rolling stock electriciantoavionics technician
A rolling stock electrician already meets 54% of what the avionics technician role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.
54%
48.2/ 100
1 Share of the avionics technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the rolling stock electrician 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.
Why this move works
A avionics technician role treats 12 of its required skills as things a rolling stock electrician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- apply health and safety standards
- apply soldering techniques
- electrical systems used in transportation
- electrical wiring plans
- electricity
- electronics
What stands in the way is 7 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 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A avionics technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a rolling stock electrician background worth leading with.
- already held electrical systems used in transportation engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health handling and moving
- already held test electronic units constructing
- already held install electrical and electronic equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held apply soldering techniques constructing
- already held electrical wiring plans engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 16 carried skills, including the 12 the avionics technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 19 missing skills fall into 10 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.
- required, not held electronics principles required
- required, not held electrical engineering required
- optional, not held engineering processes optional
- optional, not held engineering principles optional
- required, not held read engineering drawings required
- optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
- required, not held common aviation safety regulations required
- required, not held solder electronics required
- required, not held assemble electrical components required
- required, not held aircraft flight control systems required
4 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a avionics technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 aircraft flight control systems knowledge · sector specific
- 02 common aviation safety regulations knowledge · sector specific
- 03 electronics principles knowledge · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 16 skills that carry over
- already held apply health and safety standards skill
- already held apply soldering techniques skill
- already held electrical systems used in transportation knowledge
- already held electrical wiring plans knowledge
- already held electricity knowledge
- already held electronics knowledge
- already held install electrical and electronic equipment skill
- already held operate soldering equipment skill
- already held read standard blueprints skill
- already held test electronic units skill
- already held troubleshoot skill
- already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
- already held conduct performance tests skill
- already held follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health skill
- already held maintain electrical equipment skill
- already held use testing equipment skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held CAD software optional
- optional, not held CADD software optional
- optional, not held CAE software optional
- optional, not held adjust engineering designs optional
- optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
- optional, not held use CAD software optional
- optional, not held use CADD software optional
- optional, not held calibrate electronic instruments optional
- optional, not held maintain electronic equipment optional
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held engineering processes optional
- optional, not held CAD software optional
- optional, not held CADD software optional
- optional, not held CAE software optional
- optional, not held adjust engineering designs optional
- optional, not held calibrate electronic instruments optional
- optional, not held engineering principles optional
- optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
- optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
- optional, not held maintain electronic equipment optional
- optional, not held use CAD software optional
- optional, not held use CADD software optional
18 held skills the avionics technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role check train engines skill
- not needed by the target role create technical plans skill
- not needed by the target role detect malfunctions in train control systems skill
- not needed by the target role electromechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with warranty contracts skill
- not needed by the target role ensure maintenance of trains skill
- not needed by the target role fasten components skill
- not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
- not needed by the target role install electronic communication devices on trains skill
- not needed by the target role install transport equipment lighting skill
- not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role mechanics of trains knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform test run skill
- not needed by the target role position vehicles for maintenance and repair skill
- not needed by the target role use diagnostic tools for electronic repairs skill
- not needed by the target role use specialised tools in electric repairs skill
- not needed by the target role use technical documentation skill
- not needed by the target role write records for repairs skill
9 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held aircraft flight control systems required
- required, not held common aviation safety regulations required
- required, not held electronics principles required
- required, not held electrical engineering required
- optional, not held engineering processes optional
- optional, not held CAD software optional
- optional, not held CADD software optional
- optional, not held CAE software optional
- optional, not held engineering principles optional
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.