Table 1Transition record

patent engineertotransport engineer

A patent engineer already meets 20% of what the transport engineer role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.

From patent engineer

20%

Overlap1

To transport engineer

5 Skills carried over

15 Required, not held

76.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 76.4

This move: 76.4 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the transport engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the patent 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A transport engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a patent engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held civil engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held design principles arts and humanities
already held adjust engineering designs communication, collaboration and creativity
already held engineering processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held engineering principles engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 5 carried skills, including the 5 the transport engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 28 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.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 engineering, manufacturing and construction 4 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held construction methods required
required, not held technical drawings required
required, not held transportation engineering required
required, not held urban planning required

optional, not held environmental engineering optional
optional, not held safety engineering optional
optional, not held traffic engineering optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held apply transportation management concepts required
required, not held promote the use of sustainable transport required
required, not held approve engineering design required
required, not held design transportation systems required

optional, not held promote innovative infrastructure design optional

03 business, administration and law 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held road transport legislation required

optional, not held green logistics optional
optional, not held multimodal transport logistics optional
optional, not held urban planning law optional

04 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations required

optional, not held analyse transport studies optional
optional, not held execute feasibility study optional

05 working with computers 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held use technical drawing software required

optional, not held simulate transport problems optional
optional, not held use CAD software optional

06 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held manage budgets required

optional, not held develop efficiency plans for logistics operations optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a transport 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 5 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adjust engineering designs skill
already held civil engineering knowledge
already held design principles knowledge
already held engineering principles knowledge
already held engineering processes knowledge

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 services 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held transportation methods required

optional, not held health and safety regulations optional

08 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held follow health and safety procedures in construction required

09 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required

required, not held mathematics required

13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held develop efficiency plans for logistics operations optional
optional, not held promote innovative infrastructure design optional
optional, not held analyse transport studies optional
optional, not held environmental engineering optional
optional, not held execute feasibility study optional
optional, not held green logistics optional
optional, not held health and safety regulations optional
optional, not held multimodal transport logistics optional
optional, not held safety engineering optional
optional, not held simulate transport problems optional
optional, not held traffic engineering optional
optional, not held urban planning law optional
optional, not held use CAD software optional

29 held skills the transport engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on patents skill
not needed by the target role analyse financial risk skill
not needed by the target role apply for patents skill
not needed by the target role apply technical communication skills skill
not needed by the target role characteristics of products knowledge
not needed by the target role collaborate with engineers skill
not needed by the target role communication knowledge
not needed by the target role company policies knowledge
not needed by the target role coordinate engineering teams skill
not needed by the target role create patent draft skill
not needed by the target role ensure law application skill
not needed by the target role financial analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role intellectual property law knowledge
not needed by the target role legal research knowledge
not needed by the target role legal terminology knowledge
not needed by the target role market analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role market research knowledge
not needed by the target role mechanical engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role patents knowledge
not needed by the target role present arguments persuasively skill
not needed by the target role present legal arguments skill
not needed by the target role project management knowledge
not needed by the target role project management principles knowledge
not needed by the target role provide advice on trademarks skill
not needed by the target role provide legal advice skill
not needed by the target role provide technical expertise skill
not needed by the target role represent the company skill
not needed by the target role scientific literature knowledge
not needed by the target role trademarks knowledge

14 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 road transport legislation required
required, not held transportation methods required
required, not held construction methods required
required, not held mathematics required
required, not held technical drawings required
required, not held transportation engineering required
required, not held urban planning required
optional, not held environmental engineering optional
optional, not held green logistics optional
optional, not held health and safety regulations optional
optional, not held multimodal transport logistics optional
optional, not held safety engineering optional
optional, not held traffic engineering optional
optional, not held urban planning law optional

Index

Other moves recorded from patent engineer

Full index of moves from patent 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.