Pneumatic systems technician to industrial machinery mechanic
A pneumatic systems technician already meets 65% of what the industrial machinery mechanic role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.
36.9/ 100
1 How much of what an industrial machinery mechanic is expected to do is already part of a pneumatic systems 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 industrial machinery mechanic role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An industrial machinery mechanic role treats 11 of its required skills as things a pneumatic systems technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- conduct routine machinery checks
- mechanics
- perform maintenance on installed equipment
- perform test run
- pneumatics
- resolve equipment malfunctions
What stands in the way is 5 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 23 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An industrial machinery mechanic role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a pneumatic systems technician background worth leading with.
- already held install pneumatic systems constructing
- already held prepare compliance documents information skills
- already held pneumatics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held solve technical problems working with computers
- already held provide customer information related to repairs communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held perform maintenance on installed equipment constructing
All 23 carried skills, including the 11 the industrial machinery mechanic role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 14 missing skills fall into 6 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 electrical wiring plans required
- still to learn electricity required
- still to learn hydraulics required
- still to learn types of lubricants required
- optional, not held manufacturing of office equipment optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of pumps and compressors optional
- still to learn inspect industrial equipment required
- optional, not held install hydraulic systems optional
- optional, not held lay pipe installation optional
- optional, not held install blinds drive systems optional
- optional, not held operate industrial equipment optional
- optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of taps and valves optional
- optional, not held perform ICT troubleshooting optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an industrial machinery mechanic 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 23 skills that carry over
- already held conduct routine machinery checks skill
- already held mechanics knowledge
- already held perform maintenance on installed equipment skill
- already held perform test run skill
- already held pneumatics knowledge
- already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
- already held secure working area skill
- already held solve technical problems skill
- already held troubleshoot skill
- already held use testing equipment skill
- already held write records for repairs skill
- already held apply technical communication skills skill
- already held consult technical resources skill
- already held estimate restoration costs skill
- already held install electrical and electronic equipment skill
- already held install pneumatic systems skill
- already held issue sales invoices skill
- already held operate soldering equipment skill
- already held operate welding equipment skill
- already held order supplies skill
- already held prepare compliance documents skill
- already held provide customer information related to repairs skill
- already held record test data skill
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held install blinds drive systems optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of office equipment optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of pumps and compressors optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of taps and valves optional
- optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
- optional, not held install hydraulic systems optional
- optional, not held lay pipe installation optional
- optional, not held operate industrial equipment optional
- optional, not held perform ICT troubleshooting optional
6 held skills the industrial machinery mechanic role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role control air flow skill
- not needed by the target role fluid mechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role liaise with engineers skill
- not needed by the target role operate precision measuring equipment skill
- not needed by the target role read standard blueprints skill
- not needed by the target role replace defect components skill
7 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 electrical wiring plans required
- still to learn electricity required
- still to learn hydraulics required
- still to learn types of lubricants required
- optional, not held manufacturing of office equipment optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of pumps and compressors optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of taps and valves optional
Other moves recorded from pneumatic systems technician
Common questions about this move
Can a pneumatic systems technician become an industrial machinery mechanic?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A pneumatic systems technician already covers 65% of what an industrial machinery mechanic is expected to do: 23 skills carry over, 11 of which the industrial machinery mechanic role treats as required.
What skills does a pneumatic systems technician need to become an industrial machinery mechanic?
5 required skills are missing, plus 9 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is electrical wiring plans.
How hard is the move from pneumatic systems technician to industrial machinery mechanic?
Its learning distance is 36.9 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.