Table 1Transition record

metrology techniciantonon-destructive testing specialist

A metrology technician already meets 25% of what the non-destructive testing specialist role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From metrology technician

25%

Overlap1

To non-destructive testing specialist

5 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

66 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 66

This move: 66 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the non-destructive testing specialist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the metrology technician 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 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A non-destructive testing specialist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a metrology technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held calibrate electronic instruments working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held analyse test data information skills
already held use testing equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held quality standards business, administration and law
already held create solutions to problems communication, collaboration and creativity

All 5 carried skills, including the 3 the non-destructive testing specialist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 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 information skills 4 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held examine civil structures required
required, not held keep records of work progress required
required, not held record test data required
required, not held report test findings required

optional, not held develop material testing procedures optional
optional, not held lead inspections optional

02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held use non-destructive testing equipment required

optional, not held make radiographic images optional
optional, not held perform liquid penetrant tests optional
optional, not held use ultrasonic equipment optional
optional, not held identify defects in concrete optional

03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held non-destructive testing required

optional, not held engineering principles optional

04 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held wear appropriate protective gear required

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary

optional, not held assist scientific research optional
optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
optional, not held train employees optional

06 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held maintain test equipment optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a non-destructive testing specialist 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 5 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held create solutions to problems skill
already held quality standards knowledge
already held use testing equipment skill
already held analyse test data skill
already held calibrate electronic instruments skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held mathematics optional

12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held make radiographic images optional
optional, not held perform liquid penetrant tests optional
optional, not held use ultrasonic equipment optional
optional, not held assist scientific research optional
optional, not held develop material testing procedures optional
optional, not held engineering principles optional
optional, not held identify defects in concrete optional
optional, not held lead inspections optional
optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
optional, not held maintain test equipment optional
optional, not held mathematics optional
optional, not held train employees optional

25 held skills the non-destructive testing specialist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role algebra knowledge
not needed by the target role biology knowledge
not needed by the target role calibrate laboratory equipment skill
not needed by the target role calibrate precision instrument skill
not needed by the target role contact scientists skill
not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
not needed by the target role geometry knowledge
not needed by the target role inspect material skill
not needed by the target role instrumentation engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role laboratory techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain laboratory equipment skill
not needed by the target role maintain technical equipment skill
not needed by the target role meteorology knowledge
not needed by the target role metrology knowledge
not needed by the target role operate precision measuring equipment skill
not needed by the target role operate scientific measuring equipment skill
not needed by the target role order equipment skill
not needed by the target role perform scientific research skill
not needed by the target role perform test run skill
not needed by the target role physics knowledge
not needed by the target role read standard blueprints skill
not needed by the target role study the relationships between quantities skill
not needed by the target role troubleshoot skill
not needed by the target role write calibration report skill
not needed by the target role write technical reports skill

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 non-destructive testing required
optional, not held engineering principles optional
optional, not held mathematics optional

Index

Other moves recorded from metrology technician

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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.