Table 1Transition record

precision device inspectortocomputer hardware test technician

A precision device inspector already meets 50% of what the computer hardware test technician role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From precision device inspector

50%

Overlap1

To computer hardware test technician

24 Skills carried over

13 Required, not held

56.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 56.1

This move: 56.1 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the computer hardware test technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the precision device inspector 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 24 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A computer hardware test technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a precision device inspector background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held research equipment needs communication, collaboration and creativity
already held instrument performance elements engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held check system parameters against reference values information skills
already held waste removal regulations services
already held communicate test results to other departments communication, collaboration and creativity
already held measure electrical characteristics information skills

All 24 carried skills, including the 11 the computer hardware test technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 missing skills fall into 6 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 information and communication technologies (icts) 4 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held hardware materials required
required, not held hardware platforms required
required, not held hardware components required
required, not held hardware testing methods required

optional, not held printed circuit boards testing methods optional

02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held hardware architectures required
required, not held electrical discharge required
required, not held electronic equipment standards required

optional, not held consumer electronics optional
optional, not held mechanics optional

03 information skills 3 required

required, not held analyse test data required
required, not held inspect quality of products required
required, not held read engineering drawings required

04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required

required, not held use measurement instruments required
required, not held use testing equipment required

05 constructing 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held test hardware required

optional, not held test wireless devices optional
optional, not held perform in-circuit test optional
optional, not held test printed circuit boards optional
optional, not held perform test run optional

06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held liaise with engineers optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a computer hardware test 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 24 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held communicate test results to other departments skill
already held conduct quality control analysis skill
already held ensure conformity to specifications skill
already held instrument performance elements knowledge
already held interpret circuit diagrams skill
already held measure electrical characteristics skill
already held meet deadlines skill
already held quality assurance procedures knowledge
already held quality standards knowledge
already held read assembly drawings skill
already held read standard blueprints skill
already held calibrate electronic instruments skill
already held check system parameters against reference values skill
already held electronics knowledge
already held keep records of work progress skill
already held maintain test equipment skill
already held microelectronics knowledge
already held operate precision measuring equipment skill
already held remove defective products skill
already held research equipment needs skill
already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
already held send faulty equipment back to assembly line skill
already held waste removal regulations knowledge
already held write inspection reports skill

8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held test wireless devices optional
optional, not held consumer electronics optional
optional, not held perform in-circuit test optional
optional, not held test printed circuit boards optional
optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
optional, not held mechanics optional
optional, not held perform test run optional
optional, not held printed circuit boards testing methods optional

19 held skills the computer hardware test technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role MOEM knowledge
not needed by the target role calibrate precision instrument skill
not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role interpret electrical diagrams skill
not needed by the target role mechanical engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role microelectromechanical systems knowledge
not needed by the target role micromechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role micromechatronic engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role microoptics knowledge
not needed by the target role microprocessors knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor machine operations skill
not needed by the target role operate precision machinery skill
not needed by the target role precision engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role precision measuring instruments knowledge
not needed by the target role precision mechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role report defective manufacturing materials skill
not needed by the target role troubleshoot skill
not needed by the target role use precision tools skill
not needed by the target role write records for repairs skill

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 hardware architectures required
required, not held hardware materials required
required, not held hardware platforms required
required, not held electrical discharge required
required, not held electronic equipment standards required
required, not held hardware components required
required, not held hardware testing methods required
optional, not held consumer electronics optional
optional, not held mechanics optional
optional, not held printed circuit boards testing methods optional

Index

Other moves recorded from precision device inspector

Full index of moves from precision device inspector

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.