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

electriciantosmart home installer

A electrician already meets 36% of what the smart home installer role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.

From electrician
36%
Overlap1
To smart home installer
11 Skills carried over
17 Required, not held
68.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

36%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

68.5/ 100

1 Share of the smart home installer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the electrician 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 smart home installer role treats 10 of its required skills as things a electrician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

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

What stands in the way is 17 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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A smart home installer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a electrician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held install smart devices constructing
  • already held install electric switches working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held building systems monitoring technology engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held artificial lighting systems engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held inspect electrical supplies constructing
  • already held install electrical and electronic equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 11 carried skills, including the 10 the smart home installer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 missing skills fall into 10 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 7 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held domotic systems required
  • required, not held electrical household appliances products required
  • required, not held smart grids systems required
  • required, not held building automation required
  • required, not held mechanical systems required
  • required, not held sensors required
  • required, not held solar products required
  • optional, not held electronic locks optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required
  • required, not held advise customers on smart homes technology required
  • required, not held install lighting required
  • required, not held maintain customer service required
03 services 2 required
  • required, not held alarm systems required
  • required, not held types of alarm systems required
04 arts and humanities 1 required
  • required, not held cameras required
05 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held provide door security required
06 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required
  • required, not held Internet of Things required

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a smart home installer 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 11 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 electronics knowledge
  • already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
  • already held inspect electrical supplies skill
  • already held install electric switches skill
  • already held install electrical and electronic equipment skill
  • already held install smart devices skill
  • already held read standard blueprints skill
  • already held artificial lighting systems knowledge
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 information skills 1 required
  • required, not held assess integrated domotics systems required
08 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required
  • required, not held install electrical household appliances required
09 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held install plumbing systems optional
10 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held program home alarm systems optional
3 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held electronic locks optional
  • optional, not held program home alarm systems optional
  • optional, not held install plumbing systems optional
44 held skills the smart home installer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role answer requests for quotation skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble electrical components skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble electronic units skill
  • not needed by the target role automation technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role bind wire skill
  • not needed by the target role calculate needs for construction supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role control systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role cut wall chases skill
  • not needed by the target role electrical testing methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electrical wire accessories knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electrical wiring diagrams knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electromechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role energy performance of buildings knowledge
  • not needed by the target role inspect construction supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role install circuit breakers skill
  • not needed by the target role install electricity sockets skill
  • not needed by the target role install lightning protection system skill
  • not needed by the target role keep records of work progress skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain electrical equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain electronic equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role measure electrical characteristics skill
  • not needed by the target role order construction supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role process incoming construction supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role program firmware skill
  • not needed by the target role provide power connection from bus bars skill
  • not needed by the target role react to events in time-critical environments skill
  • not needed by the target role repair wiring skill
  • not needed by the target role replace defect components skill
  • not needed by the target role resolve equipment malfunctions skill
  • not needed by the target role solar panel mounting systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role solder electronics skill
  • not needed by the target role splice cable skill
  • not needed by the target role strip wire skill
  • not needed by the target role test electrical equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role troubleshoot skill
  • not needed by the target role use diagnostic tools for electronic repairs skill
  • not needed by the target role use measurement instruments skill
  • not needed by the target role use precision tools skill
  • not needed by the target role use safety equipment in construction skill
  • not needed by the target role use sander skill

4 further entries not listed here

12 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 alarm systems required
  • required, not held types of alarm systems required
  • required, not held Internet of Things required
  • required, not held domotic systems required
  • required, not held electrical household appliances products required
  • required, not held smart grids systems required
  • required, not held building automation required
  • required, not held cameras required
  • required, not held mechanical systems required
  • required, not held sensors required
  • required, not held solar products required
  • optional, not held electronic locks optional
Index

Other moves recorded from electrician

Full index of moves from electrician

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.