Metal sawing machine operator to drill press operator
A metal sawing machine operator already meets 74% of what the drill press operator role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.
28.4/ 100
1 How much of what a drill press operator is expected to do is already part of a metal sawing machine operator’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the drill press operator role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A drill press operator role treats 13 of its required skills as things a metal sawing machine operator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- dispose of cutting waste material
- ensure equipment availability
- monitor automated machines
- operate precision measuring equipment
- perform test run
- quality and cycle time optimisation
What stands in the way is 3 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 30 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A drill press operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a metal sawing machine operator background worth leading with.
- already held apply cross-reference tools for product identification handling and moving
- already held manufacturing of tools engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held manufacturing of metal assembly products engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held manufacturing of light metal packaging engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held manufacturing of heating equipment engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held manufacturing of metal containers engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 30 carried skills, including the 13 the drill press operator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 13 missing skills fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn apply precision metalworking techniques required
- still to learn operate drill press required
- optional, not held adjust temperature gauges optional
- optional, not held manipulate plastic optional
- optional, not held operate file for deburring optional
- still to learn types of drill bits required
- optional, not held types of plastic optional
- optional, not held dies optional
- optional, not held types of drill press oils optional
- optional, not held monitor stock level optional
- optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
- optional, not held monitor gauge optional
- optional, not held mark a metal workpiece optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a drill press operator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 apply precision metalworking techniques practise this
- 02 operate drill press practise this
- 03 types of drill bits study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 30 skills that carry over
- already held dispose of cutting waste material skill
- already held ensure equipment availability skill
- already held monitor automated machines skill
- already held operate precision measuring equipment skill
- already held perform test run skill
- already held quality and cycle time optimisation knowledge
- already held quality standards knowledge
- already held remove inadequate workpieces skill
- already held remove processed workpiece skill
- already held supply machine skill
- already held supply machine with appropriate tools skill
- already held troubleshoot skill
- already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
- already held apply cross-reference tools for product identification skill
- already held consult technical resources skill
- already held cutting technologies knowledge
- already held ferrous metal processing knowledge
- already held inspect quality of products skill
- already held manufacturing of heating equipment knowledge
- already held manufacturing of light metal packaging knowledge
- already held manufacturing of metal assembly products knowledge
- already held manufacturing of metal containers knowledge
- already held manufacturing of steam generators knowledge
- already held manufacturing of tools knowledge
- already held mark processed workpiece skill
- already held perform machine maintenance skill
- already held perform product testing skill
- already held record production data for quality control skill
- already held types of metal knowledge
- already held work ergonomically skill
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held monitor stock level optional
- optional, not held types of plastic optional
- optional, not held adjust temperature gauges optional
- optional, not held dies optional
- optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
- optional, not held manipulate plastic optional
- optional, not held mark a metal workpiece optional
- optional, not held monitor gauge optional
- optional, not held operate file for deburring optional
- optional, not held types of drill press oils optional
23 held skills the drill press operator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on machinery malfunctions skill
- not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role manufacture of small metal parts knowledge
- not needed by the target role manufacturing of cutlery knowledge
- not needed by the target role manufacturing of doors from metal knowledge
- not needed by the target role manufacturing of metal household articles knowledge
- not needed by the target role manufacturing of metal structures knowledge
- not needed by the target role manufacturing of steel drums and similar containers knowledge
- not needed by the target role manufacturing of weapons and ammunition knowledge
- not needed by the target role manufacturing processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role monitor conveyor belt skill
- not needed by the target role program a CNC controller skill
- not needed by the target role read standard blueprints skill
- not needed by the target role replace machines skill
- not needed by the target role replace sawing blade on machine skill
- not needed by the target role set up the controller of a machine skill
- not needed by the target role statistical process control knowledge
- not needed by the target role tend metal sawing machine skill
- not needed by the target role types of metal manufacturing processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role types of sawing blades knowledge
- not needed by the target role use CAM software skill
- not needed by the target role use automatic programming 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.
- still to learn types of drill bits required
- optional, not held types of plastic optional
- optional, not held dies optional
- optional, not held types of drill press oils optional
Other moves recorded from metal sawing machine operator
Common questions about this move
Can a metal sawing machine operator become a drill press operator?
Yes, and it is an adjacent move. A metal sawing machine operator already covers 74% of what a drill press operator is expected to do: 30 skills carry over, 13 of which the drill press operator role treats as required.
What skills does a metal sawing machine operator need to become a drill press operator?
3 required skills are missing, plus 10 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with machinery and specialised equipment. The single most important is apply precision metalworking techniques.
How hard is the move from metal sawing machine operator to drill press operator?
Its learning distance is 28.4 out of 100, which is the adjacent band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.