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

metal products assemblertomotor vehicle body assembler

A metal products assembler already meets 40% of what the motor vehicle body assembler role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From metal products assembler
40%
Overlap1
To motor vehicle body assembler
15 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
59.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

40%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

59.2/ 100

1 Share of the motor vehicle body assembler role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the metal products 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 motor vehicle body assembler role treats 7 of its required skills as things a metal products assembler already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • assemble metal parts
  • fasten components
  • inspect quality of products
  • read engineering drawings
  • troubleshoot
  • use technical documentation

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 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A motor vehicle body assembler role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a metal products assembler background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held operate drill press working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held tend riveting machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held assemble metal parts handling and moving
  • already held rivet types engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held manipulate metal handling and moving
  • already held cut metal products handling and moving

All 15 carried skills, including the 7 the motor vehicle body assembler role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 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 handling and moving 2 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held align components required
  • required, not held mark processed workpiece required
  • optional, not held install windshields optional
  • optional, not held apply flux optional
  • optional, not held apply preliminary treatment to workpieces optional
  • optional, not held prepare pieces for joining optional
  • optional, not held use power tools optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held mechanics required
  • required, not held mechanics of motor vehicles required
  • optional, not held engineering processes optional
03 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held read standard blueprints required
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
04 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held apply health and safety standards required
05 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held quality standards required
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held work in assembly line teams required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a motor vehicle body 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 15 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held assemble metal parts skill
  • already held fasten components skill
  • already held inspect quality of products skill
  • already held read engineering drawings skill
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held use technical documentation skill
  • already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
  • already held cut metal products skill
  • already held manipulate metal skill
  • already held operate drill press skill
  • already held operate lifting equipment skill
  • already held operate soldering equipment skill
  • already held operate welding equipment skill
  • already held rivet types knowledge
  • already held tend riveting machine skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with computers 8 supplementary
  • optional, not held set up automotive robot optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC drilling machine optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC grinding machine optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC laser cutting machine optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC metal punch press optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC milling machine optional
  • optional, not held tend computer numerical control lathe machine optional
  • optional, not held use CAM software optional
08 constructing 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held apply arc welding techniques optional
  • optional, not held apply spot welding techniques optional
09 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
  • optional, not held use testing equipment optional
19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held engineering processes optional
  • optional, not held install windshields optional
  • optional, not held apply arc welding techniques optional
  • optional, not held apply flux optional
  • optional, not held apply preliminary treatment to workpieces optional
  • optional, not held apply spot welding techniques optional
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
  • optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
  • optional, not held prepare pieces for joining optional
  • optional, not held set up automotive robot optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC drilling machine optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC grinding machine optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC laser cutting machine optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC metal punch press optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC milling machine optional
  • optional, not held tend computer numerical control lathe machine optional
  • optional, not held use CAM software optional
  • optional, not held use power tools optional
  • optional, not held use testing equipment optional
27 held skills the motor vehicle body assembler role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role develop assembly instructions skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure correct goods labelling skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure equipment availability skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure public safety and security skill
  • not needed by the target role fabricate metal parts skill
  • not needed by the target role fix knife blades skill
  • not needed by the target role heat metals skill
  • not needed by the target role join metals skill
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing of sports equipment knowledge
  • not needed by the target role measure metal to be heated skill
  • 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 operate handheld riveting equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role pack goods skill
  • not needed by the target role perform metal work skill
  • not needed by the target role perform pre-assembly quality checks skill
  • not needed by the target role protective safety equipment knowledge
  • not needed by the target role record production data for quality control skill
  • not needed by the target role screw types knowledge
  • not needed by the target role set up the controller of a machine skill
  • not needed by the target role tend surface grinding machine skill
  • not needed by the target role types of hand-operated printing devices knowledge
  • not needed by the target role types of metal knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use metalworking tools skill
4 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 mechanics required
  • required, not held mechanics of motor vehicles required
  • required, not held quality standards required
  • optional, not held engineering processes optional
Index

Other moves recorded from metal products assembler

Full index of moves from metal products 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.