Electrical drafter to electromechanical drafter
An electrical drafter already meets 69% of what the electromechanical drafter role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.
40.9/ 100
1 How much of what an electromechanical drafter is expected to do is already part of an electrical drafter’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 electromechanical drafter role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An electromechanical drafter role treats 18 of its required skills as things an electrical drafter already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- CAD software
- create technical plans
- customise drafts
- design drawings
- design electromechanical systems
- design prototypes
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 · What you already bring
Of the 34 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An electromechanical drafter role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an electrical drafter background worth leading with.
- already held customise drafts communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held review drafts communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held design electrical systems communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held design electromechanical systems communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held interpret electrical diagrams information skills
- already held electrical wiring diagrams engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 34 carried skills, including the 18 the electromechanical drafter role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 25 missing skills fall into 9 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 mechanical engineering required
- still to learn electrical machines required
- optional, not held electric drives optional
- optional, not held electric motors optional
- optional, not held electric generators optional
- optional, not held mechatronics optional
- still to learn model electromechanical systems required
- optional, not held cloud technologies optional
- optional, not held data mining optional
- optional, not held data storage optional
- optional, not held information extraction optional
- optional, not held information structure optional
- optional, not held unstructured data optional
- optional, not held define part requirements optional
- optional, not held manage data optional
- optional, not held analyse big data optional
- optional, not held analyse test data optional
- optional, not held use specific data analysis software optional
- optional, not held perform data mining optional
- optional, not held utilise machine learning optional
- optional, not held manage quantitative data optional
- optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an electromechanical drafter role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 mechanical engineering study this
- 02 model electromechanical systems practise this
- 03 electrical machines 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 34 skills that carry over
- already held CAD software knowledge
- already held create technical plans skill
- already held customise drafts skill
- already held design drawings knowledge
- already held design electromechanical systems skill
- already held design prototypes skill
- already held electrical engineering knowledge
- already held electrical equipment regulations knowledge
- already held electrical wiring diagrams knowledge
- already held electricity knowledge
- already held electromechanics knowledge
- already held interpret electrical diagrams skill
- already held liaise with engineers skill
- already held manual draughting techniques knowledge
- already held mathematics knowledge
- already held technical drawings knowledge
- already held use CAD software skill
- already held use technical drawing software skill
- already held CAE software knowledge
- already held apply technical communication skills skill
- already held communicate with customers skill
- already held create a product's virtual model skill
- already held design electrical systems skill
- already held develop assembly instructions skill
- already held draft bill of materials skill
- already held draw blueprints skill
- already held engineering principles knowledge
- already held keep records of work progress skill
- already held manufacturing processes knowledge
- already held plan manufacturing processes skill
- already held prepare assembly drawings skill
- already held review drafts skill
- already held train employees skill
- already held use manual draughting techniques skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held business intelligence optional
- optional, not held communicate test results to other departments optional
- optional, not held statistical analysis system software optional
22 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held use specific data analysis software optional
- optional, not held cloud technologies optional
- optional, not held data mining optional
- optional, not held data storage optional
- optional, not held define part requirements optional
- optional, not held electric drives optional
- optional, not held electric motors optional
- optional, not held information extraction optional
- optional, not held information structure optional
- optional, not held manage data optional
- optional, not held perform data mining optional
- optional, not held unstructured data optional
- optional, not held utilise machine learning optional
- optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional
- optional, not held analyse big data optional
- optional, not held analyse test data optional
- optional, not held business intelligence optional
- optional, not held communicate test results to other departments optional
- optional, not held electric generators optional
- optional, not held manage quantitative data optional
- optional, not held mechatronics optional
- optional, not held statistical analysis system software optional
6 held skills the electromechanical drafter role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role abide by regulations on banned materials skill
- not needed by the target role electrical equipment components knowledge
- not needed by the target role electricity principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure material compliance skill
- not needed by the target role model electrical system skill
- not needed by the target role process customer requests based on the REACh Regulation 1907 2006 skill
15 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 mechanical engineering required
- still to learn electrical machines required
- optional, not held cloud technologies optional
- optional, not held data mining optional
- optional, not held data storage optional
- optional, not held electric drives optional
- optional, not held electric motors optional
- optional, not held information extraction optional
- optional, not held information structure optional
- optional, not held unstructured data optional
- optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional
- optional, not held business intelligence optional
- optional, not held electric generators optional
- optional, not held mechatronics optional
- optional, not held statistical analysis system software optional
Common questions about this move
Can an electrical drafter become an electromechanical drafter?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An electrical drafter already covers 69% of what an electromechanical drafter is expected to do: 34 skills carry over, 18 of which the electromechanical drafter role treats as required.
What skills does an electrical drafter need to become an electromechanical drafter?
3 required skills are missing, plus 22 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is mechanical engineering.
How hard is the move from electrical drafter to electromechanical drafter?
Its learning distance is 40.9 out of 100, which is the moderate 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.