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

industrial electriciantoelectrical supervisor

A industrial electrician already meets 51% of what the electrical supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

From industrial electrician
51%
Overlap1
To electrical supervisor
31 Skills carried over
14 Required, not held
56.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

51%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

56.9/ 100

1 Share of the electrical supervisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the industrial electrician 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 electrical supervisor role treats 13 of its required skills as things a industrial electrician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • answer requests for quotation
  • building systems monitoring technology
  • electrical wiring plans
  • electricity
  • electromechanics
  • electronics

What stands in the way is 14 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 31 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A electrical supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a industrial electrician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held install electricity sockets working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held solar panel mounting systems engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held install circuit breakers working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held install electric switches working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held building systems monitoring technology engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held splice cable working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 31 carried skills, including the 13 the electrical supervisor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 26 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 management skills 6 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure compliance with construction project deadline required
  • required, not held ensure equipment availability required
  • required, not held evaluate employees work required
  • required, not held plan resource allocation required
  • required, not held plan shifts of employees required
  • required, not held supervise staff required
  • optional, not held recruit employees optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held work in a construction team required
  • required, not held liaise with managers required
  • required, not held order construction supplies required
  • optional, not held negotiate supplier arrangements optional
  • optional, not held provide technical expertise optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
03 information skills 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held check compatibility of materials required
  • required, not held monitor stock level required
  • required, not held process incoming construction supplies required
  • optional, not held calculate needs for construction supplies optional
  • optional, not held conduct quality control analysis optional
04 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held manage health and safety standards required
  • optional, not held provide first aid optional
05 constructing 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held test procedures in electricity transmission required
  • optional, not held install construction profiles optional
06 business, administration and law 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held construction product regulation optional
  • optional, not held cost management optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a electrical supervisor 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 31 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held answer requests for quotation skill
  • already held building systems monitoring technology knowledge
  • already held electrical wiring plans knowledge
  • already held electricity knowledge
  • already held electromechanics knowledge
  • already held electronics knowledge
  • already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
  • already held inspect construction supplies skill
  • already held inspect electrical supplies skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held react to events in time-critical environments skill
  • already held test electronic units skill
  • already held use safety equipment in construction skill
  • already held assemble electrical components skill
  • already held assemble electronic units skill
  • already held automation technology knowledge
  • already held energy performance of buildings knowledge
  • already held install circuit breakers skill
  • already held install electric switches skill
  • already held install electrical and electronic equipment skill
  • already held install electricity sockets skill
  • already held maintain electrical equipment skill
  • already held provide power connection from bus bars skill
  • already held solar panel mounting systems knowledge
  • already held solder electronics skill
  • already held splice cable skill
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held use measurement instruments skill
  • already held use precision tools skill
  • already held use sander skill
  • already held work ergonomically skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held microelectronics optional
08 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held maintain electronic equipment optional
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held construction product regulation optional
  • optional, not held cost management optional
  • optional, not held install construction profiles optional
  • optional, not held calculate needs for construction supplies optional
  • optional, not held conduct quality control analysis optional
  • optional, not held maintain electronic equipment optional
  • optional, not held microelectronics optional
  • optional, not held negotiate supplier arrangements optional
  • optional, not held provide first aid optional
  • optional, not held provide technical expertise optional
  • optional, not held recruit employees optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
16 held skills the electrical supervisor role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply coating to electrical equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role cut wall chases skill
  • not needed by the target role electric generators knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electrical testing methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electrical wire accessories knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electricity consumption knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure safety in electrical power operations skill
  • not needed by the target role install lightning protection system skill
  • not needed by the target role make electrical calculations skill
  • not needed by the target role order electrical supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role program firmware skill
  • not needed by the target role read electricity meter skill
  • not needed by the target role repair wiring skill
  • not needed by the target role replace defect components skill
  • not needed by the target role resolve equipment malfunctions skill
  • not needed by the target role write inspection reports skill
3 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
  • optional, not held construction product regulation optional
  • optional, not held cost management optional
  • optional, not held microelectronics optional
Index

Other moves recorded from industrial electrician

Full index of moves from industrial electrician

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.