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

industrial robot controllertogear machinist

A industrial robot controller already meets 25% of what the gear machinist role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From industrial robot controller
25%
Overlap1
To gear machinist
6 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
68.7 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

25%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

68.7/ 100

1 Share of the gear machinist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the industrial robot controller 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 gear machinist role treats 4 of its required skills as things a industrial robot controller already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • mechanics
  • monitor automated machines
  • set up the controller of a machine
  • supply machine with appropriate tools

What stands in the way is 7 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A gear machinist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a industrial robot controller background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held supply machine with appropriate tools handling and moving
  • already held perform machine maintenance working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held monitor automated machines working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held record test data information skills
  • already held set up the controller of a machine working with computers
  • already held mechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 6 carried skills, including the 4 the gear machinist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 28 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 8 supplementary
  • required, not held supply machine required
  • optional, not held operate gear shaper optional
  • optional, not held tend boring machine optional
  • optional, not held apply precision metalworking techniques optional
  • optional, not held conduct routine machinery checks optional
  • optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
  • optional, not held tend lathe optional
  • optional, not held tend metal sawing machine optional
  • optional, not held tend surface grinding machine optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held types of metal required
  • optional, not held mechanical tools optional
  • optional, not held micromechanics optional
  • optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional
  • optional, not held types of lathe tools optional
03 handling and moving 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held remove processed workpiece required
  • optional, not held heat metals optional
  • optional, not held operate drilling equipment optional
  • optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held troubleshoot required
  • optional, not held resolve equipment malfunctions optional
05 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held consult technical resources required
  • optional, not held maintain records of maintenance interventions optional
06 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held secure working area required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a gear machinist 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 6 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held mechanics knowledge
  • already held monitor automated machines skill
  • already held set up the controller of a machine skill
  • already held supply machine with appropriate tools skill
  • already held perform machine maintenance skill
  • already held record test data skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held perform test run required
08 working with computers 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held tend CNC drilling machine optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC grinding machine optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC milling machine optional
  • optional, not held tend computer numerical control lathe machine optional
21 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held operate gear shaper optional
  • optional, not held heat metals optional
  • optional, not held operate drilling equipment optional
  • optional, not held tend boring machine optional
  • optional, not held apply precision metalworking techniques optional
  • optional, not held conduct routine machinery checks optional
  • optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
  • optional, not held maintain records of maintenance interventions optional
  • optional, not held mechanical tools optional
  • optional, not held micromechanics optional
  • optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
  • optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional
  • optional, not held resolve equipment malfunctions optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC drilling machine optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC grinding machine optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC milling machine optional
  • optional, not held tend computer numerical control lathe machine optional
  • optional, not held tend lathe optional
  • optional, not held tend metal sawing machine optional
  • optional, not held tend surface grinding machine optional
  • optional, not held types of lathe tools optional
27 held skills the gear machinist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role CAD software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role CADD software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role CAE software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role CAM software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role adjust manufacturing equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble robots 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 cost management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role inspect quality of products skill
  • not needed by the target role install software skill
  • not needed by the target role keep records of work progress skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain control systems for automated equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain robotic equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role optimise financial performance skill
  • not needed by the target role optimise production skill
  • not needed by the target role perform risk analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role production processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role replace machines skill
  • not needed by the target role robotic components knowledge
  • not needed by the target role robotics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role sensors knowledge
  • not needed by the target role set up automotive robot skill
  • not needed by the target role set up machine controls skill
  • not needed by the target role solve technical problems skill
  • not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
  • not needed by the target role wear appropriate protective gear skill
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 types of metal required
  • optional, not held mechanical tools optional
  • optional, not held micromechanics optional
  • optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional
  • optional, not held types of lathe tools optional
Index

Other moves recorded from industrial robot controller

Full index of moves from industrial robot controller

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.