Solderer to riveter
A solderer already meets 52% of what the riveter role asks for. The move turns on 2 required skills not yet in the profile.
46.5/ 100
1 How much of what a riveter is expected to do is already part of a solderer’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 riveter role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A riveter role treats 8 of its required skills as things a solderer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- apply preliminary treatment to workpieces
- ensure equipment availability
- perform test run
- prepare pieces for joining
- quality standards
- remove inadequate workpieces
What stands in the way is 2 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 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A riveter 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.
- already held prepare pieces for joining handling and moving
- already held metal joining technologies engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held apply preliminary treatment to workpieces handling and moving
- already held remove inadequate workpieces handling and moving
- already held types of metal manufacturing processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held ferrous metal processing engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 14 carried skills, including the 8 the riveter role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 23 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 rivet types required
- optional, not held manufacturing of metal assembly products optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of metal containers optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of metal structures optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of steam generators optional
- optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional
- optional, not held riveting machine types optional
- still to learn troubleshoot required
- optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
- optional, not held inspect quality of products optional
- optional, not held interpret geometric dimensions and tolerances optional
- optional, not held read standard blueprints optional
- optional, not held record production data for quality control optional
- optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
- optional, not held perform machine maintenance optional
- optional, not held supply machine optional
- optional, not held tend riveting machine optional
- optional, not held program a CNC controller optional
- optional, not held set up the controller of a machine optional
- optional, not held use CAM software optional
- optional, not held operate handheld riveting equipment optional
- optional, not held supply machine with appropriate tools optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 2 entries a riveter 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 · The rest of the record
All 14 skills that carry over
- already held apply preliminary treatment to workpieces skill
- already held ensure equipment availability skill
- already held perform test run skill
- already held prepare pieces for joining skill
- already held quality standards knowledge
- already held remove inadequate workpieces skill
- already held remove processed workpiece skill
- already held types of metal knowledge
- already held consult technical resources skill
- already held ferrous metal processing knowledge
- already held keep records of work progress skill
- already held metal joining technologies knowledge
- already held types of metal manufacturing processes knowledge
- already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held statistical process control optional
21 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held manufacturing of metal assembly products optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of metal containers optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of metal structures optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of steam generators optional
- optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
- optional, not held inspect quality of products optional
- optional, not held interpret geometric dimensions and tolerances optional
- optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
- optional, not held operate handheld riveting equipment optional
- optional, not held perform machine maintenance optional
- optional, not held program a CNC controller optional
- optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional
- optional, not held read standard blueprints optional
- optional, not held record production data for quality control optional
- optional, not held riveting machine types optional
- optional, not held set up the controller of a machine optional
- optional, not held statistical process control optional
- optional, not held supply machine optional
- optional, not held supply machine with appropriate tools optional
- optional, not held tend riveting machine optional
- optional, not held use CAM software optional
32 held skills the riveter role does not ask for
- 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 precision metalworking techniques 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 ensure correct metal temperature skill
- not needed by the target role flammable fluids knowledge
- not needed by the target role fuel gas knowledge
- 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 heating equipment 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 smoothing technologies knowledge
- not needed by the target role monitor gauge skill
- 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 operate precision measuring equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate soldering equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate welding equipment skill
- not needed by the target role perform product testing skill
- not needed by the target role precious metal processing knowledge
- not needed by the target role select filler metal skill
- not needed by the target role spot metal imperfections 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
8 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 rivet types required
- optional, not held manufacturing of metal assembly products optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of metal containers optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of metal structures optional
- optional, not held manufacturing of steam generators optional
- optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional
- optional, not held riveting machine types optional
- optional, not held statistical process control optional
Common questions about this move
Can a solderer become a riveter?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A solderer already covers 52% of what a riveter is expected to do: 14 skills carry over, 8 of which the riveter role treats as required.
What skills does a solderer need to become a riveter?
2 required skills are missing, plus 21 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is rivet types.
How hard is the move from solderer to riveter?
Its learning distance is 46.5 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.