Table 1Transition record

photonics engineering techniciantopneumatic engineering technician

A photonics engineering technician already meets 43% of what the pneumatic engineering technician role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From photonics engineering technician

43%

Overlap1

To pneumatic engineering technician

10 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

52.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 52.3

This move: 52.3 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the pneumatic engineering technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the photonics engineering technician 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A pneumatic engineering technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a photonics engineering technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held CAE software information and communication technologies (icts)
already held resolve equipment malfunctions communication, collaboration and creativity
already held CAD software information and communication technologies (icts)
already held liaise with engineers communication, collaboration and creativity
already held read engineering drawings information skills
already held adjust engineering designs communication, collaboration and creativity

All 10 carried skills, including the 6 the pneumatic engineering technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 missing skills fall into 8 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required

required, not held create solutions to problems required
required, not held troubleshoot required

02 constructing 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held perform maintenance on installed equipment required

optional, not held control air flow optional
optional, not held install pneumatic systems optional
optional, not held operate soldering equipment optional
optional, not held operate welding equipment optional

03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held engineering processes required

optional, not held fluid mechanics optional

04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held pneumatics required

optional, not held mathematics optional

05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held conduct routine machinery checks required

optional, not held use testing equipment optional

06 assisting and caring 2 supplementary

optional, not held oversee quality control optional
optional, not held secure working area optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a pneumatic engineering technician 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 10 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held CAE software knowledge
already held adjust engineering designs skill
already held engineering principles knowledge
already held liaise with engineers skill
already held read engineering drawings skill
already held record test data skill
already held CAD software knowledge
already held mechanics knowledge
already held perform test run skill
already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held read standard blueprints optional

08 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held use CAD software optional

11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held control air flow optional
optional, not held fluid mechanics optional
optional, not held install pneumatic systems optional
optional, not held mathematics optional
optional, not held operate soldering equipment optional
optional, not held operate welding equipment optional
optional, not held oversee quality control optional
optional, not held read standard blueprints optional
optional, not held secure working area optional
optional, not held use CAD software optional
optional, not held use testing equipment optional

51 held skills the pneumatic engineering technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role MOEM knowledge
not needed by the target role align components skill
not needed by the target role apply optical coating skill
not needed by the target role apply technical communication skills skill
not needed by the target role assemble optoelectronics skill
not needed by the target role assist scientific research skill
not needed by the target role calibrate optical instruments skill
not needed by the target role clean optical components skill
not needed by the target role computational mechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role design drawings knowledge
not needed by the target role digital camera sensors knowledge
not needed by the target role electromagnetic spectrum knowledge
not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
not needed by the target role electrooptic devices knowledge
not needed by the target role fasten components skill
not needed by the target role fibre optics knowledge
not needed by the target role firmware knowledge
not needed by the target role inspect optical supplies skill
not needed by the target role inspect quality of products skill
not needed by the target role integrate new products in manufacturing skill
not needed by the target role interpret circuit diagrams skill
not needed by the target role keep records of work progress skill
not needed by the target role lasers knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain optical equipment skill
not needed by the target role microoptics knowledge
not needed by the target role microprocessors knowledge
not needed by the target role microsensors knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor machine operations skill
not needed by the target role mount optical components on frames skill
not needed by the target role operate optical assembly equipment skill
not needed by the target role optical components knowledge
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 optoelectronics knowledge
not needed by the target role optomechanical components knowledge
not needed by the target role photonics knowledge

11 further entries not listed here

4 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 engineering processes required
required, not held pneumatics required
optional, not held fluid mechanics optional
optional, not held mathematics optional

Index

Other moves recorded from photonics engineering technician

Full index of moves from photonics engineering technician

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.