Optical instrument repairer to optical instrument assembler
An optical instrument repairer already meets 58% of what the optical instrument assembler role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.
50.9/ 100
1 How much of what an optical instrument assembler is expected to do is already part of an optical instrument repairer’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 optical instrument assembler role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An optical instrument assembler role treats 15 of its required skills as things an optical instrument repairer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- cut glass
- ensure conformity to specifications
- glass tempering
- manipulate glass
- meet deadlines
- operate optical assembly equipment
What stands in the way is 13 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 32 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An optical instrument assembler role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an optical instrument repairer background worth leading with.
- already held colour glass working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held glass tempering engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held operate optical equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held cut lenses for eyeglasses handling and moving
- already held optomechanical devices engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held verify lenses compliance information skills
All 32 carried skills, including the 15 the optical instrument assembler role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 19 missing skills fall into 9 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 centre lenses required
- still to learn clean optical components required
- still to learn join lenses required
- still to learn mount optical components on frames required
- still to learn grind glass required
- still to learn inspect quality of products required
- still to learn read assembly drawings required
- still to learn report defective manufacturing materials required
- optional, not held monitor machine operations optional
- still to learn optical manufacturing process required
- still to learn glass coatings required
- still to learn operate precision measuring equipment required
- optional, not held adjust manufacturing equipment optional
- still to learn apply optical coating required
- still to learn optical components required
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an optical instrument assembler role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 apply optical coating practise this
- 02 centre lenses practise this
- 03 clean optical components practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 32 skills that carry over
- already held cut glass skill
- already held ensure conformity to specifications skill
- already held glass tempering knowledge
- already held manipulate glass skill
- already held meet deadlines skill
- already held operate optical assembly equipment skill
- already held operate optical equipment skill
- already held optical equipment standards knowledge
- already held optical glass characteristics knowledge
- already held quality standards knowledge
- already held remove defective products skill
- already held smooth glass surface skill
- already held types of optical instruments knowledge
- already held use precision tools skill
- already held verify lenses compliance skill
- already held apply health and safety standards skill
- already held colour glass skill
- already held communicate with customers skill
- already held cut lenses for eyeglasses skill
- already held keep records of work progress skill
- already held maintain optical equipment skill
- already held microoptics knowledge
- already held optical engineering knowledge
- already held optics knowledge
- already held optoelectronic devices knowledge
- already held optomechanical devices knowledge
- already held order optical supplies skill
- already held refractive power knowledge
- already held repair optical equipment skill
- already held replace defect components skill
- already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
- already held test optical components skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional
- optional, not held wear cleanroom suit optional
- optional, not held process customer orders optional
- optional, not held use CAM software optional
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held adjust manufacturing equipment optional
- optional, not held monitor machine operations optional
- optional, not held process customer orders optional
- optional, not held use CAM software optional
- optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional
- optional, not held wear cleanroom suit optional
7 held skills the optical instrument assembler role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role blueprints knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate automated optical inspection machine skill
- not needed by the target role operate optical measuring equipment skill
- not needed by the target role perform minor repairs to equipment skill
- not needed by the target role read engineering drawings skill
- not needed by the target role read standard blueprints skill
- not needed by the target role use tools for construction and repair 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.
- still to learn optical manufacturing process required
- still to learn glass coatings required
- still to learn optical components required
Other moves recorded from optical instrument repairer
Common questions about this move
Can an optical instrument repairer become an optical instrument assembler?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An optical instrument repairer already covers 58% of what an optical instrument assembler is expected to do: 32 skills carry over, 15 of which the optical instrument assembler role treats as required.
What skills does an optical instrument repairer need to become an optical instrument assembler?
13 required skills are missing, plus 6 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is apply optical coating.
How hard is the move from optical instrument repairer to optical instrument assembler?
Its learning distance is 50.9 out of 100, which is the moderate 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.