Electromechanical equipment assembler to avionics technician
An electromechanical equipment assembler already meets 67% of what the avionics technician role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.
37.6/ 100
1 How much of what an avionics technician is expected to do is already part of an electromechanical equipment assembler’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 avionics technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An avionics technician role treats 14 of its required skills as things an electromechanical equipment assembler already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- apply health and safety standards
- apply soldering techniques
- assemble electrical components
- electrical wiring plans
- electricity
- electronics
What stands in the way is 5 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 21 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An avionics technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an electromechanical equipment assembler background worth leading with.
- already held assemble electrical components handling and moving
- already held solder electronics constructing
- already held maintain electronic equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held test electronic units constructing
- already held install electrical and electronic equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held apply soldering techniques constructing
All 21 carried skills, including the 14 the avionics technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 14 missing skills fall into 8 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 electrical systems used in transportation required
- still to learn electronics principles required
- still to learn electrical engineering required
- optional, not held engineering principles optional
- still to learn common aviation safety regulations required
- still to learn aircraft flight control systems required
- optional, not held CAD software optional
- optional, not held CADD software optional
- optional, not held CAE software optional
- optional, not held use CAD software optional
- optional, not held use CADD software optional
- optional, not held adjust engineering designs optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an avionics technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 aircraft flight control systems study this
- 02 common aviation safety regulations study this
- 03 electrical systems used in transportation 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 21 skills that carry over
- already held apply health and safety standards skill
- already held apply soldering techniques skill
- already held assemble electrical components skill
- already held electrical wiring plans knowledge
- already held electricity knowledge
- already held electronics knowledge
- already held install electrical and electronic equipment skill
- already held operate soldering equipment skill
- already held read engineering drawings skill
- already held read standard blueprints skill
- already held solder electronics skill
- already held test electronic units skill
- already held troubleshoot skill
- already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
- already held conduct performance tests skill
- already held engineering processes knowledge
- already held keep records of work progress skill
- already held liaise with engineers skill
- already held maintain electrical equipment skill
- already held maintain electronic equipment skill
- already held use testing equipment skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health optional
- optional, not held calibrate electronic instruments optional
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health optional
- optional, not held CAD software optional
- optional, not held CADD software optional
- optional, not held CAE software optional
- optional, not held adjust engineering designs optional
- optional, not held calibrate electronic instruments optional
- optional, not held engineering principles optional
- optional, not held use CAD software optional
- optional, not held use CADD software optional
42 held skills the avionics technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role 3D printing process knowledge
- not needed by the target role adjust manufacturing equipment skill
- not needed by the target role align components skill
- not needed by the target role apply spot welding techniques skill
- not needed by the target role assemble electronic units skill
- not needed by the target role attach power cords to electric module skill
- not needed by the target role automation technology knowledge
- not needed by the target role clean components during assembly skill
- not needed by the target role connect armature windings skill
- not needed by the target role cut metal products skill
- not needed by the target role determine suitability of materials skill
- not needed by the target role electrical machines knowledge
- not needed by the target role electromechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role fasten components skill
- not needed by the target role gather data skill
- not needed by the target role inspect quality of products skill
- not needed by the target role maintain mechatronic equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain robotic equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintenance of printing machines knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintenance operations knowledge
- not needed by the target role manage data skill
- not needed by the target role manipulate metal skill
- not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role mechatronics knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate 3D computer graphics software skill
- not needed by the target role operate automated process control skill
- not needed by the target role operate drill press skill
- not needed by the target role operate electronic measuring instruments skill
- not needed by the target role operate lifting equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate printing machinery skill
- not needed by the target role perform test run skill
- not needed by the target role prepare pieces for joining skill
- not needed by the target role printing materials knowledge
- not needed by the target role printing on large scale machines knowledge
- not needed by the target role printing techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
- not needed by the target role read assembly drawings skill
- not needed by the target role repair wiring skill
- not needed by the target role robotics knowledge
- not needed by the target role statistical analysis system software knowledge
2 further entries not listed here
9 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 aircraft flight control systems required
- still to learn common aviation safety regulations required
- still to learn electrical systems used in transportation required
- still to learn electronics principles required
- still to learn electrical engineering required
- optional, not held CAD software optional
- optional, not held CADD software optional
- optional, not held CAE software optional
- optional, not held engineering principles optional
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Common questions about this move
Can an electromechanical equipment assembler become an avionics technician?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An electromechanical equipment assembler already covers 67% of what an avionics technician is expected to do: 21 skills carry over, 14 of which the avionics technician role treats as required.
What skills does an electromechanical equipment assembler need to become an avionics technician?
5 required skills are missing, plus 9 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is aircraft flight control systems.
How hard is the move from electromechanical equipment assembler to avionics technician?
Its learning distance is 37.6 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.