Table 1Transition record

manufacturing cost estimatortoprocess engineer

A manufacturing cost estimator already meets 19% of what the process engineer role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From manufacturing cost estimator

19%

Overlap1

To process engineer

6 Skills carried over

11 Required, not held

75.3 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

19%

Learning distance A rebuild

75.3/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the process engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the manufacturing cost estimator 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 process engineer role treats 3 of its required skills as things a manufacturing cost estimator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

analyse production processes for improvement
manufacturing processes
project management

What stands in the way is 11 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 process engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a manufacturing cost estimator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held assess financial viability information skills
already held analyse production processes for improvement information skills
already held manufacturing processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held project management business, administration and law
already held perform project management management skills
already held manage budgets management skills

All 6 carried skills, including the 3 the process engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 29 missing skills fall into 10 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, 3 supplementary

required, not held engineering processes required
required, not held production engineering required
required, not held engineering principles required
required, not held technical drawings required

optional, not held circular economy optional
optional, not held environmental engineering optional
optional, not held industrial research and development optional

02 management skills 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held apply advanced manufacturing required
required, not held define technical requirements required
required, not held manage engineering project required

optional, not held define quality standards optional
optional, not held develop test procedures optional

03 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held interpret technical requirements required
required, not held perform scientific research required

optional, not held read engineering drawings optional
optional, not held record test data optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held troubleshoot required

optional, not held consult with design team optional
optional, not held adjust engineering designs optional
optional, not held consult with technical staff optional

05 working with computers 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held use technical drawing software required

optional, not held use CAD software optional

06 constructing 2 supplementary

optional, not held conduct performance tests optional
optional, not held maintain test equipment optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a process engineer 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 analyse production processes for improvement skill
already held manufacturing processes knowledge
already held project management knowledge
already held assess financial viability skill
already held manage budgets skill
already held perform project management skill

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 handling and moving 2 supplementary

optional, not held label samples optional
optional, not held collect samples for analysis optional

08 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held apply health and safety standards optional

09 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held automatic control system optional

10 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held use testing equipment optional

18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held consult with design team optional
optional, not held label samples optional
optional, not held adjust engineering designs optional
optional, not held apply health and safety standards optional
optional, not held automatic control system optional
optional, not held circular economy optional
optional, not held collect samples for analysis optional
optional, not held conduct performance tests optional
optional, not held consult with technical staff optional
optional, not held define quality standards optional
optional, not held develop test procedures optional
optional, not held environmental engineering optional
optional, not held industrial research and development optional
optional, not held maintain test equipment optional
optional, not held read engineering drawings optional
optional, not held record test data optional
optional, not held use CAD software optional
optional, not held use testing equipment optional

28 held skills the process engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role accurately estimate work hours skill
not needed by the target role advise on risk management skill
not needed by the target role analyse business plans skill
not needed by the target role assess operating cost skill
not needed by the target role calculate design costs skill
not needed by the target role calculate materials to build equipment skill
not needed by the target role calculate production costs skill
not needed by the target role control of expenses skill
not needed by the target role cost management knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure cost efficiency in food manufacturing skill
not needed by the target role estimate costs of required supplies skill
not needed by the target role estimate duration of work skill
not needed by the target role estimate restoration costs skill
not needed by the target role evaluate cost of software products skill
not needed by the target role execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
not needed by the target role forecast production quantities skill
not needed by the target role identify process improvements skill
not needed by the target role international business knowledge
not needed by the target role liaise with engineers skill
not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor production costs skill
not needed by the target role monitor production developments skill
not needed by the target role perform cost accounting activities skill
not needed by the target role prepare cost-plus pricing models skill
not needed by the target role provide cost benefit analysis reports skill
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 synthesise financial information skill

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 engineering processes required
required, not held production engineering required
required, not held engineering principles required
required, not held technical drawings required
optional, not held automatic control system optional
optional, not held circular economy optional
optional, not held environmental engineering optional
optional, not held industrial research and development optional

Index

Other moves recorded from manufacturing cost estimator

Full index of moves from manufacturing cost estimator

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.