RecordMove

Photographic equipment assembler to automated optical inspection operator

A photographic equipment assembler already meets 43% of what the automated optical inspection operator role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From photographic equipment assembler

Partial match

To automated optical inspection operator

13 You already bring

8 Still to learn

35 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Substantial retraining

57.8/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what an automated optical inspection operator is expected to do is already part of a photographic equipment assembler’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the automated optical inspection operator role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

An automated optical inspection operator role treats 8 of its required skills as things a photographic equipment assembler already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

electronics
ensure conformity to specifications
inspect quality of products
interpret circuit diagrams
meet deadlines
monitor machine operations

What stands in the way is 8 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An automated optical inspection operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a photographic equipment assembler background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held optical engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held remove defective products handling and moving
already held interpret circuit diagrams information skills
already held read assembly drawings information skills
already held ensure conformity to specifications assisting and caring
already held monitor machine operations information skills

All 13 carried skills, including the 8 the automated optical inspection operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 22 missing skills fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.

Skill to pick up Tier

01 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required

still to learn analyse images required
still to learn operate automated optical inspection machine required

02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 7 supplementary

still to learn electronic equipment standards required

optional, not held IPC standards optional
optional, not held surface-mount technology optional
optional, not held through-hole technology optional
optional, not held instrument performance elements optional
optional, not held integrated circuits optional
optional, not held microelectronics optional
optional, not held semiconductors optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary

still to learn communicate test results to other departments required

optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
optional, not held research equipment needs optional
optional, not held write inspection reports optional

04 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn read standard blueprints required

optional, not held check system parameters against reference values optional

05 business, administration and law 1 required

still to learn quality assurance procedures required

06 health and welfare 1 required

still to learn automated optical inspection required

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries an automated optical inspection operator 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 13 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held electronics knowledge
already held ensure conformity to specifications skill
already held inspect quality of products skill
already held interpret circuit diagrams skill
already held meet deadlines skill
already held monitor machine operations skill
already held read assembly drawings skill
already held report defective manufacturing materials skill
already held keep records of work progress skill
already held optical engineering knowledge
already held remove defective products skill
already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
already held write records for repairs skill

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to pick up Tier

07 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required

still to learn printed circuit boards required

08 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held maintain test equipment optional

09 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held send faulty equipment back to assembly line optional

10 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held waste removal regulations optional

14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held IPC standards optional
optional, not held surface-mount technology optional
optional, not held through-hole technology optional
optional, not held waste removal regulations optional
optional, not held check system parameters against reference values optional
optional, not held instrument performance elements optional
optional, not held integrated circuits optional
optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
optional, not held maintain test equipment optional
optional, not held microelectronics optional
optional, not held research equipment needs optional
optional, not held semiconductors optional
optional, not held send faulty equipment back to assembly line optional
optional, not held write inspection reports optional

46 held skills the automated optical inspection operator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adjust manufacturing equipment skill
not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
not needed by the target role apply optical coating skill
not needed by the target role assemble cameras skill
not needed by the target role assemble electronic units skill
not needed by the target role cameras knowledge
not needed by the target role centre lenses skill
not needed by the target role clean optical components skill
not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
not needed by the target role cut glass skill
not needed by the target role digital camera sensors knowledge
not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role glass coatings knowledge
not needed by the target role glass tempering knowledge
not needed by the target role grind glass skill
not needed by the target role interpret technical information for electronic repair work skill
not needed by the target role join lenses skill
not needed by the target role maintain electronic equipment skill
not needed by the target role maintain optical equipment skill
not needed by the target role maintain photographic equipment skill
not needed by the target role manipulate glass skill
not needed by the target role operate optical assembly equipment skill
not needed by the target role operate optical equipment skill
not needed by the target role operate optical measuring equipment skill
not needed by the target role operate precision measuring equipment skill
not needed by the target role optical equipment standards knowledge
not needed by the target role optical glass characteristics knowledge
not needed by the target role optical manufacturing process knowledge
not needed by the target role optics knowledge
not needed by the target role optoelectronic devices knowledge
not needed by the target role optoelectronics knowledge
not needed by the target role order optical supplies skill
not needed by the target role photographic lenses knowledge
not needed by the target role process customer orders skill
not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
not needed by the target role refractive power knowledge
not needed by the target role repair optical equipment skill
not needed by the target role replace defect components skill
not needed by the target role select camera apertures skill
not needed by the target role smooth glass surface skill

6 further entries not listed here

12 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 pick up Tier

still to learn automated optical inspection required
still to learn electronic equipment standards required
still to learn printed circuit boards required
still to learn quality assurance procedures required
optional, not held IPC standards optional
optional, not held surface-mount technology optional
optional, not held through-hole technology optional
optional, not held waste removal regulations optional
optional, not held instrument performance elements optional
optional, not held integrated circuits optional
optional, not held microelectronics optional
optional, not held semiconductors optional

Index

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a photographic equipment assembler become an automated optical inspection operator?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A photographic equipment assembler already covers 43% of what an automated optical inspection operator is expected to do: 13 skills carry over, 8 of which the automated optical inspection operator role treats as required.

What skills does a photographic equipment assembler need to become an automated optical inspection operator?

8 required skills are missing, plus 14 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with machinery and specialised equipment. The single most important is analyse images.

How hard is the move from photographic equipment assembler to automated optical inspection operator?

Its learning distance is 57.8 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.