Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

sales engineertovehicle electronics installer

A sales engineer already meets 29% of what the vehicle electronics installer role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From sales engineer
29%
Overlap1
To vehicle electronics installer
5 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
62.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

29%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

62.9/ 100

1 Share of the vehicle electronics installer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the sales engineer 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

Why this move works

A vehicle electronics installer role treats 3 of its required skills as things a sales engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply health and safety standards
  • electrical wiring plans
  • ensure compliance with warranty contracts

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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A vehicle electronics installer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a sales engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held ensure compliance with warranty contracts communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held electrical wiring plans engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held drive vehicles working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held teamwork principles generic programmes and qualifications
  • already held apply health and safety standards assisting and caring

All 5 carried skills, including the 3 the vehicle electronics installer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 13 missing skills fall into 5 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 6 required
  • required, not held install automotive electrical equipment required
  • required, not held install car electronics required
  • required, not held maintain audiovisual equipment required
  • required, not held operate audio equipment required
  • required, not held perform technical tasks with great care required
  • required, not held use specialised tools in electric repairs required
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held electronic and telecommunication equipment required
  • optional, not held mechanical tools optional
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
03 information skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held keep stock records optional
  • optional, not held prepare warranty documents for audiology equipment optional
04 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held guarantee customer satisfaction optional
05 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held perform manual work autonomously optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a vehicle electronics installer 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 5 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply health and safety standards skill
  • already held electrical wiring plans knowledge
  • already held ensure compliance with warranty contracts skill
  • already held drive vehicles skill
  • already held teamwork principles knowledge
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held guarantee customer satisfaction optional
  • optional, not held keep stock records optional
  • optional, not held perform manual work autonomously optional
  • optional, not held mechanical tools optional
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
  • optional, not held prepare warranty documents for audiology equipment optional
37 held skills the vehicle electronics installer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role achieve sales targets skill
  • not needed by the target role advise customers on motor vehicles skill
  • not needed by the target role apply technical communication skills skill
  • not needed by the target role apply territory planning skill
  • not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
  • not needed by the target role calculate costs of repair operations skill
  • not needed by the target role capital goods industry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role car controls knowledge
  • not needed by the target role carry out repair of vehicles skill
  • not needed by the target role check finished vehicles for quality control skill
  • not needed by the target role consumer protection knowledge
  • not needed by the target role coordinate automotive repair and maintenance service skill
  • not needed by the target role e-procurement knowledge
  • not needed by the target role implement marketing strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role implement sales strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret electrical diagrams skill
  • not needed by the target role inventory management rules knowledge
  • not needed by the target role issue sales quotations for repairs or maintenance skill
  • not needed by the target role keep up-to-date on manufacturer's policies skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain customer records skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain parts inventory skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain vehicle records skill
  • not needed by the target role manage vehicle services' financial resources skill
  • not needed by the target role maximise sales revenues skill
  • not needed by the target role negotiate sales contracts skill
  • not needed by the target role organise storage facilities skill
  • not needed by the target role parts pricing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform road testing of vehicles skill
  • not needed by the target role prospect new customers skill
  • not needed by the target role provide customer follow-up services skill
  • not needed by the target role provide customer information related to repairs skill
  • not needed by the target role purchase automotive equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role purchase vehicle parts skill
  • not needed by the target role supply chain principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role think proactively skill
  • not needed by the target role types of vehicles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use communication techniques 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 acquire Tier
  • required, not held electronic and telecommunication equipment required
  • optional, not held mechanical tools optional
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
Index

Other moves recorded from sales engineer

Full index of moves from sales engineer

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.