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

laser beam weldertospot welder

A laser beam welder already meets 77% of what the spot welder role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From laser beam welder
77%
Overlap1
To spot welder
38 Skills carried over
3 Required, not held
30.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Very strong match

77%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

30.2/ 100

1 Share of the spot welder role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the laser beam welder 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 spot welder role treats 16 of its required skills as things a laser beam welder already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply precision metalworking techniques
  • ensure correct metal temperature
  • ensure equipment availability
  • monitor gauge
  • operate welding equipment
  • perform test run

What stands in the way is 3 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 38 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A spot welder role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a laser beam welder background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held adjust temperature gauges working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held welding techniques engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held prepare pieces for joining handling and moving
  • already held ensure correct metal temperature working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held ensure correct gas pressure working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held metal joining technologies engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 38 carried skills, including the 16 the spot welder role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 missing skills fall into 4 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 2 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held spot welding machine parts required
  • required, not held electric current required
  • optional, not held manufacturing of heating equipment optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of tools optional
  • optional, not held non-ferrous metal processing optional
  • optional, not held electrical discharge optional
  • optional, not held metal thermal conductivity optional
02 constructing 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held apply spot welding techniques required
  • optional, not held perform metal active gas welding optional
  • optional, not held perform metal inert gas welding optional
  • optional, not held apply arc welding techniques optional
  • optional, not held operate oxy-fuel welding torch optional
03 information skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held monitor conveyor belt optional
  • optional, not held perform product testing optional
04 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held apply electrolytes to cathodes and anodes optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a spot welder 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 38 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply precision metalworking techniques skill
  • already held ensure correct metal temperature skill
  • already held ensure equipment availability skill
  • already held monitor gauge skill
  • already held operate welding equipment skill
  • already held perform test run skill
  • already held prepare pieces for joining skill
  • already held quality standards knowledge
  • already held remove inadequate workpieces skill
  • already held remove processed workpiece skill
  • already held set up the controller of a machine skill
  • already held spot metal imperfections skill
  • already held supply machine skill
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held types of metal knowledge
  • already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
  • already held adjust temperature gauges skill
  • already held advise on machinery malfunctions skill
  • already held apply preliminary treatment to workpieces skill
  • already held consult technical resources skill
  • already held ensure correct gas pressure skill
  • already held ferrous metal processing knowledge
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held manufacture of small metal parts knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of cutlery knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of doors from metal knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of metal containers knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of steam generators knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of weapons and ammunition knowledge
  • already held metal joining technologies knowledge
  • already held monitor automated machines skill
  • already held operate precision measuring equipment skill
  • already held perform machine maintenance skill
  • already held record production data for quality control skill
  • already held smooth burred surfaces skill
  • already held supply machine with appropriate tools skill
  • already held types of metal manufacturing processes knowledge
  • already held welding techniques knowledge
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held manufacturing of heating equipment optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of tools optional
  • optional, not held non-ferrous metal processing optional
  • optional, not held perform metal active gas welding optional
  • optional, not held perform metal inert gas welding optional
  • optional, not held apply arc welding techniques optional
  • optional, not held apply electrolytes to cathodes and anodes optional
  • optional, not held electrical discharge optional
  • optional, not held metal thermal conductivity optional
  • optional, not held monitor conveyor belt optional
  • optional, not held operate oxy-fuel welding torch optional
  • optional, not held perform product testing optional
15 held skills the spot welder role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role ensure necessary ventilation in machining skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect quality of products skill
  • not needed by the target role laser engraving methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role laser marking processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role laser types knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain mechanical equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role program a CNC controller skill
  • not needed by the target role quality and cycle time optimisation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role read standard blueprints skill
  • not needed by the target role statistical process control knowledge
  • not needed by the target role tend laser beam welding machine skill
  • not needed by the target role use CAM software skill
  • not needed by the target role use automatic programming skill
  • not needed by the target role verify laser beam measurement skill
7 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 spot welding machine parts required
  • required, not held electric current required
  • optional, not held manufacturing of heating equipment optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of tools optional
  • optional, not held non-ferrous metal processing optional
  • optional, not held electrical discharge optional
  • optional, not held metal thermal conductivity optional
Index

Other moves recorded from laser beam welder

Full index of moves from laser beam welder

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.