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

marine electriciantoautomotive electrician

A marine electrician already meets 45% of what the automotive electrician role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.

From marine electrician
45%
Overlap1
To automotive electrician
25 Skills carried over
15 Required, not held
64.7 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

45%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

64.7/ 100

1 Share of the automotive electrician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the marine electrician 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 automotive electrician role treats 11 of its required skills as things a marine electrician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply health and safety standards
  • electrical wiring plans
  • electricity
  • electronics
  • fasten components
  • mechanics

What stands in the way is 15 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 25 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A automotive electrician 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.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held install transport equipment batteries working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held install transport equipment lighting working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • 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 25 carried skills, including the 11 the automotive electrician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 28 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 5 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held repair vehicle's electrical equipment required
  • required, not held carry out improvised vehicle repairs required
  • required, not held install automotive electrical equipment required
  • required, not held install car electronics required
  • required, not held use specialised tools in electric repairs required
  • optional, not held repair vehicle electrical systems optional
  • optional, not held drive vehicles optional
  • optional, not held maintain electrical engines optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 5 required
  • required, not held automotive diagnostic equipment required
  • required, not held vehicle electrical systems required
  • required, not held energy storage systems required
  • required, not held mechanics of motor vehicles required
  • required, not held types of vehicles required
03 constructing 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held perform vehicle diagnostic procedures required
  • required, not held use automotive diagnostic equipment required
  • optional, not held conduct performance tests optional
  • optional, not held test electronic units optional
04 handling and moving 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held perform manual work autonomously required
  • optional, not held clean vehicle exterior optional
  • optional, not held position vehicles for maintenance and repair optional
  • optional, not held execute vehicle maintenance optional
05 information skills 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held inspect for faults in the vehicle's electric system required
  • optional, not held keep stock records optional
  • optional, not held maintain vehicle records optional
  • optional, not held perform road testing of vehicles optional
06 services 1 required
  • required, not held car controls required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a automotive electrician 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 25 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply health and safety standards skill
  • already held electrical wiring plans knowledge
  • already held electricity knowledge
  • already held electronics knowledge
  • already held fasten components skill
  • already held mechanics knowledge
  • already held perform test run skill
  • already held read standard blueprints skill
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held use technical documentation skill
  • already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
  • already held apply soldering techniques skill
  • already held battery chemistry knowledge
  • already held battery components knowledge
  • already held battery fluids knowledge
  • already held create technical plans skill
  • already held diagnose defective engines skill
  • already held identify customer's needs skill
  • already held install transport equipment batteries skill
  • already held install transport equipment lighting skill
  • already held maintain electrical equipment skill
  • already held operate battery test equipment skill
  • already held operate soldering equipment skill
  • already held repair battery components skill
  • already held write records for repairs skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held provide customer follow-up services optional
08 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held ensure client orientation optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held clean vehicle exterior optional
  • optional, not held keep stock records optional
  • optional, not held maintain vehicle records optional
  • optional, not held position vehicles for maintenance and repair optional
  • optional, not held repair vehicle electrical systems optional
  • optional, not held conduct performance tests optional
  • optional, not held drive vehicles optional
  • optional, not held ensure client orientation optional
  • optional, not held execute vehicle maintenance optional
  • optional, not held maintain electrical engines optional
  • optional, not held perform road testing of vehicles optional
  • optional, not held provide customer follow-up services optional
  • optional, not held test electronic units optional
12 held skills the automotive electrician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • 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 electronic test procedures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health skill
  • not needed by the target role install electrical equipment in vessels 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 of vessels knowledge
  • not needed by the target role repair vessel electrical systems skill
  • not needed by the target role test electrical equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role types of maritime vessels knowledge
  • not needed by the target role vessel electrical system knowledge
6 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 automotive diagnostic equipment required
  • required, not held car controls required
  • required, not held vehicle electrical systems required
  • required, not held energy storage systems required
  • required, not held mechanics of motor vehicles required
  • required, not held types of vehicles required
Index

Other moves recorded from marine electrician

Full index of moves from marine electrician

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.