fibre optic installertoelectric meter technician
A fibre optic installer already meets 20% of what the electric meter technician role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.
20%
76.1/ 100
1 Share of the electric meter technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the fibre optic installer 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 this move works
A electric meter technician role treats 4 of its required skills as things a fibre optic installer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- electrical wire accessories
- electricity
- troubleshoot
- use wire hand tools
What stands in the way is 15 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 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A electric meter technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a fibre optic installer background worth leading with.
- already held use wire hand tools handling and moving
- already held anticipate installation maintenance management skills
- already held electrical wire accessories engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held electricity engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held troubleshoot communication, collaboration and creativity
All 5 carried skills, including the 4 the electric meter technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 23 missing skills fall into 6 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.
- required, not held install electricity meter required
- required, not held install electrical and electronic equipment required
- required, not held use electrical wire tools required
- required, not held use testing equipment required
- optional, not held read electricity meter optional
- required, not held smart grids systems required
- required, not held electrical equipment regulations required
- required, not held electrical wiring plans required
- required, not held electricity principles required
- required, not held identify faults in utility meters required
- required, not held inspect electrical supplies required
- required, not held perform test run required
- optional, not held install utility equipment optional
- optional, not held monitor utility equipment optional
- required, not held measure electrical characteristics required
- required, not held use technical documentation required
- optional, not held write records for repairs optional
- optional, not held consult technical resources optional
- optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
- required, not held apply health and safety standards required
- required, not held wear appropriate protective gear required
- optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional
- optional, not held advise on utility consumption optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a electric meter technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 install electricity meter skill · occupation specific
- 02 identify faults in utility meters skill · sector specific
- 03 smart grids systems knowledge · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 5 skills that carry over
- already held electrical wire accessories knowledge
- already held electricity knowledge
- already held troubleshoot skill
- already held use wire hand tools skill
- already held anticipate installation maintenance skill
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held advise on utility consumption optional
- optional, not held install utility equipment optional
- optional, not held monitor utility equipment optional
- optional, not held read electricity meter optional
- optional, not held write records for repairs optional
- optional, not held consult technical resources optional
- optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
- optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional
20 held skills the electric meter technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role MOEM knowledge
- not needed by the target role advise on equipment maintenance skill
- not needed by the target role apply soldering techniques skill
- not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with maintenance legislation skill
- not needed by the target role ensure conformity to specifications skill
- not needed by the target role fibre optics knowledge
- not needed by the target role inspect cables skill
- not needed by the target role install electronic communication equipment skill
- not needed by the target role install low voltage wiring skill
- not needed by the target role install power lines skill
- not needed by the target role monitor customer service skill
- not needed by the target role operate soldering equipment skill
- not needed by the target role optical engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role optomechanical components knowledge
- not needed by the target role repair wiring skill
- not needed by the target role rigging terminology knowledge
- not needed by the target role soldering techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role splice cable skill
- not needed by the target role wire harnesses knowledge
4 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held smart grids systems required
- required, not held electrical equipment regulations required
- required, not held electrical wiring plans required
- required, not held electricity principles required
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.