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

structural ironworkertosheet metal worker

A structural ironworker already meets 76% of what the sheet metal worker role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From structural ironworker
76%
Overlap1
To sheet metal worker
35 Skills carried over
3 Required, not held
32.6 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 32.6

This move: 32.6 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the sheet metal worker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the structural ironworker 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 35 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A sheet metal worker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a structural ironworker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held remove rust from motor vehicles handling and moving
  • already held operate oxy-fuel cutting torch working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held metal thermal conductivity engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held operate manual planer handling and moving
  • already held tend metal sawing machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held operate rust proofing spray gun constructing

All 35 carried skills, including the 17 the sheet metal worker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 missing skills fall into 4 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 3 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held clip sheet metal objects together required
  • required, not held use sheet metal shears required
  • required, not held use metalworking tools required
  • optional, not held shape sheet metal objects optional
  • optional, not held cut metal products optional
  • optional, not held mark a metal workpiece optional
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held maintain mechatronic equipment optional
  • optional, not held maintain robotic equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate automated process control optional
  • optional, not held tend punch press optional
03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
  • optional, not held mechatronics optional
  • optional, not held robotics optional
04 constructing 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held anchor sheet metal optional
  • optional, not held install heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration ducts optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a sheet metal worker 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 35 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held align components skill
  • already held apply arc welding techniques skill
  • already held apply spot welding techniques skill
  • already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
  • already held follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
  • already held inspect construction supplies skill
  • already held interpret 2D plans skill
  • already held interpret 3D plans skill
  • already held metal joining technologies knowledge
  • already held metal thermal conductivity knowledge
  • already held operate handheld riveting equipment skill
  • already held recognise signs of corrosion skill
  • already held rivet types knowledge
  • already held tend metal sawing machine skill
  • already held types of metal knowledge
  • already held use safety equipment in construction skill
  • already held work ergonomically skill
  • already held apply brazing techniques skill
  • already held cutting technologies knowledge
  • already held ensure equipment availability skill
  • already held keep personal administration skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held metal smoothing technologies knowledge
  • already held monitor automated machines skill
  • already held operate manual planer skill
  • already held operate oxy-fuel cutting torch skill
  • already held operate rust proofing spray gun skill
  • already held operate soldering equipment skill
  • already held process incoming construction supplies skill
  • already held program a CNC controller skill
  • already held remove rust from motor vehicles skill
  • already held replace defect components skill
  • already held set up temporary construction site infrastructure skill
  • already held transport construction supplies skill
  • already held work in a construction team skill
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held anchor sheet metal optional
  • optional, not held shape sheet metal objects optional
  • optional, not held maintain mechatronic equipment optional
  • optional, not held maintain robotic equipment optional
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
  • optional, not held cut metal products optional
  • optional, not held install heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration ducts optional
  • optional, not held mark a metal workpiece optional
  • optional, not held mechatronics optional
  • optional, not held operate automated process control optional
  • optional, not held robotics optional
  • optional, not held tend punch press optional
13 held skills the sheet metal worker role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply thermite welding techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role guide cranes skill
  • not needed by the target role guide operation of heavy construction equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role manipulate glass skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare pieces for joining skill
  • not needed by the target role rig loads skill
  • not needed by the target role set up reinforcing steel skill
  • not needed by the target role set window skill
  • not needed by the target role spot metal imperfections skill
  • not needed by the target role tend metal planer skill
  • not needed by the target role tend riveting machine skill
  • not needed by the target role tie reinforcing steel skill
  • not needed by the target role types of sawing blades knowledge
3 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 automation technology optional
  • optional, not held mechatronics optional
  • optional, not held robotics optional
Index

Other moves recorded from structural ironworker

Full index of moves from structural ironworker

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.