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

paper engineertowood technology engineer

A paper engineer already meets 33% of what the wood technology engineer role asks for. The move turns on 20 required skills not yet in the profile.

From paper engineer
33%
Overlap1
To wood technology engineer
19 Skills carried over
20 Required, not held
72 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

33%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

72/ 100

1 Share of the wood technology engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the paper engineer 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 wood technology engineer role treats 8 of its required skills as things a paper engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • engineering principles
  • engineering processes
  • ensure compliance with safety legislation
  • manufacturing processes
  • monitor production developments
  • perform scientific research

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 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A wood technology engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a paper engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held paper chemistry natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held paper production processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held plan engineering activities management skills
  • already held plan product management management skills
  • already held monitor production developments information skills
  • already held types of pulp natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

All 19 carried skills, including the 8 the wood technology engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 33 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 9 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held construction products required
  • required, not held mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products required
  • required, not held timber products required
  • required, not held wood products required
  • required, not held civil engineering required
  • required, not held technical drawings required
  • required, not held wood moisture content required
  • required, not held woodworking processes required
  • required, not held woodworking tools required
  • optional, not held wood cuts optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 required
  • required, not held adjust engineering designs required
  • required, not held advise customers on wood products required
  • required, not held approve engineering design required
  • required, not held draw blueprints required
  • required, not held meet contract specifications required
03 information skills 2 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held distinguish wood quality required
  • required, not held read standard blueprints required
  • optional, not held inspect wood materials optional
  • optional, not held check durability of wood materials optional
  • optional, not held inspect building systems optional
  • optional, not held study prices of wood products optional
04 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held plan resource allocation required
  • optional, not held manage timber stocks optional
  • optional, not held oversee construction project optional
05 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held manipulate wood required
06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held chemistry of wood required

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a wood technology engineer 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 19 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held engineering processes knowledge
  • already held ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
  • already held manufacturing processes knowledge
  • already held monitor production developments skill
  • already held perform scientific research skill
  • already held plan engineering activities skill
  • already held types of wood knowledge
  • already held business management principles knowledge
  • already held check quality of raw materials skill
  • already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
  • already held identify hazards in the workplace skill
  • already held paper chemistry knowledge
  • already held paper production processes knowledge
  • already held perform project management skill
  • already held plan product management skill
  • already held sales strategies knowledge
  • already held types of pulp knowledge
  • already held use CAD software skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held use technical drawing software required
08 business, administration and law 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held cost management optional
  • optional, not held environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry optional
  • optional, not held logistics optional
09 assisting and caring 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held oversee quality control optional
  • optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional
10 arts and humanities 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held design principles optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held cost management optional
  • optional, not held inspect wood materials optional
  • optional, not held manage timber stocks optional
  • optional, not held check durability of wood materials optional
  • optional, not held design principles optional
  • optional, not held environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry optional
  • optional, not held inspect building systems optional
  • optional, not held logistics optional
  • optional, not held oversee construction project optional
  • optional, not held oversee quality control optional
  • optional, not held study prices of wood products optional
  • optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional
  • optional, not held wood cuts optional
12 held skills the wood technology engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role check paper quality skill
  • not needed by the target role communication knowledge
  • not needed by the target role dispose of hazardous waste skill
  • not needed by the target role dispose of non-hazardous waste skill
  • not needed by the target role keep records of work progress skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor pulp quality skill
  • not needed by the target role optimise production skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare wood production reports skill
  • not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role sizes of paper knowledge
  • not needed by the target role test paper production samples skill
  • not needed by the target role types of paper knowledge
15 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 construction products required
  • required, not held mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products required
  • required, not held timber products required
  • required, not held wood products required
  • required, not held chemistry of wood required
  • required, not held civil engineering required
  • required, not held technical drawings required
  • required, not held wood moisture content required
  • required, not held woodworking processes required
  • required, not held woodworking tools required
  • optional, not held cost management optional
  • optional, not held design principles optional
  • optional, not held environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry optional
  • optional, not held logistics optional
  • optional, not held wood cuts optional
Index

Other moves recorded from paper engineer

Full index of moves from paper engineer

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.