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

foundry mouldertometallurgist

A foundry moulder already meets 22% of what the metallurgist role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From foundry moulder
22%
Overlap1
To metallurgist
7 Skills carried over
11 Required, not held
78.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

22%

Learning distance A rebuild

78.1/ 100

1 Share of the metallurgist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the foundry moulder 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 metallurgist role treats 6 of its required skills as things a foundry moulder already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • ferrous metal processing
  • non-ferrous metal processing
  • precious metal processing
  • prepare scientific reports
  • types of metal
  • types of metal manufacturing processes

What stands in the way is 11 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A metallurgist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a foundry moulder background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held precious metal processing arts and humanities
  • already held prepare scientific reports communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held non-ferrous metal processing engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held types of metal manufacturing processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held ferrous metal processing engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held types of metal engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 7 carried skills, including the 6 the metallurgist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 43 missing skills fall into 11 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 4 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held metal and metal ore products required
  • required, not held alloys of precious metals required
  • required, not held metal forming technologies required
  • required, not held precious metals required
  • optional, not held chemical processes optional
  • optional, not held chemical technologies in metal manufacture optional
  • optional, not held design drawings optional
  • optional, not held materials engineering optional
02 information skills 2 required, 9 supplementary
  • required, not held conduct metallurgical structural analysis required
  • required, not held assess suitability of metal types for specific application required
  • optional, not held conduct chemical testing on basic metals optional
  • optional, not held interpret extraction data optional
  • optional, not held monitor extraction logging operations optional
  • optional, not held prepare extraction proposals optional
  • optional, not held test raw minerals optional
  • optional, not held extract products from moulds optional
  • optional, not held monitor manufacturing quality standards optional
  • optional, not held perform sample testing optional
  • optional, not held process incident reports for prevention optional
03 handling and moving 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held shape metal over anvils required
  • required, not held manipulate metal required
  • optional, not held cast metal optional
  • optional, not held prepare samples for testing optional
04 constructing 2 required
  • required, not held join metals required
  • required, not held perform metal work required
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held work in metal manufacture teams required
  • optional, not held design metal components optional
  • optional, not held develop new installations optional
  • optional, not held address problems critically optional
  • optional, not held liaise with quality assurance optional
06 assisting and caring 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held ensure public safety and security optional
  • optional, not held apply health and safety standards optional
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation optional
  • optional, not held ensure health and safety in manufacturing optional

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a metallurgist 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 7 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held ferrous metal processing knowledge
  • already held non-ferrous metal processing knowledge
  • already held precious metal processing knowledge
  • already held prepare scientific reports skill
  • already held types of metal knowledge
  • already held types of metal manufacturing processes knowledge
  • already held troubleshoot skill
The 5 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held extract materials from furnace optional
  • optional, not held separate metals from ores optional
  • optional, not held fabricate metal parts optional
  • optional, not held install monitors for process control optional
08 management skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held make time-critical decisions optional
  • optional, not held provide technical documentation optional
09 arts and humanities 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held manufacturing of jewellery optional
10 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held innovation processes optional
11 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held physics optional
32 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held chemical processes optional
  • optional, not held chemical technologies in metal manufacture optional
  • optional, not held conduct chemical testing on basic metals optional
  • optional, not held design metal components optional
  • optional, not held develop new installations optional
  • optional, not held ensure public safety and security optional
  • optional, not held extract materials from furnace optional
  • optional, not held innovation processes optional
  • optional, not held interpret extraction data optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of jewellery optional
  • optional, not held monitor extraction logging operations optional
  • optional, not held prepare extraction proposals optional
  • optional, not held separate metals from ores optional
  • optional, not held test raw minerals optional
  • optional, not held address problems critically optional
  • optional, not held apply health and safety standards optional
  • optional, not held cast metal optional
  • optional, not held design drawings optional
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation optional
  • optional, not held ensure health and safety in manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held extract products from moulds optional
  • optional, not held fabricate metal parts optional
  • optional, not held install monitors for process control optional
  • optional, not held liaise with quality assurance optional
  • optional, not held make time-critical decisions optional
  • optional, not held materials engineering optional
  • optional, not held monitor manufacturing quality standards optional
  • optional, not held perform sample testing optional
  • optional, not held physics optional
  • optional, not held prepare samples for testing optional
  • optional, not held process incident reports for prevention optional
  • optional, not held provide technical documentation optional
18 held skills the metallurgist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role attend to detail in casting processes skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate using non-verbal language skill
  • not needed by the target role construct cores skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate coremaking shifts skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure core uniformity skill
  • not needed by the target role follow manufacturing work schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role insert core structures skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain core parts skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain cores skill
  • not needed by the target role mark processed workpiece skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor gauge skill
  • not needed by the target role position core workpieces skill
  • not needed by the target role pour molten metal into cores skill
  • not needed by the target role provide pouring holes in cores skill
  • not needed by the target role repair core defects skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise work skill
  • not needed by the target role types of plastic knowledge
  • not needed by the target role various types of sand knowledge
11 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 metal and metal ore products required
  • required, not held alloys of precious metals required
  • required, not held metal forming technologies required
  • required, not held precious metals required
  • optional, not held chemical processes optional
  • optional, not held chemical technologies in metal manufacture optional
  • optional, not held innovation processes optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of jewellery optional
  • optional, not held design drawings optional
  • optional, not held materials engineering optional
  • optional, not held physics optional
Index

Other moves recorded from foundry moulder

Full index of moves from foundry moulder

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.