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

ergonomisttoprinted circuit board designer

A ergonomist already meets 28% of what the printed circuit board designer role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From ergonomist
28%
Overlap1
To printed circuit board designer
8 Skills carried over
10 Required, not held
66.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

28%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

66.2/ 100

1 Share of the printed circuit board designer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the ergonomist 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 printed circuit board designer role treats 4 of its required skills as things a ergonomist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • draft design specifications
  • mathematics
  • use CAD software
  • use technical drawing software

What stands in the way is 10 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A printed circuit board designer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a ergonomist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held create a product's virtual model communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held draft design specifications communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held design prototypes communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held manufacturing processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held use technical drawing software working with computers
  • already held use CAD software working with computers

All 8 carried skills, including the 4 the printed circuit board designer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held design drawings required
  • required, not held electricity required
  • required, not held electronics required
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held electrical wiring plans optional
02 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held CAD software required
  • required, not held printed circuit boards required
  • optional, not held CADD software optional
03 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held interpret circuit diagrams required
  • required, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations required
  • optional, not held monitor manufacturing quality standards optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held design circuit boards required
  • optional, not held develop assembly instructions optional
  • optional, not held draw blueprints optional
  • optional, not held use manual draughting techniques optional
05 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held create technical plans required
  • optional, not held ensure equipment maintenance optional
  • optional, not held plan manufacturing processes optional
06 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held test printed circuit boards required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a printed circuit board designer 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 8 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held draft design specifications skill
  • already held mathematics knowledge
  • already held use CAD software skill
  • already held use technical drawing software skill
  • already held create a product's virtual model skill
  • already held design prototypes skill
  • already held identify customer's needs skill
  • already held manufacturing processes knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 arts and humanities 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held manual draughting techniques optional
08 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use CADD software optional
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held CADD software optional
  • optional, not held develop assembly instructions optional
  • optional, not held draw blueprints optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held electrical wiring plans optional
  • optional, not held ensure equipment maintenance optional
  • optional, not held manual draughting techniques optional
  • optional, not held monitor manufacturing quality standards optional
  • optional, not held plan manufacturing processes optional
  • optional, not held use CADD software optional
  • optional, not held use manual draughting techniques optional
25 held skills the printed circuit board designer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role 3D modelling knowledge
  • not needed by the target role adapt existing designs to changed circumstances skill
  • not needed by the target role adapt to new design materials skill
  • not needed by the target role aesthetics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role apply 3D imaging techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role assess ergonomics of the workplace skill
  • not needed by the target role build a product's physical model skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct research on trends in design skill
  • not needed by the target role consult with design team skill
  • not needed by the target role copyright legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role design principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role determine suitability of materials skill
  • not needed by the target role draw design sketches skill
  • not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ergonomics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role follow a brief skill
  • not needed by the target role gather feedback from employees skill
  • not needed by the target role human anatomy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role industrial design knowledge
  • not needed by the target role occupational health knowledge
  • not needed by the target role occupational physiology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role prepare production prototypes skill
  • not needed by the target role teach ergonomics in work place skill
  • not needed by the target role write manuals skill
9 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 design drawings required
  • required, not held electricity required
  • required, not held electronics required
  • required, not held printed circuit boards required
  • optional, not held CADD software optional
  • optional, not held electrical engineering optional
  • optional, not held electrical wiring plans optional
  • optional, not held manual draughting techniques optional
Index

Other moves recorded from ergonomist

Full index of moves from ergonomist

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.