Career Overlap Transition record
RecordMove

Mobile application developer to computer-aided design operator

A mobile application developer already meets 64% of what the computer-aided design operator role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From mobile application developer
64 % overlap
Strong match
To computer-aided design operator
39 You already bring
10 Still to learn
83 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

52/ 100

1 How much of what a computer-aided design operator is expected to do is already part of a mobile application developer’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 computer-aided design operator role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A computer-aided design operator role treats 39 of its required skills as things a mobile application developer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • ABAP
  • AJAX
  • APL
  • ASP.NET
  • Assembly (computer programming)
  • C#

What stands in the way is 10 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 39 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A computer-aided design operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a mobile application developer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held use automatic programming working with computers
  • already held CoffeeScript information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held Erlang information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held Smalltalk (computer programming) information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held Microsoft Visual C++ information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held ABAP information and communication technologies (icts)

All 39 carried skills, including the 39 the computer-aided design operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 44 missing skills fall into 10 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.

Skill to pick up Tier
01 working with computers 3 required, 4 supplementary
  • still to learn create CAD drawings required
  • still to learn use CAD software required
  • still to learn use CAM software required
  • optional, not held use CAE software optional
  • optional, not held use microsoft office optional
  • optional, not held use specialised design software optional
  • optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 14 supplementary
  • still to learn develop design concept required
  • still to learn design process required
  • optional, not held attend design meetings optional
  • optional, not held create architectural sketches optional
  • optional, not held develop jewellery designs optional
  • optional, not held develop product design optional
  • optional, not held adjust engineering designs optional
  • optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
  • optional, not held collaborate with engineers optional
  • optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
  • optional, not held customise drafts optional
  • optional, not held design automation components optional
  • optional, not held design circuits using CAD optional
  • optional, not held design engineering components optional
  • optional, not held develop design plans optional
  • optional, not held use communication techniques optional
03 arts and humanities 2 required, 4 supplementary
  • still to learn design principles required
  • still to learn graphic design required
  • optional, not held imitation jewellery optional
  • optional, not held jewellery processes optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of jewellery optional
  • optional, not held industrial design optional
04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn trigonometry required
  • still to learn geometry required
  • optional, not held mathematics optional
05 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • still to learn CAD software required
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
  • optional, not held industrial software optional
06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held metalworking optional
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
  • optional, not held design drawings optional
  • optional, not held material mechanics optional
  • optional, not held woodworking processes optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a computer-aided design operator 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 39 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held ABAP knowledge
  • already held AJAX knowledge
  • already held APL knowledge
  • already held ASP.NET knowledge
  • already held Assembly (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held C# knowledge
  • already held C++ knowledge
  • already held COBOL knowledge
  • already held CoffeeScript knowledge
  • already held Common Lisp knowledge
  • already held Erlang knowledge
  • already held Groovy knowledge
  • already held Haskell knowledge
  • already held Java (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held JavaScript knowledge
  • already held Lisp knowledge
  • already held MATLAB knowledge
  • already held ML (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held Microsoft Visual C++ knowledge
  • already held Objective-C knowledge
  • already held OpenEdge Advanced Business Language knowledge
  • already held PHP knowledge
  • already held Pascal (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held Perl knowledge
  • already held Prolog (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held Python (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held R knowledge
  • already held Ruby (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held SAP R3 knowledge
  • already held SAS language knowledge
  • already held Scala knowledge
  • already held Scratch (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held Smalltalk (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held Swift (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held TypeScript knowledge
  • already held VBScript knowledge
  • already held Visual Basic knowledge
  • already held computer programming knowledge
  • already held use automatic programming skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to pick up Tier
07 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held attend to detail regarding jewellery creation optional
08 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held adapt to new design materials optional
09 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held apply organisational techniques optional
10 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held documentation types optional
34 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held adapt to new design materials optional
  • optional, not held attend design meetings optional
  • optional, not held attend to detail regarding jewellery creation optional
  • optional, not held create architectural sketches optional
  • optional, not held develop jewellery designs optional
  • optional, not held develop product design optional
  • optional, not held documentation types optional
  • optional, not held imitation jewellery optional
  • optional, not held jewellery processes optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of jewellery optional
  • optional, not held metalworking optional
  • optional, not held use CAE software optional
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
  • optional, not held adjust engineering designs optional
  • optional, not held apply organisational techniques optional
  • optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
  • optional, not held collaborate with engineers optional
  • optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
  • optional, not held customise drafts optional
  • optional, not held design automation components optional
  • optional, not held design circuits using CAD optional
  • optional, not held design drawings optional
  • optional, not held design engineering components optional
  • optional, not held develop design plans optional
  • optional, not held industrial design optional
  • optional, not held industrial software optional
  • optional, not held material mechanics optional
  • optional, not held mathematics optional
  • optional, not held use communication techniques optional
  • optional, not held use microsoft office optional
  • optional, not held use specialised design software optional
  • optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional
  • optional, not held woodworking processes optional
49 held skills the computer-aided design operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role Android (mobile operating systems) knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Ansible knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Apache Maven knowledge
  • not needed by the target role BlackBerry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Eclipse (integrated development environment software) knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT debugging tools knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT security legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Internet of Things knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Jenkins (tools for software configuration management) knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Joomla knowledge
  • not needed by the target role KDevelop knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Puppet (tools for software configuration management) knowledge
  • not needed by the target role SPARK knowledge
  • not needed by the target role STAF knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Salt (tools for software configuration management) knowledge
  • not needed by the target role World Wide Web Consortium standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Xcode knowledge
  • not needed by the target role adapt to changes in technological development plans skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse software specifications skill
  • not needed by the target role augmented reality knowledge
  • not needed by the target role collect customer feedback on applications skill
  • not needed by the target role create flowchart diagram skill
  • not needed by the target role debug software skill
  • not needed by the target role design user interface skill
  • not needed by the target role develop automated migration methods skill
  • not needed by the target role develop creative ideas skill
  • not needed by the target role develop software prototype skill
  • not needed by the target role digital systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role iOS knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify customer requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role integrate system components skill
  • not needed by the target role integrated development environment software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role interpret technical texts skill
  • not needed by the target role migrate existing data skill
  • not needed by the target role mobile device software frameworks knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mobile operating systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role object-oriented modelling knowledge
  • not needed by the target role screen reader knowledge
  • not needed by the target role software anomalies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role tools for software configuration management knowledge

9 further entries not listed here

18 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 pick up Tier
  • still to learn trigonometry required
  • still to learn CAD software required
  • still to learn design principles required
  • still to learn geometry required
  • still to learn graphic design required
  • optional, not held documentation types optional
  • optional, not held imitation jewellery optional
  • optional, not held jewellery processes optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of jewellery optional
  • optional, not held metalworking optional
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
  • optional, not held design drawings optional
  • optional, not held industrial design optional
  • optional, not held industrial software optional
  • optional, not held material mechanics optional
  • optional, not held mathematics optional
  • optional, not held woodworking processes optional
Index

Other moves recorded from mobile application developer

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a mobile application developer become a computer-aided design operator?

Yes, and it is a moderate move. A mobile application developer already covers 64% of what a computer-aided design operator is expected to do: 39 skills carry over, 39 of which the computer-aided design operator role treats as required.

What skills does a mobile application developer need to become a computer-aided design operator?

10 required skills are missing, plus 34 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with computers. The single most important is develop design concept.

How hard is the move from mobile application developer to computer-aided design operator?

Its learning distance is 52 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.