Table 1Transition record

optical techniciantooptical instrument repairer

A optical technician already meets 28% of what the optical instrument repairer role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.

From optical technician

28%

Overlap1

To optical instrument repairer

10 Skills carried over

17 Required, not held

73.6 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

28%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

73.6/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the optical instrument repairer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the optical technician 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 optical instrument repairer role treats 7 of its required skills as things a optical technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

manipulate glass
operate optical equipment
operate optical measuring equipment
optical glass characteristics
smooth glass surface
types of optical instruments

What stands in the way is 17 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A optical instrument repairer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a optical technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held operate optical equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held cut lenses for eyeglasses handling and moving
already held verify lenses compliance information skills
already held operate optical measuring equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held order optical supplies communication, collaboration and creativity
already held smooth glass surface handling and moving

All 10 carried skills, including the 7 the optical instrument repairer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 29 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 handling and moving 5 required

required, not held cut glass required
required, not held repair optical equipment required
required, not held use tools for construction and repair required
required, not held remove defective products required
required, not held use precision tools required

02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 4 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held operate automated optical inspection machine required
required, not held operate optical assembly equipment required
required, not held perform minor repairs to equipment required
required, not held replace defect components required

optional, not held maintain optical equipment optional
optional, not held colour glass optional

03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held blueprints required
required, not held glass tempering required

optional, not held optomechanical devices optional
optional, not held optical engineering optional
optional, not held optoelectronic devices optional

04 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held read engineering drawings required
required, not held read standard blueprints required

optional, not held test optical components optional
optional, not held keep records of work progress optional

05 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held ensure conformity to specifications required

optional, not held apply health and safety standards optional

06 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held quality standards required

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a optical instrument repairer 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 10 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held manipulate glass skill
already held operate optical equipment skill
already held operate optical measuring equipment skill
already held optical glass characteristics knowledge
already held smooth glass surface skill
already held types of optical instruments knowledge
already held verify lenses compliance skill
already held cut lenses for eyeglasses skill
already held optics knowledge
already held order optical supplies skill

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 management skills 1 required

required, not held meet deadlines required

08 services 1 required

required, not held optical equipment standards required

09 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary

optional, not held communicate with customers optional
optional, not held resolve equipment malfunctions optional

10 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 supplementary

optional, not held microoptics optional
optional, not held refractive power optional

12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held maintain optical equipment optional
optional, not held microoptics optional
optional, not held optomechanical devices optional
optional, not held test optical components optional
optional, not held apply health and safety standards optional
optional, not held colour glass optional
optional, not held communicate with customers optional
optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
optional, not held optical engineering optional
optional, not held optoelectronic devices optional
optional, not held refractive power optional
optional, not held resolve equipment malfunctions optional

29 held skills the optical instrument repairer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise customers on optical instruments maintenance skill
not needed by the target role apply a protective layer skill
not needed by the target role characteristics of faces knowledge
not needed by the target role characteristics of products knowledge
not needed by the target role characteristics of services knowledge
not needed by the target role clean glass surfaces skill
not needed by the target role comply with legislation related to health care skill
not needed by the target role comply with optical prescriptions skill
not needed by the target role dispense corrective lenses skill
not needed by the target role e-procurement knowledge
not needed by the target role eye protection regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role handle contact lenses skill
not needed by the target role maintain records of clients' prescriptions skill
not needed by the target role maintain relationship with suppliers skill
not needed by the target role manufacturer's recommended price knowledge
not needed by the target role manufacturing processes knowledge
not needed by the target role operate precision measuring equipment skill
not needed by the target role optical instruments knowledge
not needed by the target role perform frames' repairs skill
not needed by the target role perform maintenance on eyewear skill
not needed by the target role perform technical tasks with great care skill
not needed by the target role prepare optical laboratory activities skill
not needed by the target role product comprehension knowledge
not needed by the target role production processes knowledge
not needed by the target role sell optical products skill
not needed by the target role smooth glass edges skill
not needed by the target role supply chain principles knowledge
not needed by the target role use CAD software skill
not needed by the target role use ophthalmic instruments skill

9 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 blueprints required
required, not held glass tempering required
required, not held optical equipment standards required
required, not held quality standards required
optional, not held microoptics optional
optional, not held optomechanical devices optional
optional, not held optical engineering optional
optional, not held optoelectronic devices optional
optional, not held refractive power optional

Index

Other moves recorded from optical technician

Full index of moves from optical technician

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.