Table 1Transition record

optical instrument repairertooptomechanical engineering technician

A optical instrument repairer already meets 31% of what the optomechanical engineering technician role asks for. The move turns on 20 required skills not yet in the profile.

From optical instrument repairer

31%

Overlap1

To optomechanical engineering technician

16 Skills carried over

20 Required, not held

74.1 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

31%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

74.1/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the optomechanical engineering technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the optical instrument repairer 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.

Why

Why this move works

A optomechanical engineering technician role treats 9 of its required skills as things a optical instrument repairer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

optical engineering
optical equipment standards
optical glass characteristics
optics
optomechanical devices
read engineering drawings

What stands in the way is 20 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 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A optomechanical engineering technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a optical instrument repairer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held optomechanical devices engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held repair optical equipment handling and moving
already held optical equipment standards services
already held refractive power natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held maintain optical equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held test optical components information skills

All 16 carried skills, including the 9 the optomechanical engineering technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 35 missing skills fall into 10 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 5 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held mechanical engineering required
required, not held optical manufacturing process required
required, not held optomechanical components required
required, not held design drawings required
required, not held optomechanical engineering required

optional, not held continuum mechanics optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held adjust engineering designs required
required, not held assist scientific research required
required, not held liaise with engineers required
required, not held prepare production prototypes required

optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
optional, not held integrate new products in manufacturing optional
optional, not held write technical reports optional

03 information skills 4 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held define part requirements required
required, not held conduct quality control analysis required
required, not held inspect quality of products required
required, not held record test data required

optional, not held inspect optical supplies optional
optional, not held monitor machine operations optional

04 handling and moving 4 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held assemble optomechanical equipment required
required, not held clean optical components required
required, not held align components required
required, not held fasten components required

optional, not held calibrate optical instruments optional

05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held operate scientific measuring equipment required

optional, not held operate industrial equipment optional
optional, not held operate precision machinery optional

06 constructing 1 required

required, not held apply optical coating required

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a optomechanical engineering technician 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 16 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held optical engineering knowledge
already held optical equipment standards knowledge
already held optical glass characteristics knowledge
already held optics knowledge
already held optomechanical devices knowledge
already held read engineering drawings skill
already held refractive power knowledge
already held test optical components skill
already held types of optical instruments knowledge
already held keep records of work progress skill
already held maintain optical equipment skill
already held microoptics knowledge
already held operate optical assembly equipment skill
already held repair optical equipment skill
already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
already held use precision tools skill

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 health and welfare 1 required

required, not held optical components required

08 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 3 supplementary

optional, not held cavity optomechanics optional
optional, not held computational mechanics optional
optional, not held electromagnetic spectrum optional

09 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 supplementary

optional, not held CAD software optional
optional, not held CAE software optional

10 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held use CAM software optional

15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held cavity optomechanics optional
optional, not held computational mechanics optional
optional, not held continuum mechanics optional
optional, not held inspect optical supplies optional
optional, not held CAD software optional
optional, not held CAE software optional
optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
optional, not held calibrate optical instruments optional
optional, not held electromagnetic spectrum optional
optional, not held integrate new products in manufacturing optional
optional, not held monitor machine operations optional
optional, not held operate industrial equipment optional
optional, not held operate precision machinery optional
optional, not held use CAM software optional
optional, not held write technical reports optional

23 held skills the optomechanical engineering technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
not needed by the target role blueprints knowledge
not needed by the target role colour glass skill
not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
not needed by the target role cut glass skill
not needed by the target role cut lenses for eyeglasses skill
not needed by the target role ensure conformity to specifications skill
not needed by the target role glass tempering knowledge
not needed by the target role manipulate glass skill
not needed by the target role meet deadlines skill
not needed by the target role operate automated optical inspection machine skill
not needed by the target role operate optical equipment skill
not needed by the target role operate optical measuring equipment skill
not needed by the target role optoelectronic devices knowledge
not needed by the target role order optical supplies skill
not needed by the target role perform minor repairs to equipment skill
not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
not needed by the target role read standard blueprints skill
not needed by the target role remove defective products skill
not needed by the target role replace defect components skill
not needed by the target role smooth glass surface skill
not needed by the target role use tools for construction and repair skill
not needed by the target role verify lenses compliance skill

12 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 mechanical engineering required
required, not held optical manufacturing process required
required, not held optomechanical components required
required, not held design drawings required
required, not held optical components required
required, not held optomechanical engineering required
optional, not held cavity optomechanics optional
optional, not held computational mechanics optional
optional, not held continuum mechanics optional
optional, not held CAD software optional
optional, not held CAE software optional
optional, not held electromagnetic spectrum optional

Index

Other moves recorded from optical instrument repairer

Full index of moves from optical instrument repairer

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.