RecordMove

Hydropower technician to 3D printing technician

A hydropower technician already meets 59% of what the 3D printing technician role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From hydropower technician

Partial match

To 3D printing technician

17 You already bring

5 Still to learn

38 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

44.1/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a 3D printing technician is expected to do is already part of a hydropower technician’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the 3D printing technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A 3D printing technician role treats 14 of its required skills as things a hydropower technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

3D modelling
3D printing process
CAD software
ICT software specifications
adjust engineering designs
maintenance of printing machines

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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A 3D printing technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a hydropower technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held determine suitability of materials communication, collaboration and creativity
already held operate printing machinery working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held 3D printing process arts and humanities
already held printing on large scale machines arts and humanities
already held printing materials arts and humanities
already held operate 3D computer graphics software communication, collaboration and creativity

All 17 carried skills, including the 14 the 3D printing technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 21 missing skills fall into 11 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.

Skill to pick up Tier

01 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn identify customer's needs required
still to learn advise client on technical possibilities required
still to learn create solutions to problems required
still to learn draft design specifications required

optional, not held use manual draughting techniques optional

02 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required

still to learn digitization required

03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 5 supplementary

optional, not held blueprints optional
optional, not held design drawings optional
optional, not held industrial engineering optional
optional, not held manufacturing processes optional
optional, not held mechanics optional

04 arts and humanities 2 supplementary

optional, not held design principles optional
optional, not held manual draughting techniques optional

05 information skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held calculate materials to build equipment optional
optional, not held monitor manufacturing quality standards optional

06 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held product comprehension optional

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a 3D printing technician 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 17 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held 3D modelling knowledge
already held 3D printing process knowledge
already held CAD software knowledge
already held ICT software specifications knowledge
already held adjust engineering designs skill
already held maintenance of printing machines knowledge
already held maintenance operations knowledge
already held operate 3D computer graphics software skill
already held operate printing machinery skill
already held printing materials knowledge
already held printing on large scale machines knowledge
already held printing techniques knowledge
already held use CAD software skill
already held use technical drawing software skill
already held design prototypes skill
already held determine suitability of materials skill
already held technical drawings knowledge

The 5 learning areas not shown above

Skill to pick up Tier

07 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held clean equipment optional

08 health and welfare 1 supplementary

optional, not held prosthetic devices optional

09 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held CADD software optional

10 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held create technical plans optional

11 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held mathematics optional

16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held product comprehension optional
optional, not held prosthetic devices optional
optional, not held CADD software optional
optional, not held blueprints optional
optional, not held calculate materials to build equipment optional
optional, not held clean equipment optional
optional, not held create technical plans optional
optional, not held design drawings optional
optional, not held design principles optional
optional, not held industrial engineering optional
optional, not held manual draughting techniques optional
optional, not held manufacturing processes optional
optional, not held mathematics optional
optional, not held mechanics optional
optional, not held monitor manufacturing quality standards optional
optional, not held use manual draughting techniques optional

73 held skills the 3D printing technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role alternative energy knowledge
not needed by the target role analyse big data skill
not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
not needed by the target role assemble mechatronic units skill
not needed by the target role assemble sensors skill
not needed by the target role automation technology knowledge
not needed by the target role business intelligence knowledge
not needed by the target role cloud technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct engineering site audits skill
not needed by the target role control engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role coordinate electricity generation skill
not needed by the target role data mining knowledge
not needed by the target role data storage knowledge
not needed by the target role design electric power systems skill
not needed by the target role draw blueprints skill
not needed by the target role electric generators knowledge
not needed by the target role electrical power safety regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
not needed by the target role energy knowledge
not needed by the target role energy conservation knowledge
not needed by the target role energy efficiency knowledge
not needed by the target role energy micro-generation technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role energy performance of buildings knowledge
not needed by the target role energy transformation knowledge
not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure safety in electrical power operations skill
not needed by the target role environmental engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role hydroelectricity knowledge
not needed by the target role information extraction knowledge
not needed by the target role information structure knowledge
not needed by the target role inspect facility sites skill
not needed by the target role install automation components skill
not needed by the target role install mechatronic equipment skill
not needed by the target role maintain electrical equipment skill
not needed by the target role maintain records of maintenance interventions skill
not needed by the target role maintain robotic equipment skill
not needed by the target role manage data skill
not needed by the target role manage engineering project skill
not needed by the target role manage quantitative data skill

33 further entries not listed here

12 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 pick up Tier

still to learn digitization required
optional, not held product comprehension optional
optional, not held prosthetic devices optional
optional, not held CADD software optional
optional, not held blueprints optional
optional, not held design drawings optional
optional, not held design principles optional
optional, not held industrial engineering optional
optional, not held manual draughting techniques optional
optional, not held manufacturing processes optional
optional, not held mathematics optional
optional, not held mechanics optional

Index

Other moves recorded from hydropower technician

Full index of moves from hydropower technician

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a hydropower technician become a 3D printing technician?

Yes, and it is a moderate move. A hydropower technician already covers 59% of what a 3D printing technician is expected to do: 17 skills carry over, 14 of which the 3D printing technician role treats as required.

What skills does a hydropower technician need to become a 3D printing technician?

5 required skills are missing, plus 16 optional ones. They fall into 11 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is identify customer's needs.

How hard is the move from hydropower technician to 3D printing technician?

Its learning distance is 44.1 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.