Career Overlap Transition record
RecordMove

Sports equipment repair technician to household appliances repair technician

A sports equipment repair technician already meets 44% of what the household appliances repair technician role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From sports equipment repair technician
44 % overlap
Partial match
To household appliances repair technician
16 You already bring
8 Still to learn
41 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance Substantial retraining

58.6/ 100

1 How much of what a household appliances repair technician is expected to do is already part of a sports equipment repair technician’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 household appliances repair technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A household appliances repair technician role treats 8 of its required skills as things a sports equipment repair technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • create solutions to problems
  • lift heavy weights
  • maintain customer service
  • maintain equipment
  • maintain records of maintenance interventions
  • provide customer follow-up services

What stands in the way is 8 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 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A household appliances repair technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a sports equipment repair technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held use repair manuals information skills
  • already held keep stock records information skills
  • already held maintain records of maintenance interventions information skills
  • already held replace defect components working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held negotiate supplier arrangements communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held manage a small-to-medium business management skills

All 16 carried skills, including the 8 the household appliances repair technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 25 missing skills fall into 8 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.

Skill to pick up Tier
01 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn repair household appliances required
  • still to learn install electrical household appliances required
  • still to learn use diagnostic tools for electronic repairs required
  • optional, not held drive vehicles optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required
  • still to learn electrical household appliances products required
  • still to learn manufacturer's instructions for electrical household appliances required
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 11 supplementary
  • still to learn provide customer information related to repairs required
  • optional, not held sell household appliances optional
  • optional, not held advise on electrical household appliances' installation optional
  • optional, not held explain features of electrical household appliances optional
  • optional, not held sell service contracts for electrical household appliances optional
  • optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
  • optional, not held develop professional network optional
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with warranty contracts optional
  • optional, not held order supplies optional
  • optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
  • optional, not held work in shifts optional
04 assisting and caring 1 required
  • still to learn apply company policies required
05 constructing 1 required
  • still to learn perform maintenance on installed equipment required
06 information skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held report to the team leader optional
  • optional, not held prepare warranty documents for electrical household appliances optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a household appliances repair technician 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 16 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held create solutions to problems skill
  • already held lift heavy weights skill
  • already held maintain customer service skill
  • already held maintain equipment skill
  • already held maintain records of maintenance interventions skill
  • already held provide customer follow-up services skill
  • already held replace defect components skill
  • already held use repair manuals skill
  • already held apply technical communication skills skill
  • already held issue sales invoices skill
  • already held keep stock records skill
  • already held maintain professional administration skill
  • already held maintain relationship with suppliers skill
  • already held manage a small-to-medium business skill
  • already held manage schedule of tasks skill
  • already held negotiate supplier arrangements skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to pick up Tier
07 management skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held administer appointments optional
  • optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional
08 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held solve technical problems optional
17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held sell household appliances optional
  • optional, not held advise on electrical household appliances' installation optional
  • optional, not held explain features of electrical household appliances optional
  • optional, not held report to the team leader optional
  • optional, not held sell service contracts for electrical household appliances optional
  • optional, not held administer appointments optional
  • optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
  • optional, not held develop professional network optional
  • optional, not held drive vehicles optional
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with warranty contracts optional
  • optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional
  • optional, not held order supplies optional
  • optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
  • optional, not held prepare warranty documents for electrical household appliances optional
  • optional, not held solve technical problems optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
  • optional, not held work in shifts optional
21 held skills the household appliances repair technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on equipment maintenance skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on sporting equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role arrange equipment repairs skill
  • not needed by the target role assist customers skill
  • not needed by the target role features of sporting equipment knowledge
  • not needed by the target role follow trends in sporting equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
  • not needed by the target role issue sport equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role keep records of customer interaction skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with suppliers of sporting equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain work area cleanliness skill
  • not needed by the target role make bowstrings skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor sports equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role perform minor repairs to equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role perform test run skill
  • not needed by the target role skateboard knowledge
  • not needed by the target role sporting equipment usage knowledge
  • not needed by the target role troubleshoot skill
  • not needed by the target role use power tools skill
  • not needed by the target role use wire hand tools skill
  • not needed by the target role water skiing knowledge
2 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 pick up Tier
  • still to learn electrical household appliances products required
  • still to learn manufacturer's instructions for electrical household appliances required
Index
FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a sports equipment repair technician become a household appliances repair technician?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A sports equipment repair technician already covers 44% of what a household appliances repair technician is expected to do: 16 skills carry over, 8 of which the household appliances repair technician role treats as required.

What skills does a sports equipment repair technician need to become a household appliances repair technician?

8 required skills are missing, plus 17 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with machinery and specialised equipment. The single most important is electrical household appliances products.

How hard is the move from sports equipment repair technician to household appliances repair technician?

Its learning distance is 58.6 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.