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

solderertoboilermaker

A solderer already meets 49% of what the boilermaker role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From solderer
49%
Overlap1
To boilermaker
22 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
58.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

49%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

58.3/ 100

1 Share of the boilermaker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the solderer 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 boilermaker role treats 15 of its required skills as things a solderer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply precision metalworking techniques
  • ensure correct metal temperature
  • ensure equipment availability
  • flammable fluids
  • fuel gas
  • manufacturing of heating equipment

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 22 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A boilermaker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a solderer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held flammable fluids engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held select filler metal constructing
  • already held ensure correct metal temperature working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held fuel gas engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held metal smoothing technologies engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held spot metal imperfections information skills

All 22 carried skills, including the 15 the boilermaker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 39 missing skills fall into 8 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 handling and moving 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held smooth burred surfaces required
  • required, not held handle gas cylinders required
  • optional, not held cast metal optional
  • optional, not held dispose of cutting waste material optional
  • optional, not held supply machine with appropriate tools optional
02 information skills 2 required
  • required, not held read standard blueprints required
  • required, not held record production data for quality control required
03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 9 supplementary
  • required, not held operate oxy-fuel cutting torch required
  • optional, not held maintain mechatronic equipment optional
  • optional, not held maintain robotic equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate printing machinery optional
  • optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
  • optional, not held operate automated process control optional
  • optional, not held operate drill press optional
  • optional, not held perform machine maintenance optional
  • optional, not held supply machine optional
  • optional, not held tend punch press optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held troubleshoot required
  • optional, not held operate 3D computer graphics software optional
  • optional, not held determine suitability of materials optional
05 constructing 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held apply arc welding techniques required
  • optional, not held repair heating equipment optional
06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 11 supplementary
  • optional, not held casting processes optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of steam generators optional
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
  • optional, not held cutting technologies optional
  • optional, not held maintenance operations optional
  • optional, not held mechatronics optional
  • optional, not held metal forming technologies optional
  • optional, not held rivet types optional
  • optional, not held riveting machine types optional
  • optional, not held robotics optional
  • optional, not held types of drill press oils optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a boilermaker 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 22 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply precision metalworking techniques skill
  • already held ensure correct metal temperature skill
  • already held ensure equipment availability skill
  • already held flammable fluids knowledge
  • already held fuel gas knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of heating equipment knowledge
  • already held metal smoothing technologies knowledge
  • already held operate precision measuring equipment skill
  • already held operate soldering equipment skill
  • already held operate welding equipment skill
  • already held perform test run skill
  • already held quality standards knowledge
  • already held select filler metal skill
  • already held types of metal knowledge
  • already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
  • already held consult technical resources skill
  • already held ferrous metal processing knowledge
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held monitor gauge skill
  • already held perform product testing skill
  • already held spot metal imperfections skill
  • already held types of metal manufacturing processes knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 arts and humanities 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held 3D printing process optional
  • optional, not held maintenance of printing machines optional
  • optional, not held printing materials optional
  • optional, not held printing on large scale machines optional
  • optional, not held printing techniques optional
08 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held set up the controller of a machine optional
32 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held 3D printing process optional
  • optional, not held casting processes optional
  • optional, not held maintain mechatronic equipment optional
  • optional, not held maintain robotic equipment optional
  • optional, not held maintenance of printing machines optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of steam generators optional
  • optional, not held operate 3D computer graphics software optional
  • optional, not held operate printing machinery optional
  • optional, not held printing materials optional
  • optional, not held printing on large scale machines optional
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
  • optional, not held cast metal optional
  • optional, not held cutting technologies optional
  • optional, not held determine suitability of materials optional
  • optional, not held dispose of cutting waste material optional
  • optional, not held maintenance operations optional
  • optional, not held mechatronics optional
  • optional, not held metal forming technologies optional
  • optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
  • optional, not held operate automated process control optional
  • optional, not held operate drill press optional
  • optional, not held perform machine maintenance optional
  • optional, not held printing techniques optional
  • optional, not held repair heating equipment optional
  • optional, not held rivet types optional
  • optional, not held riveting machine types optional
  • optional, not held robotics optional
  • optional, not held set up the controller of a machine optional
  • optional, not held supply machine optional
  • optional, not held supply machine with appropriate tools optional
  • optional, not held tend punch press optional
  • optional, not held types of drill press oils optional
24 held skills the boilermaker role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adjust temperature gauges skill
  • not needed by the target role apply brazing techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role apply flux skill
  • not needed by the target role apply preliminary treatment to workpieces skill
  • not needed by the target role apply soldering techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure correct gas pressure skill
  • not needed by the target role handle fuels skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain mechanical equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role manufacture of small metal parts knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing of door furniture from metal knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing of metal household articles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing of tools knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing of weapons and ammunition knowledge
  • not needed by the target role metal joining technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role non-ferrous metal processing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate brazing equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate oxy-fuel welding torch skill
  • not needed by the target role precious metal processing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role prepare pieces for joining skill
  • not needed by the target role remove inadequate workpieces skill
  • not needed by the target role remove processed workpiece skill
  • not needed by the target role torch temperature for metal processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role welding techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role work ergonomically skill
16 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
  • optional, not held 3D printing process optional
  • optional, not held casting processes optional
  • optional, not held maintenance of printing machines optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of steam generators optional
  • optional, not held printing materials optional
  • optional, not held printing on large scale machines optional
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
  • optional, not held cutting technologies optional
  • optional, not held maintenance operations optional
  • optional, not held mechatronics optional
  • optional, not held metal forming technologies optional
  • optional, not held printing techniques optional
  • optional, not held rivet types optional
  • optional, not held riveting machine types optional
  • optional, not held robotics optional
  • optional, not held types of drill press oils optional
Index

Other moves recorded from solderer

Full index of moves from solderer

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.