Table 1Transition record

photographic equipment assemblertodental instrument assembler

A photographic equipment assembler already meets 43% of what the dental instrument assembler role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From photographic equipment assembler

43%

Overlap1

To dental instrument assembler

18 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

60.8 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

43%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

60.8/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the dental instrument assembler role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the photographic equipment assembler 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 dental instrument assembler role treats 10 of its required skills as things a photographic equipment assembler already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

ensure conformity to specifications
inspect quality of products
meet deadlines
operate precision measuring equipment
quality standards
read assembly drawings

What stands in the way is 10 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 18 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A dental instrument assembler 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 wear cleanroom suit assisting and caring
already held optoelectronics engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held adjust manufacturing equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held remove defective products handling and moving
already held read assembly drawings information skills
already held replace defect components working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 18 carried skills, including the 10 the dental instrument assembler role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 29 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 handling and moving 5 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held align components required
required, not held clean components during assembly required
required, not held fasten components required
required, not held manipulate dental material required
required, not held manufacture dental instruments required

optional, not held repair dental instruments optional
optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional

02 health and welfare 3 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held dental instrument components required
required, not held dental anatomy required
required, not held medical device regulations required

optional, not held biomedical engineering optional
optional, not held medical device test procedures optional
optional, not held medical devices optional

03 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held measure parts of manufactured products required

optional, not held test dental instruments optional
optional, not held test dental appliances for compliance optional

04 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held follow clinical guidelines required

optional, not held comply with legislation related to health care optional

05 constructing 3 supplementary

optional, not held apply soldering techniques optional
optional, not held check for solder defects optional
optional, not held operate soldering equipment optional

06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 supplementary

optional, not held electrical equipment regulations optional
optional, not held electromechanics optional
optional, not held optomechanical engineering optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a dental instrument assembler 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 18 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held ensure conformity to specifications skill
already held inspect quality of products skill
already held meet deadlines skill
already held operate precision measuring equipment skill
already held quality standards knowledge
already held read assembly drawings skill
already held remove defective products skill
already held report defective manufacturing materials skill
already held use precision tools skill
already held wear cleanroom suit skill
already held adjust manufacturing equipment skill
already held electrical engineering knowledge
already held electronics knowledge
already held keep records of work progress skill
already held monitor machine operations skill
already held optoelectronics knowledge
already held replace defect components skill
already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary

optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
optional, not held train employees optional

08 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 supplementary

optional, not held maintain dental instruments optional
optional, not held maintain laboratory dental tools optional

09 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held biomedical techniques optional

19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held maintain dental instruments optional
optional, not held repair dental instruments optional
optional, not held test dental instruments optional
optional, not held apply soldering techniques optional
optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
optional, not held biomedical engineering optional
optional, not held biomedical techniques optional
optional, not held check for solder defects optional
optional, not held comply with legislation related to health care optional
optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
optional, not held electrical equipment regulations optional
optional, not held electromechanics optional
optional, not held maintain laboratory dental tools optional
optional, not held medical device test procedures optional
optional, not held medical devices optional
optional, not held operate soldering equipment optional
optional, not held optomechanical engineering optional
optional, not held test dental appliances for compliance optional
optional, not held train employees optional

41 held skills the dental instrument assembler role does not ask for

Skill Type

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 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 circuit diagrams 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 optical engineering knowledge
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 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 refractive power knowledge
not needed by the target role repair optical equipment skill
not needed by the target role select camera apertures skill
not needed by the target role smooth glass surface skill
not needed by the target role test optical components skill
not needed by the target role use CAM software skill
not needed by the target role verify lenses compliance skill
not needed by the target role wear appropriate protective gear skill

1 further entry not listed here

10 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 dental instrument components required
required, not held dental anatomy required
required, not held medical device regulations required
optional, not held biomedical engineering optional
optional, not held biomedical techniques optional
optional, not held electrical equipment regulations optional
optional, not held electromechanics optional
optional, not held medical device test procedures optional
optional, not held medical devices optional
optional, not held optomechanical engineering optional

Index

Other moves recorded from photographic equipment assembler

Full index of moves from photographic equipment assembler

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.