Pneumatic engineering technician to fluid power technician
A pneumatic engineering technician already meets 56% of what the fluid power technician role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.
43.1/ 100
1 How much of what a fluid power technician is expected to do is already part of a pneumatic engineering technician’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 fluid power technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A fluid power technician role treats 9 of its required skills as things a pneumatic engineering technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- fluid mechanics
- mechanics
- operate soldering equipment
- perform test run
- read standard blueprints
- record test data
What stands in the way is 4 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A fluid power technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a pneumatic engineering technician background worth leading with.
- already held fluid mechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held perform maintenance on installed equipment constructing
- already held secure working area assisting and caring
- already held conduct routine machinery checks working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held operate welding equipment constructing
- already held operate soldering equipment constructing
All 14 carried skills, including the 9 the fluid power technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 17 missing skills fall into 8 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.
- still to learn hydraulic fluid required
- still to learn hydraulics required
- still to learn consult technical resources required
- optional, not held estimate restoration costs optional
- optional, not held write records for repairs optional
- optional, not held prepare compliance documents optional
- still to learn install hydraulic systems required
- optional, not held install electrical and electronic equipment optional
- optional, not held operate industrial equipment optional
- optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
- optional, not held replace defect components optional
- optional, not held provide customer information related to repairs optional
- optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
- optional, not held order supplies optional
- optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a fluid power 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 · The rest of the record
All 14 skills that carry over
- already held fluid mechanics knowledge
- already held mechanics knowledge
- already held operate soldering equipment skill
- already held perform test run skill
- already held read standard blueprints skill
- already held record test data skill
- already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
- already held secure working area skill
- already held use testing equipment skill
- already held conduct routine machinery checks skill
- already held liaise with engineers skill
- already held operate welding equipment skill
- already held perform maintenance on installed equipment skill
- already held troubleshoot skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
- optional, not held solve technical problems optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held estimate restoration costs optional
- optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
- optional, not held provide customer information related to repairs optional
- optional, not held write records for repairs optional
- optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
- optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
- optional, not held install electrical and electronic equipment optional
- optional, not held operate industrial equipment optional
- optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
- optional, not held order supplies optional
- optional, not held prepare compliance documents optional
- optional, not held replace defect components optional
- optional, not held solve technical problems optional
13 held skills the fluid power technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role CAD software knowledge
- not needed by the target role CAE software knowledge
- not needed by the target role adjust engineering designs skill
- not needed by the target role control air flow skill
- not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
- not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role install pneumatic systems skill
- not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
- not needed by the target role oversee quality control skill
- not needed by the target role pneumatics knowledge
- not needed by the target role read engineering drawings skill
- not needed by the target role use CAD software skill
2 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn hydraulic fluid required
- still to learn hydraulics required
Other moves recorded from pneumatic engineering technician
Common questions about this move
Can a pneumatic engineering technician become a fluid power technician?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A pneumatic engineering technician already covers 56% of what a fluid power technician is expected to do: 14 skills carry over, 9 of which the fluid power technician role treats as required.
What skills does a pneumatic engineering technician need to become a fluid power technician?
4 required skills are missing, plus 13 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is consult technical resources.
How hard is the move from pneumatic engineering technician to fluid power technician?
Its learning distance is 43.1 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.