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

electrical supervisortoindustrial electrician

A electrical supervisor already meets 77% of what the industrial electrician role asks for. The move turns on 1 required skill not yet in the profile.

From electrical supervisor
77%
Overlap1
To industrial electrician
31 Skills carried over
1 Required, not held
27.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Very strong match

77%

Learning distance Short step

27.3/ 100

1 Share of the industrial electrician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the electrical supervisor 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 industrial electrician role treats 16 of its required skills as things a electrical supervisor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • building systems monitoring technology
  • electrical wiring plans
  • electricity
  • follow health and safety procedures in construction
  • inspect construction supplies
  • inspect electrical supplies

What stands in the way is 1 required skill 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 31 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A industrial electrician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a electrical supervisor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held install electricity sockets working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held solar panel mounting systems engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held install electric switches working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held install circuit breakers working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held building systems monitoring technology engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held splice cable working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 31 carried skills, including the 16 the industrial electrician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 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 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held resolve equipment malfunctions required
  • optional, not held order electrical supplies optional
  • optional, not held write inspection reports optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held electrical wire accessories optional
  • optional, not held electric generators optional
  • optional, not held electrical testing methods optional
  • optional, not held electricity consumption optional
03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held install lightning protection system optional
  • optional, not held read electricity meter optional
  • optional, not held repair wiring optional
  • optional, not held replace defect components optional
04 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held ensure safety in electrical power operations optional
05 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held apply coating to electrical equipment optional
06 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held cut wall chases optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 1 entries a industrial electrician 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 31 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held building systems monitoring technology knowledge
  • already held electrical wiring plans knowledge
  • already held electricity knowledge
  • already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
  • already held inspect construction supplies skill
  • already held inspect electrical supplies skill
  • already held install electric switches skill
  • already held install electrical and electronic equipment skill
  • already held install electricity sockets skill
  • already held react to events in time-critical environments skill
  • already held splice cable skill
  • already held test electronic units skill
  • already held use measurement instruments skill
  • already held use precision tools skill
  • already held use safety equipment in construction skill
  • already held work ergonomically skill
  • already held answer requests for quotation skill
  • already held assemble electrical components skill
  • already held assemble electronic units skill
  • already held automation technology knowledge
  • already held electromechanics knowledge
  • already held electronics knowledge
  • already held energy performance of buildings knowledge
  • already held install circuit breakers skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held maintain electrical equipment skill
  • already held provide power connection from bus bars skill
  • already held solar panel mounting systems knowledge
  • already held solder electronics skill
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held use sander skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held make electrical calculations optional
08 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held program firmware optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held apply coating to electrical equipment optional
  • optional, not held electrical wire accessories optional
  • optional, not held install lightning protection system optional
  • optional, not held make electrical calculations optional
  • optional, not held order electrical supplies optional
  • optional, not held read electricity meter optional
  • optional, not held cut wall chases optional
  • optional, not held electric generators optional
  • optional, not held electrical testing methods optional
  • optional, not held electricity consumption optional
  • optional, not held ensure safety in electrical power operations optional
  • optional, not held program firmware optional
  • optional, not held repair wiring optional
  • optional, not held replace defect components optional
  • optional, not held write inspection reports optional
26 held skills the industrial electrician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role calculate needs for construction supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role check compatibility of materials skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct quality control analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role construction product regulation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role cost management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with construction project deadline skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure equipment availability skill
  • not needed by the target role evaluate employees work skill
  • not needed by the target role install construction profiles skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain electronic equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role manage health and safety standards skill
  • not needed by the target role microelectronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor stock level skill
  • not needed by the target role negotiate supplier arrangements skill
  • not needed by the target role order construction supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role plan resource allocation skill
  • not needed by the target role plan shifts of employees skill
  • not needed by the target role process incoming construction supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role provide first aid skill
  • not needed by the target role provide technical expertise skill
  • not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise staff skill
  • not needed by the target role test procedures in electricity transmission skill
  • not needed by the target role train employees skill
  • not needed by the target role work in a construction team 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held electrical wire accessories optional
  • optional, not held electric generators optional
  • optional, not held electrical testing methods optional
  • optional, not held electricity consumption optional
Index
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.