Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

ornamental metal workertometal engraver

A ornamental metal worker already meets 55% of what the metal engraver role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From ornamental metal worker
55%
Overlap1
To metal engraver
17 Skills carried over
4 Required, not held
48 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

55%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

48/ 100

1 Share of the metal engraver role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the ornamental metal worker 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 metal engraver role treats 9 of its required skills as things a ornamental metal worker already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply precision metalworking techniques
  • engrave patterns
  • ensure equipment availability
  • operate engraving equipment
  • operate precision measuring equipment
  • remove inadequate workpieces

What stands in the way is 4 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 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A metal engraver role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a ornamental metal worker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held operate engraving equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held engrave patterns working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held engraving technologies engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held precious metal processing arts and humanities
  • already held manufacturing of cutlery engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held apply precision metalworking techniques working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 17 carried skills, including the 9 the metal engraver role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 missing skills fall into 6 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 2 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held clean engraved areas required
  • required, not held position engraving equipment required
  • optional, not held prepare etching chemicals optional
  • optional, not held prepare workpieces for engraving optional
  • optional, not held prepare workpieces for etching optional
  • optional, not held select engraving templates optional
  • optional, not held dispose of cutting waste material optional
  • optional, not held produce customised products optional
02 information skills 1 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held determine quality of engraving required
  • optional, not held compute engraving dimensions optional
  • optional, not held inspect etched work optional
  • optional, not held transpose designs to engravings optional
  • optional, not held verify engraving accuracy optional
  • optional, not held consult technical resources optional
03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required
  • required, not held ensure accurate engravings required
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held manufacturing of daily use goods optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of sports equipment optional
  • optional, not held types of engraving needles optional
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held perform damascening optional
06 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held apply isopropyl alcohol optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a metal engraver 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 17 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply precision metalworking techniques skill
  • already held engrave patterns skill
  • already held ensure equipment availability skill
  • already held operate engraving equipment skill
  • already held operate precision measuring equipment skill
  • already held remove inadequate workpieces skill
  • already held remove processed workpiece skill
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held types of metal knowledge
  • already held engraving technologies knowledge
  • already held ferrous metal processing knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of cutlery knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of door furniture from metal knowledge
  • already held mark processed workpiece skill
  • already held non-ferrous metal processing knowledge
  • already held precious metal processing knowledge
  • already held types of metal manufacturing processes knowledge
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held compute engraving dimensions optional
  • optional, not held inspect etched work optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of daily use goods optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of sports equipment optional
  • optional, not held prepare etching chemicals optional
  • optional, not held prepare workpieces for engraving optional
  • optional, not held prepare workpieces for etching optional
  • optional, not held select engraving templates optional
  • optional, not held transpose designs to engravings optional
  • optional, not held verify engraving accuracy optional
  • optional, not held apply isopropyl alcohol optional
  • optional, not held consult technical resources optional
  • optional, not held dispose of cutting waste material optional
  • optional, not held perform damascening optional
  • optional, not held produce customised products optional
  • optional, not held types of engraving needles optional
37 held skills the metal engraver role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply arc welding techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role apply brazing techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role apply smithing techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role cold forging knowledge
  • not needed by the target role cut ornamental design skill
  • not needed by the target role cutting technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role design drawings knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure correct metal temperature skill
  • not needed by the target role heat metals skill
  • not needed by the target role hot forging knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing of doors from metal knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing of metal household articles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing of weapons and ammunition knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mark a metal workpiece skill
  • not needed by the target role mark designs on metal pieces skill
  • not needed by the target role metal coating technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role metal forming technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate brazing equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate rust proofing spray gun skill
  • not needed by the target role operate soldering equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate welding equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role perform machine maintenance skill
  • not needed by the target role perform test run skill
  • not needed by the target role provide customer follow-up services 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 recognise signs of corrosion skill
  • not needed by the target role select filler metal skill
  • not needed by the target role set up the controller of a machine skill
  • not needed by the target role shape metal over anvils skill
  • not needed by the target role shape ornamental design skill
  • not needed by the target role smooth burred surfaces skill
  • not needed by the target role torch temperature for metal processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use metalworking tools skill
  • not needed by the target role wear appropriate protective gear skill
  • not needed by the target role work with blacksmithing hand tools skill
  • not needed by the target role work with blacksmithing power tools 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held manufacturing of daily use goods optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of sports equipment optional
  • optional, not held types of engraving needles optional
Index

Other moves recorded from ornamental metal worker

Full index of moves from ornamental metal worker

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.