Marine electrician to automotive battery technician
A marine electrician already meets 41% of what the automotive battery technician role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.
65.5/ 100
1 How much of what an automotive battery technician is expected to do is already part of a marine electrician’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the automotive battery technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An automotive battery technician role treats 10 of its required skills as things a marine electrician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- apply health and safety standards
- battery chemistry
- battery components
- battery fluids
- install transport equipment batteries
- maintain electrical equipment
What stands in the way is 14 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An automotive battery technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a marine electrician background worth leading with.
- already held install transport equipment batteries working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held test electrical equipment constructing
- already held repair battery components working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held battery fluids engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held operate battery test equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held battery chemistry natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
All 15 carried skills, including the 10 the automotive battery technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 23 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn repair vehicle's electrical equipment required
- still to learn install automotive electrical equipment required
- still to learn install car electronics required
- still to learn repair vehicle electrical systems required
- still to learn maintain electrical engines required
- still to learn use diagnostic tools for electronic repairs required
- optional, not held maintain vehicle electrical equipment optional
- optional, not held operate lifting equipment optional
- still to learn battery design required
- still to learn battery formation required
- still to learn battery management systems required
- still to learn hybrid vehicle architecture required
- still to learn energy storage systems required
- optional, not held electric current optional
- still to learn assemble batteries required
- still to learn dispose of hazardous waste required
- optional, not held dispose of chemicals optional
- optional, not held assemble automotive batteries optional
- still to learn chemical products required
- optional, not held inspect for faults in the vehicle's electric system optional
- optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
- optional, not held describe electric drive system optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an automotive battery technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 assemble batteries practise this
- 02 repair vehicle's electrical equipment practise this
- 03 battery design study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 15 skills that carry over
- already held apply health and safety standards skill
- already held battery chemistry knowledge
- already held battery components knowledge
- already held battery fluids knowledge
- already held install transport equipment batteries skill
- already held maintain electrical equipment skill
- already held operate battery test equipment skill
- already held read standard blueprints skill
- already held use technical documentation skill
- already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
- already held apply soldering techniques skill
- already held electricity knowledge
- already held operate soldering equipment skill
- already held repair battery components skill
- already held test electrical equipment skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held set up automotive robot optional
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held inspect for faults in the vehicle's electric system optional
- optional, not held maintain vehicle electrical equipment optional
- optional, not held describe electric drive system optional
- optional, not held dispose of chemicals optional
- optional, not held assemble automotive batteries optional
- optional, not held electric current optional
- optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
- optional, not held operate lifting equipment optional
- optional, not held set up automotive robot optional
22 held skills the automotive battery technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role create technical plans skill
- not needed by the target role diagnose defective engines skill
- not needed by the target role electrical testing methods knowledge
- not needed by the target role electrical wiring diagrams knowledge
- not needed by the target role electrical wiring plans knowledge
- not needed by the target role electronic test procedures knowledge
- not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
- not needed by the target role fasten components skill
- not needed by the target role follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health skill
- not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
- not needed by the target role install electrical equipment in vessels skill
- not needed by the target role install transport equipment lighting skill
- not needed by the target role maintain vessel technical equipment according to instructions skill
- not needed by the target role maritime electric drives knowledge
- not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role mechanics of vessels knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform test run skill
- not needed by the target role repair vessel electrical systems skill
- not needed by the target role troubleshoot skill
- not needed by the target role types of maritime vessels knowledge
- not needed by the target role vessel electrical system knowledge
- not needed by the target role write records for repairs 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.
- still to learn battery design required
- still to learn battery formation required
- still to learn battery management systems required
- still to learn chemical products required
- still to learn hybrid vehicle architecture required
- still to learn energy storage systems required
- optional, not held electric current optional
Common questions about this move
Can a marine electrician become an automotive battery technician?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A marine electrician already covers 41% of what an automotive battery technician is expected to do: 15 skills carry over, 10 of which the automotive battery technician role treats as required.
What skills does a marine electrician need to become an automotive battery technician?
14 required skills are missing, plus 9 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with machinery and specialised equipment. The single most important is assemble batteries.
How hard is the move from marine electrician to automotive battery technician?
Its learning distance is 65.5 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.