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

instrumentation engineering techniciantoautomation engineering technician

A instrumentation engineering technician already meets 51% of what the automation engineering technician role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.

From instrumentation engineering technician
51%
Overlap1
To automation engineering technician
29 Skills carried over
16 Required, not held
59.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

51%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

59.3/ 100

1 Share of the automation engineering technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the instrumentation engineering technician 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 automation engineering technician role treats 17 of its required skills as things a instrumentation engineering technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adjust engineering designs
  • align components
  • assist scientific research
  • automation technology
  • control engineering
  • electrical engineering

What stands in the way is 16 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 29 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A automation engineering technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a instrumentation engineering technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held marine technology engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held firmware information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held control engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held test sensors constructing
  • already held program firmware working with computers
  • already held sensors engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 29 carried skills, including the 17 the automation engineering technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 28 missing skills fall into 9 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 4 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held computer engineering required
  • required, not held design drawings required
  • required, not held robotic components required
  • required, not held robotics required
  • optional, not held guidance, navigation and control optional
  • optional, not held programmable logic controller optional
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held install mechatronic equipment required
  • required, not held maintain robotic equipment required
  • required, not held monitor automated machines required
  • optional, not held maintain control systems for automated equipment optional
  • optional, not held provide power connection from bus bars optional
03 handling and moving 3 required
  • required, not held assemble mechatronic units required
  • required, not held assemble sensors required
  • required, not held assemble machines required
04 working with computers 2 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held install automation components required
  • required, not held set up machine controls required
  • optional, not held assemble hardware components optional
  • optional, not held customise software for drive system optional
  • optional, not held install software optional
  • optional, not held program a CNC controller optional
  • optional, not held set up automotive robot optional
05 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 required
  • required, not held automatic control system required
  • required, not held microprocessors required
06 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held interpret circuit diagrams required
  • optional, not held replace machines optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a automation engineering 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 29 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adjust engineering designs skill
  • already held align components skill
  • already held assist scientific research skill
  • already held automation technology knowledge
  • already held control engineering knowledge
  • already held electrical engineering knowledge
  • already held fasten components skill
  • already held inspect quality of products skill
  • already held liaise with engineers skill
  • already held mechanical engineering knowledge
  • already held mechatronics knowledge
  • already held perform test run skill
  • already held prepare production prototypes skill
  • already held quality standards knowledge
  • already held read engineering drawings skill
  • already held record test data skill
  • already held test sensors skill
  • already held CAD software knowledge
  • already held CAE software knowledge
  • already held apply technical communication skills skill
  • already held firmware knowledge
  • already held integrate new products in manufacturing skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held marine technology knowledge
  • already held program firmware skill
  • already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
  • already held sensors knowledge
  • already held use CAM software skill
  • already held write technical reports skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held test mechatronic units required
08 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held follow standards for machinery safety optional
09 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held follow work schedule optional
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held follow standards for machinery safety optional
  • optional, not held guidance, navigation and control optional
  • optional, not held maintain control systems for automated equipment optional
  • optional, not held provide power connection from bus bars optional
  • optional, not held assemble hardware components optional
  • optional, not held customise software for drive system optional
  • optional, not held follow work schedule optional
  • optional, not held install software optional
  • optional, not held program a CNC controller optional
  • optional, not held programmable logic controller optional
  • optional, not held replace machines optional
  • optional, not held set up automotive robot optional
49 held skills the automation engineering technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse big data skill
  • not needed by the target role apply soldering techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble instrumentation equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble measuring equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role calibrate electronic instruments skill
  • not needed by the target role cloud technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role conduct quality control analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct routine machinery checks 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 develop instrumentation systems skill
  • not needed by the target role electrical equipment regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electromechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electronic equipment standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure conformity to specifications skill
  • not needed by the target role hydraulics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role instrument performance elements knowledge
  • not needed by the target role instrumentation engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role instrumentation equipment knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain sensor equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role manage instrumentation systems skill
  • not needed by the target role measure electrical characteristics skill
  • not needed by the target role measure parts of manufactured products skill
  • not needed by the target role metallurgy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role nuclear energy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role offshore constructions and facilities knowledge
  • not needed by the target role offshore renewable energy technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate circular saw skill
  • not needed by the target role operate cranes skill
  • not needed by the target role operate precision machinery skill
  • not needed by the target role operate soldering equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role pneumatics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role power plant instrumentation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role read assembly drawings skill
  • not needed by the target role read standard blueprints skill
  • not needed by the target role renewable energy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role replace defect components skill
  • not needed by the target role statistical analysis system software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role tend metal sawing machine skill

9 further entries not listed here

8 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 automatic control system required
  • required, not held computer engineering required
  • required, not held design drawings required
  • required, not held microprocessors required
  • required, not held robotic components required
  • required, not held robotics required
  • optional, not held guidance, navigation and control optional
  • optional, not held programmable logic controller optional
Index

Other moves recorded from instrumentation engineering technician

Full index of moves from instrumentation engineering technician

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.