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

solar energy engineertosteam engineer

A solar energy engineer already meets 50% of what the steam engineer role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From solar energy engineer
50%
Overlap1
To steam engineer
11 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
50.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

50%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

50.8/ 100

1 Share of the steam engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the solar energy 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 steam engineer role treats 10 of its required skills as things a solar energy engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adjust engineering designs
  • approve engineering design
  • energy
  • energy market
  • engineering principles
  • engineering processes

What stands in the way is 6 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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A steam engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a solar energy engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held energy market engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held energy engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held thermodynamics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held approve engineering design communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held use technical drawing software working with computers
  • already held use CAD software working with computers

All 11 carried skills, including the 10 the steam engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 missing skills fall into 7 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 4 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held manufacturing of steam generators required
  • required, not held heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts required
  • required, not held hydraulics required
  • required, not held refrigerants required
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
  • optional, not held electricity optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held design utility equipment required
  • optional, not held design automation components optional
  • optional, not held resolve equipment malfunctions optional
03 constructing 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held monitor utility equipment required
  • optional, not held perform maintenance on installed equipment optional
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate hydraulic machinery controls optional
  • optional, not held operate steam turbine optional
  • optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
  • optional, not held operate automated process control optional
  • optional, not held use testing equipment optional
05 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional
06 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held CAD software optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a steam engineer 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 11 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adjust engineering designs skill
  • already held approve engineering design skill
  • already held energy knowledge
  • already held energy market knowledge
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held engineering processes knowledge
  • already held perform scientific research skill
  • already held technical drawings knowledge
  • already held thermodynamics knowledge
  • already held use technical drawing software skill
  • already held use CAD software skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held balance hydraulics of hot water systems optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held balance hydraulics of hot water systems optional
  • optional, not held operate hydraulic machinery controls optional
  • optional, not held operate steam turbine optional
  • optional, not held CAD software optional
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
  • optional, not held design automation components optional
  • optional, not held electricity optional
  • optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
  • optional, not held operate automated process control optional
  • optional, not held perform maintenance on installed equipment optional
  • optional, not held resolve equipment malfunctions optional
  • optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional
  • optional, not held use testing equipment optional
61 held skills the steam engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adjust voltage skill
  • not needed by the target role alternative energy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role analyse big data skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
  • not needed by the target role assess financial viability skill
  • not needed by the target role battery design knowledge
  • not needed by the target role business intelligence knowledge
  • not needed by the target role calculate solar panel orientation skill
  • not needed by the target role cloud technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role conduct engineering site audits skill
  • not needed by the target role create CAD drawings skill
  • not needed by the target role data analytics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role data mining knowledge
  • not needed by the target role data storage knowledge
  • not needed by the target role design a solar absorption cooling system skill
  • not needed by the target role design a solar heating system skill
  • not needed by the target role design solar energy systems skill
  • not needed by the target role design thermal equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role draw blueprints skill
  • not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electricity market knowledge
  • not needed by the target role energy micro-generation technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role examine engineering principles skill
  • not needed by the target role fluid mechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role industrial heating systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role information extraction knowledge
  • not needed by the target role information structure knowledge
  • not needed by the target role inspect facility sites skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain concentrated solar power systems skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain photovoltaic systems skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain solar energy systems skill
  • not needed by the target role manage engineering project skill
  • not needed by the target role operate solar thermal energy systems for hot water and heating skill
  • not needed by the target role perform a feasibility study on solar absorption cooling skill
  • not needed by the target role perform data mining skill
  • not needed by the target role perform feasibility study on solar heating skill
  • not needed by the target role perform project management skill
  • not needed by the target role photovoltaic systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role power engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role promote sustainable energy skill

21 further entries not listed here

7 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 manufacturing of steam generators required
  • required, not held heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts required
  • required, not held hydraulics required
  • required, not held refrigerants required
  • optional, not held CAD software optional
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
  • optional, not held electricity optional
Index

Other moves recorded from solar energy engineer

Full index of moves from solar energy 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.