Semiconductor processor to surface-mount technology machine operator
A semiconductor processor already meets 51% of what the surface-mount technology machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.
52.8/ 100
1 How much of what a surface-mount technology machine operator is expected to do is already part of a semiconductor processor’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 surface-mount technology machine operator role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A surface-mount technology machine operator role treats 9 of its required skills as things a semiconductor processor already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- electronics
- ensure conformity to specifications
- ensure public safety and security
- inspect quality of products
- interpret circuit diagrams
- monitor machine operations
What stands in the way is 9 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 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A surface-mount technology machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a semiconductor processor background worth leading with.
- already held carry out shipping orders for parts management skills
- already held repair electronic components working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held oversee logistics of finished products management skills
- already held microelectronics engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held interpret circuit diagrams information skills
- already held read assembly drawings information skills
All 19 carried skills, including the 9 the surface-mount technology machine operator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 17 missing skills fall into 7 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 assemble printed circuit boards required
- still to learn clean printed circuit board required
- still to learn prepare board for soldering required
- still to learn coat printed circuit board required
- still to learn operate SMT placement equipment required
- optional, not held operate automated optical inspection machine optional
- optional, not held operate wave soldering machine optional
- optional, not held provide power connection from bus bars optional
- optional, not held maintain electronic systems optional
- optional, not held use diagnostic tools for electronic repairs optional
- still to learn solder components onto electronic board required
- optional, not held check for solder defects optional
- still to learn surface-mount technology required
- optional, not held IPC standards optional
- still to learn printed circuit boards required
- still to learn read standard blueprints required
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a surface-mount technology machine operator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 assemble printed circuit boards practise this
- 02 clean printed circuit board practise this
- 03 coat printed circuit board practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 19 skills that carry over
- already held electronics knowledge
- already held ensure conformity to specifications skill
- already held ensure public safety and security skill
- already held inspect quality of products skill
- already held interpret circuit diagrams skill
- already held monitor machine operations skill
- already held quality standards knowledge
- already held read assembly drawings skill
- already held report defective manufacturing materials skill
- already held apply health and safety standards skill
- already held apply technical communication skills skill
- already held carry out shipping orders for parts skill
- already held dispose of hazardous waste skill
- already held keep records of work progress skill
- already held microelectronics knowledge
- already held oversee logistics of finished products skill
- already held repair electronic components skill
- already held replace defect components skill
- already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held use CAM software optional
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held IPC standards optional
- optional, not held operate automated optical inspection machine optional
- optional, not held operate wave soldering machine optional
- optional, not held provide power connection from bus bars optional
- optional, not held check for solder defects optional
- optional, not held maintain electronic systems optional
- optional, not held use CAM software optional
- optional, not held use diagnostic tools for electronic repairs optional
22 held skills the surface-mount technology machine operator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role LED lighting components knowledge
- not needed by the target role adjust manufacturing equipment skill
- not needed by the target role apply coating to electrical equipment skill
- not needed by the target role clean wafers skill
- not needed by the target role imprint circuit design onto wafers skill
- not needed by the target role inspect semiconductor components skill
- not needed by the target role integrated circuit types knowledge
- not needed by the target role integrated circuits knowledge
- not needed by the target role load electronic circuits onto wafers skill
- not needed by the target role measure parts of manufactured products skill
- not needed by the target role meet deadlines skill
- not needed by the target role microassembly knowledge
- not needed by the target role monitor manufacturing quality standards skill
- not needed by the target role operate precision machinery skill
- not needed by the target role polish wafers skill
- not needed by the target role produce semiconductor crystals skill
- not needed by the target role remove defective products skill
- not needed by the target role semiconductors knowledge
- not needed by the target role slice crystals into wafers skill
- not needed by the target role test semiconductors skill
- not needed by the target role waste removal regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role wear cleanroom suit 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.
- still to learn surface-mount technology required
- still to learn printed circuit boards required
- optional, not held IPC standards optional
Common questions about this move
Can a semiconductor processor become a surface-mount technology machine operator?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A semiconductor processor already covers 51% of what a surface-mount technology machine operator is expected to do: 19 skills carry over, 9 of which the surface-mount technology machine operator role treats as required.
What skills does a semiconductor processor need to become a surface-mount technology machine operator?
9 required skills are missing, plus 8 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is assemble printed circuit boards.
How hard is the move from semiconductor processor to surface-mount technology machine operator?
Its learning distance is 52.8 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.