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

mouldmakertocasting machine operator

A mouldmaker already meets 26% of what the casting machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.

From mouldmaker
26%
Overlap1
To casting machine operator
9 Skills carried over
17 Required, not held
75.6 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 75.6

This move: 75.6 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the casting machine operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the mouldmaker 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A casting machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a mouldmaker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held attend to detail in casting processes handling and moving
  • already held manage time in casting processes management skills
  • already held ensure mould uniformity handling and moving
  • already held follow manufacturing work schedule management skills
  • already held fill moulds handling and moving
  • already held precious metal processing arts and humanities

All 9 carried skills, including the 6 the casting machine operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 missing skills fall into 8 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 8 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held admit basic metals to furnace required
  • required, not held assemble metal parts required
  • required, not held heat metals required
  • required, not held mix moulding and casting material required
  • required, not held remove finished casts required
  • required, not held use tools for castings repair required
  • required, not held cast metal required
  • required, not held manipulate metal required
  • optional, not held cast jewellery metal optional
  • optional, not held cut metal products optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 4 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held casting processes required
  • required, not held manufacturing of metal assembly products required
  • required, not held alloys of precious metals required
  • required, not held metal joining technologies required
  • optional, not held types of metal optional
03 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held measure metal to be heated required
  • required, not held extract products from moulds required
  • optional, not held assess suitability of metal types for specific application optional
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held fabricate metal parts required
  • optional, not held operate concrete casting machine optional
  • optional, not held operate metal heating equipment optional
05 arts and humanities 1 required
  • required, not held types of moulding required
06 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held handle metal work orders required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a casting machine 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 9 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held attend to detail in casting processes skill
  • already held ensure mould uniformity skill
  • already held ferrous metal processing knowledge
  • already held fill moulds skill
  • already held maintain moulds skill
  • already held non-ferrous metal processing knowledge
  • already held follow manufacturing work schedule skill
  • already held manage time in casting processes skill
  • already held precious metal processing knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 constructing 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held cast concrete rings optional
  • optional, not held cast concrete sections optional
  • optional, not held monitor gauge optional
08 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held communicate using non-verbal language optional
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held cast concrete rings optional
  • optional, not held cast concrete sections optional
  • optional, not held cast jewellery metal optional
  • optional, not held operate concrete casting machine optional
  • optional, not held operate metal heating equipment optional
  • optional, not held assess suitability of metal types for specific application optional
  • optional, not held communicate using non-verbal language optional
  • optional, not held cut metal products optional
  • optional, not held monitor gauge optional
  • optional, not held types of metal optional
19 held skills the casting machine operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role construct moulds skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate mouldmaking shifts skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure core uniformity skill
  • not needed by the target role insert mould structures skill
  • not needed by the target role insert reinforcement in mould skill
  • not needed by the target role jewellery processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain core parts skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain cores skill
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing of jewellery knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mark processed workpiece skill
  • not needed by the target role match product moulds skill
  • not needed by the target role move filled moulds skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare scientific reports skill
  • not needed by the target role provide pouring holes in moulds skill
  • not needed by the target role repair core defects skill
  • not needed by the target role repair mould defects skill
  • not needed by the target role select mould types skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise work skill
  • not needed by the target role types of metal manufacturing processes knowledge
6 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 casting processes required
  • required, not held manufacturing of metal assembly products required
  • required, not held alloys of precious metals required
  • required, not held metal joining technologies required
  • required, not held types of moulding required
  • optional, not held types of metal optional
Index

Other moves recorded from mouldmaker

Full index of moves from mouldmaker

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.