Table 1Transition record

medical device assemblertodental instrument assembler

A medical device assembler already meets 51% of what the dental instrument assembler role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From medical device assembler

51%

Overlap1

To dental instrument assembler

21 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

54.1 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

51%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

54.1/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the dental instrument assembler role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the medical device assembler 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 dental instrument assembler role treats 12 of its required skills as things a medical device assembler already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

align components
clean components during assembly
ensure conformity to specifications
fasten components
follow clinical guidelines
meet deadlines

What stands in the way is 8 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 21 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A dental instrument assembler role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a medical device assembler background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held biomedical techniques natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held clean components during assembly handling and moving
already held biomedical engineering health and welfare
already held wear cleanroom suit assisting and caring
already held medical devices health and welfare
already held adjust manufacturing equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 21 carried skills, including the 12 the dental instrument assembler role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 26 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 health and welfare 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held dental instrument components required
required, not held dental anatomy required
required, not held medical device regulations required

optional, not held medical device test procedures optional

02 information skills 2 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held measure parts of manufactured products required
required, not held inspect quality of products required

optional, not held test dental instruments optional
optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
optional, not held monitor machine operations optional
optional, not held test dental appliances for compliance optional

03 handling and moving 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held manipulate dental material required
required, not held manufacture dental instruments required

optional, not held repair dental instruments optional
optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional

04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held operate precision measuring equipment required

optional, not held maintain dental instruments optional
optional, not held maintain laboratory dental tools optional

05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 4 supplementary

optional, not held electrical equipment regulations optional
optional, not held electronics optional
optional, not held optoelectronics optional
optional, not held optomechanical engineering optional

06 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary

optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
optional, not held train employees optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a dental instrument assembler 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 21 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held align components skill
already held clean components during assembly skill
already held ensure conformity to specifications skill
already held fasten components skill
already held follow clinical guidelines skill
already held meet deadlines skill
already held quality standards knowledge
already held read assembly drawings skill
already held remove defective products skill
already held report defective manufacturing materials skill
already held use precision tools skill
already held wear cleanroom suit skill
already held adjust manufacturing equipment skill
already held apply soldering techniques skill
already held biomedical engineering knowledge
already held biomedical techniques knowledge
already held electrical engineering knowledge
already held electromechanics knowledge
already held medical devices knowledge
already held replace defect components skill
already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 constructing 2 supplementary

optional, not held check for solder defects optional
optional, not held operate soldering equipment optional

08 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held comply with legislation related to health care optional

18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held maintain dental instruments optional
optional, not held repair dental instruments optional
optional, not held test dental instruments optional
optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
optional, not held check for solder defects optional
optional, not held comply with legislation related to health care optional
optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
optional, not held electrical equipment regulations optional
optional, not held electronics optional
optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
optional, not held maintain laboratory dental tools optional
optional, not held medical device test procedures optional
optional, not held monitor machine operations optional
optional, not held operate soldering equipment optional
optional, not held optoelectronics optional
optional, not held optomechanical engineering optional
optional, not held test dental appliances for compliance optional
optional, not held train employees optional

33 held skills the dental instrument assembler role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on medical products skill
not needed by the target role assemble final product skill
not needed by the target role attend to detail in preparation for audits skill
not needed by the target role blow moulding knowledge
not needed by the target role construct moulds skill
not needed by the target role fill moulds skill
not needed by the target role finish plastic products skill
not needed by the target role interpret circuit diagrams skill
not needed by the target role maintain medical devices skill
not needed by the target role maintain medical laboratory equipment skill
not needed by the target role maintain moulds skill
not needed by the target role maintain plastic machinery skill
not needed by the target role manipulate medical devices materials skill
not needed by the target role manipulate stainless steel skill
not needed by the target role manufacture medical devices skill
not needed by the target role medical devices materials knowledge
not needed by the target role medical furniture knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor automated machines skill
not needed by the target role operate machines for the rubber extrusion process skill
not needed by the target role operate plastic machinery skill
not needed by the target role operate precision machinery skill
not needed by the target role optical engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role plastic welding knowledge
not needed by the target role repackage medical equipment after sterilisation skill
not needed by the target role repair medical devices skill
not needed by the target role repair plastic machinery skill
not needed by the target role sterilization techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role supply machine skill
not needed by the target role test medical devices skill
not needed by the target role thermoplastic materials knowledge
not needed by the target role types of plastic knowledge
not needed by the target role use moulding techniques skill
not needed by the target role use technical equipment for sterilisation 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 dental instrument components required
required, not held dental anatomy required
required, not held medical device regulations required
optional, not held electrical equipment regulations optional
optional, not held electronics optional
optional, not held medical device test procedures optional
optional, not held optoelectronics optional
optional, not held optomechanical engineering optional

Index

Other moves recorded from medical device assembler

Full index of moves from medical device assembler

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.