optical instrument repairertophotographic equipment assembler
A 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.
45%
65/ 100
1 Share of the photographic equipment assembler 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 this move works
A photographic equipment assembler role treats 13 of its required skills as things a optical instrument repairer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- 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 a 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 would need to learn
The 31 missing skills fall into 9 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.
- required, not held assemble cameras required
- required, not held centre lenses required
- required, not held clean optical components required
- required, not held join lenses required
- required, not held grind glass required
- optional, not held assemble electronic units optional
- required, not held inspect quality of products required
- required, not held read assembly drawings required
- required, not held 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
- required, not held optical manufacturing process required
- required, not held electronics required
- required, not held glass coatings required
- optional, not held electrical engineering optional
- optional, not held optoelectronics optional
- required, not held digital camera sensors required
- required, not held cameras required
- required, not held photographic lenses required
- required, not held select camera apertures required
- required, not held 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
- required, not held 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 skill · occupation specific
- 02 apply optical coating skill · sector specific
- 03 centre lenses skill · sector specific
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
- required, not held 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.
- required, not held digital camera sensors required
- required, not held optical manufacturing process required
- required, not held cameras required
- required, not held electronics required
- required, not held glass coatings required
- required, not held photographic lenses required
- optional, not held electrical engineering optional
- optional, not held optoelectronics optional
Other moves recorded from optical instrument repairer
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.