Industrial machinery assembler to fluid power technician
An industrial machinery assembler already meets 52% of what the fluid power technician role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.
46/ 100
1 How much of what a fluid power technician is expected to do is already part of an industrial machinery assembler’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 fluid power technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A fluid power technician role treats 8 of its required skills as things an industrial machinery assembler already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- consult technical resources
- mechanics
- perform test run
- read standard blueprints
- record test data
- resolve equipment malfunctions
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 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A fluid power technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an industrial machinery assembler background worth leading with.
- already held operate industrial equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held solve technical problems working with computers
- already held perform maintenance on installed equipment constructing
- already held secure working area assisting and caring
- already held operate welding equipment constructing
- already held use testing equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
All 14 carried skills, including the 8 the fluid power technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 17 missing skills fall into 7 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.
- still to learn fluid mechanics required
- still to learn hydraulic fluid required
- still to learn hydraulics required
- still to learn install hydraulic systems required
- still to learn operate soldering equipment required
- optional, not held conduct routine machinery checks optional
- optional, not held install electrical and electronic equipment optional
- optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
- optional, not held replace defect components optional
- optional, not held provide customer information related to repairs optional
- optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
- optional, not held order supplies optional
- optional, not held estimate restoration costs optional
- optional, not held write records for repairs optional
- optional, not held prepare compliance documents optional
- optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a fluid power 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 · The rest of the record
All 14 skills that carry over
- already held consult technical resources skill
- already held mechanics knowledge
- already held perform test run skill
- already held read standard blueprints skill
- already held record test data skill
- already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
- already held secure working area skill
- already held use testing equipment skill
- already held apply technical communication skills skill
- already held operate industrial equipment skill
- already held operate welding equipment skill
- already held perform maintenance on installed equipment skill
- already held solve technical problems skill
- already held troubleshoot skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held estimate restoration costs optional
- optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
- optional, not held provide customer information related to repairs optional
- optional, not held write records for repairs optional
- optional, not held conduct routine machinery checks optional
- optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
- optional, not held install electrical and electronic equipment optional
- optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
- optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
- optional, not held order supplies optional
- optional, not held prepare compliance documents optional
- optional, not held replace defect components optional
17 held skills the fluid power technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role assemble machines skill
- not needed by the target role develop assembly instructions skill
- not needed by the target role inspect industrial equipment skill
- not needed by the target role inspect quality of products skill
- not needed by the target role install machinery skill
- not needed by the target role maintain industrial equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain records of maintenance interventions skill
- not needed by the target role manufacturing of office equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role manufacturing of pumps and compressors knowledge
- not needed by the target role manufacturing of taps and valves knowledge
- not needed by the target role monitor automated machines skill
- not needed by the target role perform machine maintenance skill
- not needed by the target role perform pre-assembly quality checks skill
- not needed by the target role recognise signs of corrosion skill
- not needed by the target role repair industrial equipment skill
- not needed by the target role set up machine controls skill
- not needed by the target role wear appropriate protective gear 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.
- still to learn fluid mechanics required
- still to learn hydraulic fluid required
- still to learn hydraulics required
Other moves recorded from industrial machinery assembler
Common questions about this move
Can an industrial machinery assembler become a fluid power technician?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An industrial machinery assembler already covers 52% of what a fluid power technician is expected to do: 14 skills carry over, 8 of which the fluid power technician role treats as required.
What skills does an industrial machinery assembler need to become a fluid power technician?
5 required skills are missing, plus 12 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is fluid mechanics.
How hard is the move from industrial machinery assembler to fluid power technician?
Its learning distance is 46 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.