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

electrical engineertoelectrical drafter

A electrical engineer already meets 44% of what the electrical drafter role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From electrical engineer
44%
Overlap1
To electrical drafter
15 Skills carried over
12 Required, not held
59.4 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

44%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

59.4/ 100

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

  • abide by regulations on banned materials
  • design drawings
  • design electrical systems
  • design prototypes
  • electrical engineering
  • electrical equipment components

What stands in the way is 12 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 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A electrical drafter role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a electrical engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held electrical equipment components engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held design electrical systems communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held design electromechanical systems communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held abide by regulations on banned materials assisting and caring
  • already held electrical wiring diagrams engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held electricity principles engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 15 carried skills, including the 12 the electrical drafter role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 8 supplementary
  • required, not held model electrical system required
  • required, not held customise drafts required
  • required, not held draw blueprints required
  • required, not held liaise with engineers required
  • optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
  • optional, not held communicate with customers optional
  • optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
  • optional, not held develop assembly instructions optional
  • optional, not held prepare assembly drawings optional
  • optional, not held review drafts optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
  • optional, not held use manual draughting techniques optional
02 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure material compliance required
  • required, not held interpret electrical diagrams required
  • optional, not held draft bill of materials optional
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held technical drawings required
  • optional, not held manufacturing processes optional
04 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held CAD software required
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
05 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held create technical plans required
  • optional, not held plan manufacturing processes optional
06 arts and humanities 1 required
  • required, not held manual draughting techniques required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a electrical 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 15 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held abide by regulations on banned materials skill
  • already held design drawings knowledge
  • already held design electrical systems skill
  • already held design prototypes skill
  • already held electrical engineering knowledge
  • already held electrical equipment components knowledge
  • already held electrical equipment regulations knowledge
  • already held electrical wiring diagrams knowledge
  • already held electricity knowledge
  • already held electricity principles knowledge
  • already held mathematics knowledge
  • already held use technical drawing software skill
  • already held design electromechanical systems skill
  • already held electromechanics knowledge
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held process customer requests based on the REACh Regulation 1907 2006 required
08 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held use CAD software required
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
  • optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
  • optional, not held communicate with customers optional
  • optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
  • optional, not held develop assembly instructions optional
  • optional, not held draft bill of materials optional
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing processes optional
  • optional, not held plan manufacturing processes optional
  • optional, not held prepare assembly drawings optional
  • optional, not held review drafts optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
  • optional, not held use manual draughting techniques optional
93 held skills the electrical drafter role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role Assembly (computer programming) knowledge
  • not needed by the target role CAM software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Objective-C knowledge
  • not needed by the target role PHP knowledge
  • not needed by the target role R knowledge
  • not needed by the target role VBScript knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Visual Basic knowledge
  • not needed by the target role adjust engineering designs skill
  • not needed by the target role align software with system architectures skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse production processes for improvement skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
  • not needed by the target role approve engineering design skill
  • not needed by the target role artificial lighting systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role assemble electromechanical systems skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble hardware components skill
  • not needed by the target role assess financial viability skill
  • not needed by the target role automation technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role automotive engineering skill
  • not needed by the target role battery design knowledge
  • not needed by the target role battery management systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role biotechnology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role combined heat and power generation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role computer technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role create electrical wiring diagram skill
  • not needed by the target role define technical requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role design a mini wind power system skill
  • not needed by the target role design an electric heating system skill
  • not needed by the target role design circuit boards skill
  • not needed by the target role design electric power systems skill
  • not needed by the target role design electromagnets skill
  • not needed by the target role design sensors skill
  • not needed by the target role design smart grids skill
  • not needed by the target role design user interface skill
  • not needed by the target role domestic cooling systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electric drives knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electric generators knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electric heating systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electric motors knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electrical instrumentation engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electrical machines knowledge

53 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 CAD software required
  • required, not held manual draughting techniques required
  • required, not held technical drawings required
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing processes optional
Index

Other moves recorded from electrical engineer

Full index of moves from electrical 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.