment optional
79 held skills the steam engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse big data skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse energy market trends skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble sensors skill
  • not needed by the target role assess financial viability skill
  • not needed by the target role assess hydrogen production technologies skill
  • not needed by the target role battery chemistry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role battery components knowledge
  • not needed by the target role battery fluids knowledge
  • not needed by the target role biogas energy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role business intelligence knowledge
  • not needed by the target role chemical products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role cloud technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role collaborate with designers skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate communication within a team skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate electricity generation skill
  • not needed by the target role data analytics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role data mining knowledge
  • not needed by the target role data mining methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role data storage knowledge
  • not needed by the target role design drawings knowledge
  • not needed by the target role design electric power systems skill
  • not needed by the target role design principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role develop electricity distribution schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role develop strategies for electricity contingencies skill
  • not needed by the target role electric current knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electric generators knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electrical power safety regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electricity consumption knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electricity market knowledge
  • not needed by the target role energy micro-generation technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with electricity distribution schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure equipment maintenance skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure safety in electrical power operations skill
  • not needed by the target role execute software tests skill
  • not needed by the target role fuel gas knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hydroelectricity knowledge
  • not needed by the target role information extraction knowledge
  • not needed by the target role information structure knowledge

39 further entries not listed here

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
  • required, not held manufacturing of steam generators required
  • required, not held heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts required
  • required, not held refrigerants required
  • required, not held thermodynamics required
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
Index

Other moves recorded from electric power generation engineer

Full index of moves from electric power generation engineer

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.