Table 1Transition record

mechanical engineering draftertoaerospace engineering drafter

A mechanical engineering drafter already meets 48% of what the aerospace engineering drafter role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From mechanical engineering drafter

48%

Overlap1

To aerospace engineering drafter

19 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

55 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 55

This move: 55 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the aerospace engineering drafter role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the mechanical engineering drafter 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 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A aerospace engineering drafter role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a mechanical engineering drafter background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held define part requirements information skills
already held use CADD software working with computers
already held manual draughting techniques arts and humanities
already held use manual draughting techniques communication, collaboration and creativity
already held CADD software information and communication technologies (icts)
already held create a product's virtual model communication, collaboration and creativity

All 19 carried skills, including the 9 the aerospace engineering drafter role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 missing skills fall into 9 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 3 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held engineering processes required
required, not held aircraft mechanics required
required, not held engineering principles required

optional, not held guidance, navigation and control optional
optional, not held unmanned air systems optional
optional, not held electromechanics optional
optional, not held fluid mechanics optional

02 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations required
required, not held read engineering drawings required

optional, not held archive documentation related to work optional

03 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 required

required, not held ICT software specifications required
required, not held CAE software required

04 arts and humanities 1 required

required, not held multimedia systems required

05 working with computers 1 required

required, not held use computer-aided engineering systems required

06 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary

optional, not held develop assembly instructions optional
optional, not held draw blueprints optional
optional, not held render 3D images optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a aerospace engineering drafter 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 19 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held CADD software knowledge
already held create technical plans skill
already held design drawings knowledge
already held liaise with engineers skill
already held mathematics knowledge
already held mechanics knowledge
already held technical drawings knowledge
already held use CADD software skill
already held use technical drawing software skill
already held 3D modelling knowledge
already held CAD software knowledge
already held adjust engineering designs skill
already held create a product's virtual model skill
already held define part requirements skill
already held manual draughting techniques knowledge
already held material mechanics knowledge
already held physics knowledge
already held use CAD software skill
already held use manual draughting techniques skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 business, administration and law 2 supplementary

optional, not held common aviation safety regulations optional
optional, not held product data management optional

08 services 2 supplementary

optional, not held defense system optional
optional, not held stealth technology optional

09 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held synthetic natural environment optional

13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held archive documentation related to work optional
optional, not held common aviation safety regulations optional
optional, not held defense system optional
optional, not held guidance, navigation and control optional
optional, not held stealth technology optional
optional, not held synthetic natural environment optional
optional, not held unmanned air systems optional
optional, not held develop assembly instructions optional
optional, not held draw blueprints optional
optional, not held electromechanics optional
optional, not held fluid mechanics optional
optional, not held product data management optional
optional, not held render 3D images optional

10 held skills the aerospace engineering drafter role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise client on technical possibilities skill
not needed by the target role blueprints knowledge
not needed by the target role calculate materials to build equipment skill
not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
not needed by the target role draft design specifications skill
not needed by the target role maintain mechanical equipment skill
not needed by the target role mechanical engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role principles of mechanical engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role read standard blueprints skill
not needed by the target role review drafts skill

15 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 ICT software specifications required
required, not held engineering processes required
required, not held CAE software required
required, not held aircraft mechanics required
required, not held engineering principles required
required, not held multimedia systems required
optional, not held common aviation safety regulations optional
optional, not held defense system optional
optional, not held guidance, navigation and control optional
optional, not held stealth technology optional
optional, not held synthetic natural environment optional
optional, not held unmanned air systems optional
optional, not held electromechanics optional
optional, not held fluid mechanics optional
optional, not held product data management optional

Index

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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.