fluid power techniciantoconstruction equipment technician
A fluid power technician already meets 51% of what the construction equipment technician role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.
51%
49.5/ 100
1 Share of the construction equipment technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the fluid power technician 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 construction equipment technician role treats 8 of its required skills as things a fluid power technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- conduct routine machinery checks
- consult technical resources
- mechanics
- operate soldering equipment
- perform test run
- record test data
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 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A construction equipment technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a fluid power technician background worth leading with.
- already held install hydraulic systems constructing
- already held prepare compliance documents information skills
- already held secure working area assisting and caring
- already held install electrical and electronic equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held conduct routine machinery checks working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held write records for repairs information skills
All 19 carried skills, including the 8 the construction equipment technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 23 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.
- required, not held keep heavy construction equipment in good condition required
- required, not held monitor heavy machinery required
- optional, not held inspect heavy surface mining equipment optional
- optional, not held install pneumatic systems optional
- required, not held construction equipment related to building materials required
- optional, not held construction products optional
- optional, not held wood products optional
- optional, not held construction industry optional
- optional, not held electronics optional
- required, not held perform machine maintenance required
- optional, not held maintain forestry equipment optional
- optional, not held maintain electrical equipment optional
- optional, not held maintain electronic equipment optional
- optional, not held maintain hydraulic systems optional
- required, not held manage heavy equipment required
- optional, not held advise on mine equipment optional
- optional, not held advise on safety improvements optional
- optional, not held provide technical training optional
- optional, not held write inspection reports optional
- optional, not held manage inspections of equipment optional
- optional, not held perform risk analysis optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a construction equipment technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 construction equipment related to building materials knowledge · cross sector
- 02 keep heavy construction equipment in good condition skill · cross sector
- 03 manage heavy equipment skill · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 19 skills that carry over
- already held conduct routine machinery checks skill
- already held consult technical resources skill
- already held mechanics knowledge
- already held operate soldering equipment skill
- already held perform test run skill
- already held record test data skill
- already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
- already held use testing equipment skill
- already held apply technical communication skills skill
- already held estimate restoration costs skill
- already held hydraulics knowledge
- already held install electrical and electronic equipment skill
- already held install hydraulic systems skill
- already held operate welding equipment skill
- already held order supplies skill
- already held prepare compliance documents skill
- already held secure working area skill
- already held troubleshoot skill
- already held write records for repairs skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held use safety equipment in construction optional
- optional, not held pneumatics optional
18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held advise on mine equipment optional
- optional, not held construction products optional
- optional, not held inspect heavy surface mining equipment optional
- optional, not held maintain forestry equipment optional
- optional, not held wood products optional
- optional, not held advise on safety improvements optional
- optional, not held construction industry optional
- optional, not held electronics optional
- optional, not held install pneumatic systems optional
- optional, not held maintain electrical equipment optional
- optional, not held maintain electronic equipment optional
- optional, not held maintain hydraulic systems optional
- optional, not held manage inspections of equipment optional
- optional, not held perform risk analysis optional
- optional, not held pneumatics optional
- optional, not held provide technical training optional
- optional, not held use safety equipment in construction optional
- optional, not held write inspection reports optional
12 held skills the construction equipment technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role dispose of hazardous waste skill
- not needed by the target role fluid mechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role hydraulic fluid knowledge
- not needed by the target role issue sales invoices skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with engineers skill
- not needed by the target role operate industrial equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate precision measuring equipment skill
- not needed by the target role perform maintenance on installed equipment skill
- not needed by the target role provide customer information related to repairs skill
- not needed by the target role read standard blueprints skill
- not needed by the target role replace defect components skill
- not needed by the target role solve technical problems skill
6 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 construction equipment related to building materials required
- optional, not held construction products optional
- optional, not held wood products optional
- optional, not held construction industry optional
- optional, not held electronics optional
- optional, not held pneumatics optional
Other moves recorded from fluid power technician
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.