Table 1Transition record

maintenance and repair engineertopneumatic engineering technician

A maintenance and repair engineer already meets 57% of what the pneumatic engineering technician role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From maintenance and repair engineer

57%

Overlap1

To pneumatic engineering technician

13 Skills carried over

4 Required, not held

40.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 40.3

This move: 40.3 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the pneumatic engineering technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the maintenance and repair engineer 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A pneumatic engineering technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a maintenance and repair engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held pneumatics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held perform maintenance on installed equipment constructing
already held conduct routine machinery checks working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held use testing equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held resolve equipment malfunctions communication, collaboration and creativity
already held record test data information skills

All 13 carried skills, including the 8 the pneumatic engineering technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 14 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required

required, not held adjust engineering designs required
required, not held liaise with engineers required

02 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held CAE software required

optional, not held CAD software optional

03 information skills 1 required

required, not held read engineering drawings required

04 constructing 4 supplementary

optional, not held control air flow optional
optional, not held install pneumatic systems optional
optional, not held operate soldering equipment optional
optional, not held operate welding equipment optional

05 assisting and caring 2 supplementary

optional, not held oversee quality control optional
optional, not held secure working area optional

06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held fluid mechanics optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a pneumatic 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 13 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held conduct routine machinery checks skill
already held create solutions to problems skill
already held engineering principles knowledge
already held engineering processes knowledge
already held perform maintenance on installed equipment skill
already held pneumatics knowledge
already held record test data skill
already held troubleshoot skill
already held mechanics knowledge
already held perform test run skill
already held read standard blueprints skill
already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
already held use testing equipment skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held mathematics optional

08 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held use CAD software optional

10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held CAD software optional
optional, not held control air flow optional
optional, not held fluid mechanics optional
optional, not held install pneumatic systems optional
optional, not held mathematics optional
optional, not held operate soldering equipment optional
optional, not held operate welding equipment optional
optional, not held oversee quality control optional
optional, not held secure working area optional
optional, not held use CAD software optional

89 held skills the pneumatic engineering technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on efficiency improvements skill
not needed by the target role analyse big data skill
not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
not needed by the target role apply technical communication skills skill
not needed by the target role assemble mechatronic units 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 battery chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role battery components knowledge
not needed by the target role battery fluids knowledge
not needed by the target role business intelligence knowledge
not needed by the target role chemical products knowledge
not needed by the target role cloud technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role collaborate with designers skill
not needed by the target role communication knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct quality control analysis skill
not needed by the target role control engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role coordinate communication within a team skill
not needed by the target role data analytics knowledge
not needed by the target role data mining knowledge
not needed by the target role data mining methods knowledge
not needed by the target role data storage knowledge
not needed by the target role design automation components skill
not needed by the target role develop strategy to solve problems skill
not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
not needed by the target role environmental management standards knowledge
not needed by the target role estimate restoration costs skill
not needed by the target role execute software tests skill
not needed by the target role fuel gas knowledge
not needed by the target role hydraulics knowledge
not needed by the target role hydroelectricity knowledge
not needed by the target role information extraction knowledge
not needed by the target role information structure knowledge
not needed by the target role innovation processes knowledge
not needed by the target role inspect industrial equipment skill
not needed by the target role inspect machinery skill
not needed by the target role install automation components skill
not needed by the target role install hydraulic systems skill
not needed by the target role install mechatronic equipment skill

49 further entries not listed here

4 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 CAE software required
optional, not held CAD software optional
optional, not held fluid mechanics optional
optional, not held mathematics optional

Index

Other moves recorded from maintenance and repair engineer

Full index of moves from maintenance and repair engineer

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.