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

metal product quality control inspectortochemical tester

A metal product quality control inspector already meets 55% of what the chemical tester role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From metal product quality control inspector
55%
Overlap1
To chemical tester
11 Skills carried over
4 Required, not held
42.7 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 42.7

This move: 42.7 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the chemical tester role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the metal product quality control inspector 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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A chemical tester role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a metal product quality control inspector background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held conduct chemical testing on basic metals information skills
  • already held report well results information skills
  • already held work in metal manufacture teams communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held prepare scientific reports communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held give instructions to staff communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held monitor manufacturing quality standards information skills

All 11 carried skills, including the 7 the chemical tester role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 12 missing skills fall into 7 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 handling and moving 2 required
  • required, not held organize chemical reagents required
  • required, not held handle chemicals required
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held chemical processes required
  • optional, not held chemical technologies in metal manufacture optional
03 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held work safely with chemicals required
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held train staff in quality procedures optional
  • optional, not held train staff in safety procedures optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
05 information skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held assess suitability of metal types for specific application optional
  • optional, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations optional
06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held physics optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a chemical tester 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 11 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held conduct chemical testing on basic metals skill
  • already held ensure public safety and security skill
  • already held monitor manufacturing quality standards skill
  • already held prepare scientific reports skill
  • already held quality standards knowledge
  • already held report well results skill
  • already held work in metal manufacture teams skill
  • already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
  • already held give instructions to staff skill
  • already held speak different languages skill
  • already held types of metal manufacturing processes knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held conduct laboratory chemical research on metals optional
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held chemical technologies in metal manufacture optional
  • optional, not held conduct laboratory chemical research on metals optional
  • optional, not held train staff in quality procedures optional
  • optional, not held train staff in safety procedures optional
  • optional, not held assess suitability of metal types for specific application optional
  • optional, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations optional
  • optional, not held physics optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
68 held skills the chemical tester role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adhere to organisational guidelines skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
  • not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
  • not needed by the target role apply safety management skill
  • not needed by the target role check quality of products on the production line skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct performance tests skill
  • not needed by the target role consult technical resources skill
  • not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
  • not needed by the target role cutting technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role database quality standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role define data quality criteria skill
  • not needed by the target role define manufacturing quality criteria skill
  • not needed by the target role define quality standards skill
  • not needed by the target role draw design sketches skill
  • not needed by the target role electron beam welding processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role engraving technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure correct gas pressure skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure finished product meet requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure fulfilment of legal requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role evaluate employees work skill
  • not needed by the target role ferrous metal processing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role follow company standards skill
  • not needed by the target role forging processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify hazards in the workplace skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect quality of products skill
  • not needed by the target role keep records of work progress skill
  • not needed by the target role lead inspections skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with quality assurance skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain records of maintenance interventions skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain test equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role manage emergency procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role metal coating technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role metal forming technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role metal joining technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role metal smoothing technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor automated machines skill
  • not needed by the target role non-ferrous metal processing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate precision measuring equipment skill

28 further entries not listed here

3 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 chemical processes required
  • optional, not held chemical technologies in metal manufacture optional
  • optional, not held physics optional
Index
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.