Optical instrument repairer to photographic equipment assembler
An optical instrument repairer already meets 45% of what the photographic equipment assembler role asks for. The move turns on 18 required skills not yet in the profile.
65/ 100
1 How much of what a photographic equipment 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 photographic equipment assembler role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A photographic equipment assembler role treats 13 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
- manipulate glass
- meet deadlines
- operate optical assembly equipment
- operate optical equipment
What stands in the way is 18 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 28 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A photographic equipment 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 operate optical equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held glass tempering engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held verify lenses compliance information skills
- already held repair optical equipment handling and moving
- already held operate optical measuring equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held order optical supplies communication, collaboration and creativity
All 28 carried skills, including the 13 the photographic equipment assembler role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 31 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 assemble cameras required
- still to learn centre lenses required
- still to learn clean optical components required
- still to learn join lenses required
- still to learn grind glass required
- optional, not held assemble electronic units optional
- 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 interpret circuit diagrams optional
- optional, not held interpret technical information for electronic repair work optional
- optional, not held write records for repairs optional
- optional, not held monitor machine operations optional
- still to learn optical manufacturing process required
- still to learn electronics required
- still to learn glass coatings required
- optional, not held electrical engineering optional
- optional, not held optoelectronics optional
- still to learn digital camera sensors required
- still to learn cameras required
- still to learn photographic lenses required
- still to learn select camera apertures required
- still to learn operate precision measuring equipment required
- optional, not held maintain photographic equipment optional
- optional, not held adjust manufacturing equipment optional
- optional, not held maintain electronic equipment optional
- still to learn wear cleanroom suit required
- optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a photographic equipment assembler role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 assemble cameras practise this
- 02 apply optical coating practise this
- 03 centre lenses 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 28 skills that carry over
- already held cut glass skill
- already held ensure conformity to specifications skill
- 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 use precision tools skill
- already held verify lenses compliance skill
- already held apply health and safety standards skill
- already held communicate with customers skill
- already held glass tempering knowledge
- already held keep records of work progress skill
- already held maintain optical equipment skill
- already held operate optical measuring equipment skill
- already held optical engineering knowledge
- already held optics knowledge
- already held optoelectronic 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
- still to learn apply optical coating required
- optional, not held process customer orders optional
- optional, not held use CAM software optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held interpret circuit diagrams optional
- optional, not held interpret technical information for electronic repair work optional
- optional, not held maintain photographic equipment optional
- optional, not held write records for repairs optional
- optional, not held adjust manufacturing equipment optional
- optional, not held assemble electronic units optional
- optional, not held electrical engineering optional
- optional, not held maintain electronic equipment optional
- optional, not held monitor machine operations optional
- optional, not held optoelectronics optional
- optional, not held process customer orders optional
- optional, not held use CAM software optional
- optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional
11 held skills the photographic equipment assembler role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role blueprints knowledge
- not needed by the target role colour glass skill
- not needed by the target role cut lenses for eyeglasses skill
- not needed by the target role microoptics knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate automated optical inspection machine skill
- not needed by the target role optomechanical devices knowledge
- 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 types of optical instruments knowledge
- not needed by the target role use tools for construction and repair skill
8 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 digital camera sensors required
- still to learn optical manufacturing process required
- still to learn cameras required
- still to learn electronics required
- still to learn glass coatings required
- still to learn photographic lenses required
- optional, not held electrical engineering optional
- optional, not held optoelectronics optional
Other moves recorded from optical instrument repairer
Common questions about this move
Can an optical instrument repairer become a photographic equipment assembler?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An optical instrument repairer already covers 45% of what a photographic equipment assembler is expected to do: 28 skills carry over, 13 of which the photographic equipment assembler role treats as required.
What skills does an optical instrument repairer need to become a photographic equipment assembler?
18 required skills are missing, plus 13 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is assemble cameras.
How hard is the move from optical instrument repairer to photographic equipment assembler?
Its learning distance is 65 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.