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

gear machinisttoprecision mechanic

A gear machinist already meets 66% of what the precision mechanic role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From gear machinist
66%
Overlap1
To precision mechanic
22 Skills carried over
3 Required, not held
34.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

66%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

34.8/ 100

1 Share of the precision mechanic role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the gear machinist 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 precision mechanic role treats 10 of its required skills as things a gear machinist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • consult technical resources
  • mechanics
  • micromechanics
  • monitor automated machines
  • operate precision measuring equipment
  • perform test run

What stands in the way is 3 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 22 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A precision mechanic role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a gear machinist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held micromechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held tend CNC drilling machine working with computers
  • already held tend CNC grinding machine working with computers
  • already held tend CNC milling machine working with computers
  • already held tend computer numerical control lathe machine working with computers
  • already held apply precision metalworking techniques working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 22 carried skills, including the 10 the precision mechanic role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 missing skills fall into 7 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 handling and moving 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held assemble machines required
  • required, not held use precision tools required
  • optional, not held assemble metal parts optional
  • optional, not held assemble electrical components optional
  • optional, not held assemble electronic units optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held precision mechanics required
  • optional, not held manufacturing of office equipment optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of pumps and compressors optional
  • optional, not held electronics optional
03 constructing 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate soldering equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate welding equipment optional
04 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held conduct quality control analysis optional
05 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held manufacturing of taps and valves optional
06 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held tend CNC laser cutting machine optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a precision mechanic 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 consult technical resources skill
  • already held mechanics knowledge
  • already held micromechanics knowledge
  • already held monitor automated machines skill
  • already held operate precision measuring equipment skill
  • already held perform test run skill
  • already held secure working area skill
  • already held set up the controller of a machine skill
  • already held supply machine skill
  • already held supply machine with appropriate tools skill
  • already held apply precision metalworking techniques skill
  • already held conduct routine machinery checks skill
  • already held dispose of hazardous waste skill
  • already held maintain records of maintenance interventions skill
  • already held perform machine maintenance skill
  • already held record test data skill
  • already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
  • already held tend CNC drilling machine skill
  • already held tend CNC grinding machine skill
  • already held tend CNC milling machine skill
  • already held tend computer numerical control lathe machine skill
  • already held troubleshoot skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use testing equipment optional
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held assemble metal parts optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of office equipment optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of pumps and compressors optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of taps and valves optional
  • optional, not held assemble electrical components optional
  • optional, not held assemble electronic units optional
  • optional, not held conduct quality control analysis optional
  • optional, not held electronics optional
  • optional, not held operate soldering equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate welding equipment optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC laser cutting machine optional
  • optional, not held use testing equipment optional
12 held skills the precision mechanic role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role heat metals skill
  • not needed by the target role mechanical tools knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate drilling equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate gear shaper skill
  • not needed by the target role quality and cycle time optimisation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role remove processed workpiece skill
  • not needed by the target role tend boring machine skill
  • not needed by the target role tend lathe skill
  • not needed by the target role tend metal sawing machine skill
  • not needed by the target role tend surface grinding machine skill
  • not needed by the target role types of lathe tools knowledge
  • not needed by the target role types of metal knowledge
5 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 precision mechanics required
  • optional, not held manufacturing of office equipment optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of pumps and compressors optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of taps and valves optional
  • optional, not held electronics optional
Index

Other moves recorded from gear machinist

Full index of moves from gear machinist

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.