Table 1Transition record

electronic equipment inspectortoautomated optical inspection operator

A electronic equipment inspector already meets 63% of what the automated optical inspection operator role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From electronic equipment inspector

63%

Overlap1

To automated optical inspection operator

22 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

41.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 41.2

This move: 41.2 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the automated optical inspection operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the electronic equipment inspector 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 22 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A automated optical inspection operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a electronic equipment inspector background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held research equipment needs communication, collaboration and creativity
already held check system parameters against reference values information skills
already held instrument performance elements engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held waste removal regulations services
already held communicate test results to other departments communication, collaboration and creativity
already held electronic equipment standards engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 22 carried skills, including the 10 the automated optical inspection operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 13 missing skills fall into 5 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 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held monitor machine operations required
required, not held report defective manufacturing materials required

optional, not held write records for repairs optional

02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required

required, not held analyse images required
required, not held operate automated optical inspection machine required

03 health and welfare 1 required

required, not held automated optical inspection required

04 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required

required, not held printed circuit boards required

05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 6 supplementary

optional, not held IPC standards optional
optional, not held surface-mount technology optional
optional, not held through-hole technology optional
optional, not held integrated circuits optional
optional, not held optical engineering optional
optional, not held semiconductors optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a automated optical inspection operator 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 22 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held communicate test results to other departments skill
already held electronic equipment standards knowledge
already held electronics knowledge
already held ensure conformity to specifications skill
already held inspect quality of products skill
already held interpret circuit diagrams skill
already held meet deadlines skill
already held quality assurance procedures knowledge
already held read assembly drawings skill
already held read standard blueprints skill
already held check system parameters against reference values skill
already held instrument performance elements knowledge
already held keep records of work progress skill
already held liaise with engineers skill
already held maintain test equipment skill
already held microelectronics knowledge
already held remove defective products skill
already held research equipment needs skill
already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
already held send faulty equipment back to assembly line skill
already held waste removal regulations knowledge
already held write inspection reports skill

7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held IPC standards optional
optional, not held surface-mount technology optional
optional, not held through-hole technology optional
optional, not held write records for repairs optional
optional, not held integrated circuits optional
optional, not held optical engineering optional
optional, not held semiconductors optional

14 held skills the automated optical inspection operator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
not needed by the target role battery management systems knowledge
not needed by the target role calibrate electronic instruments skill
not needed by the target role consumer electronics knowledge
not needed by the target role electrical testing methods knowledge
not needed by the target role electronic components knowledge
not needed by the target role electronic test procedures knowledge
not needed by the target role measure electrical characteristics skill
not needed by the target role perform test run skill
not needed by the target role power electronics knowledge
not needed by the target role test electronic units skill
not needed by the target role types of electronics knowledge
not needed by the target role use measurement instruments skill
not needed by the target role use testing equipment skill

8 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 automated optical inspection required
required, not held printed circuit boards required
optional, not held IPC standards optional
optional, not held surface-mount technology optional
optional, not held through-hole technology optional
optional, not held integrated circuits optional
optional, not held optical engineering optional
optional, not held semiconductors optional

Index

Other moves recorded from electronic equipment inspector

Full index of moves from electronic equipment inspector

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.