surface-mount technology machine operatortosemiconductor processor
A surface-mount technology machine operator already meets 37% of what the semiconductor processor role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.
This move: 69.5 of 100 · substantial
1 Share of the semiconductor processor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the surface-mount technology machine operator 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 · What you already bring
Of the 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A semiconductor processor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a surface-mount technology machine operator background worth leading with.
- already held carry out shipping orders for parts management skills
- already held repair electronic components working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held oversee logistics of finished products management skills
- already held microelectronics engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held interpret circuit diagrams information skills
- already held read assembly drawings information skills
All 19 carried skills, including the 6 the semiconductor processor role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 22 missing skills fall into 9 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.
- required, not held clean wafers required
- required, not held load electronic circuits onto wafers required
- required, not held polish wafers required
- required, not held remove defective products required
- required, not held imprint circuit design onto wafers required
- required, not held produce semiconductor crystals required
- required, not held slice crystals into wafers required
- optional, not held adjust manufacturing equipment optional
- optional, not held operate precision machinery optional
- required, not held LED lighting components required
- required, not held integrated circuits required
- required, not held semiconductors required
- optional, not held integrated circuit types optional
- required, not held measure parts of manufactured products required
- required, not held monitor manufacturing quality standards required
- required, not held inspect semiconductor components required
- optional, not held test semiconductors optional
- optional, not held apply coating to electrical equipment optional
- required, not held wear cleanroom suit required
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a semiconductor processor role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 clean wafers skill · occupation specific
- 02 imprint circuit design onto wafers skill · occupation specific
- 03 inspect semiconductor components skill · occupation specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 19 skills that carry over
- already held electronics knowledge
- already held ensure conformity to specifications skill
- already held microelectronics knowledge
- already held monitor machine operations skill
- already held read assembly drawings skill
- already held report defective manufacturing materials skill
- already held apply health and safety standards skill
- already held apply technical communication skills skill
- already held carry out shipping orders for parts skill
- already held dispose of hazardous waste skill
- already held ensure public safety and security skill
- already held inspect quality of products skill
- already held interpret circuit diagrams skill
- already held keep records of work progress skill
- already held oversee logistics of finished products skill
- already held quality standards knowledge
- already held repair electronic components skill
- already held replace defect components skill
- already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- required, not held meet deadlines required
- required, not held microassembly required
- optional, not held waste removal regulations optional
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held test semiconductors optional
- optional, not held apply coating to electrical equipment optional
- optional, not held integrated circuit types optional
- optional, not held waste removal regulations optional
- optional, not held adjust manufacturing equipment optional
- optional, not held operate precision machinery optional
17 held skills the semiconductor processor role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role IPC standards knowledge
- not needed by the target role assemble printed circuit boards skill
- not needed by the target role check for solder defects skill
- not needed by the target role clean printed circuit board skill
- not needed by the target role coat printed circuit board skill
- not needed by the target role maintain electronic systems skill
- not needed by the target role operate SMT placement equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate automated optical inspection machine skill
- not needed by the target role operate wave soldering machine skill
- not needed by the target role prepare board for soldering skill
- not needed by the target role printed circuit boards knowledge
- not needed by the target role provide power connection from bus bars skill
- not needed by the target role read standard blueprints skill
- not needed by the target role solder components onto electronic board skill
- not needed by the target role surface-mount technology knowledge
- not needed by the target role use CAM software skill
- not needed by the target role use diagnostic tools for electronic repairs skill
6 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held LED lighting components required
- required, not held integrated circuits required
- required, not held microassembly required
- required, not held semiconductors required
- optional, not held integrated circuit types optional
- optional, not held waste removal regulations optional
Other moves recorded from surface-mount technology machine operator
- wave soldering machine operator 78% covered · adjacent
- printed circuit board assembler 54% covered · moderate
- automated optical inspection operator 52% covered · moderate
- printed circuit board test technician 36% covered · substantial
Full index of moves from surface-mount technology machine operator
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.