Career Overlap Transition record
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Process engineering technician to fluid power technician

A process engineering technician already meets 51% of what the fluid power technician role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From process engineering technician
51 % overlap
Partial match
To fluid power technician
13 You already bring
5 Still to learn
31 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

47.6/ 100

1 How much of what a fluid power technician is expected to do is already part of a process 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

Why this move works

A fluid power technician role treats 8 of its required skills as things a process engineering technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • mechanics
  • operate soldering equipment
  • perform test run
  • read standard blueprints
  • record test data
  • 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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 13 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 process engineering technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • 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
  • already held use testing equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 13 carried skills, including the 8 the fluid power technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 18 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.

Skill to pick up Tier
01 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 required
  • still to learn fluid mechanics required
  • still to learn hydraulic fluid required
  • still to learn hydraulics required
02 information skills 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • 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
03 constructing 1 required
  • still to learn install hydraulic systems required
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 4 supplementary
  • 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
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held provide customer information related to repairs optional
  • optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
  • optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
06 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

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

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 13 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • 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 operate welding equipment skill
  • already held order supplies skill
  • already held perform maintenance on installed equipment skill
  • already held troubleshoot skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to pick up Tier
07 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
08 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held solve technical problems optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • 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 liaise with engineers optional
  • optional, not held operate industrial equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
  • optional, not held prepare compliance documents optional
  • optional, not held replace defect components optional
  • optional, not held solve technical problems optional
24 held skills the fluid power technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • 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 advise on manufacturing problems skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse production processes for improvement skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
  • not needed by the target role assess operating cost skill
  • not needed by the target role blueprints knowledge
  • not needed by the target role collaborate with engineers skill
  • not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
  • not needed by the target role create technical plans 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 identify process improvements skill
  • not needed by the target role industrial research and development knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role oversee quality control skill
  • not needed by the target role production engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role read engineering drawings skill
  • not needed by the target role sustainable technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use CAD software skill
  • not needed by the target role use computer-aided engineering systems skill
3 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 pick up Tier
  • still to learn fluid mechanics required
  • still to learn hydraulic fluid required
  • still to learn hydraulics required
Index

Other moves recorded from process engineering technician

Full index of moves from process engineering technician

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a process engineering technician become a fluid power technician?

Yes, and it is a moderate move. A process engineering technician already covers 51% of what a fluid power technician is expected to do: 13 skills carry over, 8 of which the fluid power technician role treats as required.

What skills does a process engineering technician need to become a fluid power technician?

5 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 process engineering technician to fluid power technician?

Its learning distance is 47.6 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.