Career Overlap Transition record
RecordMove

User interface designer to computer-aided design operator

A user interface designer already meets 62% of what the computer-aided design operator role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From user interface designer
62 % overlap
Strong match
To computer-aided design operator
38 You already bring
11 Still to learn
83 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

54/ 100

1 How much of what a computer-aided design operator is expected to do is already part of a user interface designer’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 computer-aided design operator role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A computer-aided design operator role treats 38 of its required skills as things a user interface designer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • ABAP
  • AJAX
  • APL
  • ASP.NET
  • Assembly (computer programming)
  • C#

What stands in the way is 11 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 38 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A computer-aided design operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a user interface designer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held design process communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held CoffeeScript information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held Erlang information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held Smalltalk (computer programming) information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held ABAP information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held APL information and communication technologies (icts)

All 38 carried skills, including the 38 the computer-aided design operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 45 missing skills fall into 10 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 computers 4 required, 4 supplementary
  • still to learn use automatic programming required
  • still to learn create CAD drawings required
  • still to learn use CAD software required
  • still to learn use CAM software required
  • optional, not held use CAE software optional
  • optional, not held use microsoft office optional
  • optional, not held use specialised design software optional
  • optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional
02 arts and humanities 2 required, 4 supplementary
  • still to learn design principles required
  • still to learn graphic design required
  • optional, not held imitation jewellery optional
  • optional, not held jewellery processes optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of jewellery optional
  • optional, not held industrial design optional
03 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • still to learn Microsoft Visual C++ required
  • still to learn CAD software required
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
  • optional, not held industrial software optional
04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn trigonometry required
  • still to learn geometry required
  • optional, not held mathematics optional
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 14 supplementary
  • still to learn develop design concept required
  • optional, not held attend design meetings optional
  • optional, not held create architectural sketches optional
  • optional, not held develop jewellery designs optional
  • optional, not held develop product design optional
  • optional, not held adjust engineering designs optional
  • optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
  • optional, not held collaborate with engineers optional
  • optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
  • optional, not held customise drafts optional
  • optional, not held design automation components optional
  • optional, not held design circuits using CAD optional
  • optional, not held design engineering components optional
  • optional, not held develop design plans optional
  • optional, not held use communication techniques optional
06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held metalworking optional
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
  • optional, not held design drawings optional
  • optional, not held material mechanics optional
  • optional, not held woodworking processes optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a computer-aided design operator 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 38 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held ABAP knowledge
  • already held AJAX knowledge
  • already held APL knowledge
  • already held ASP.NET knowledge
  • already held Assembly (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held C# knowledge
  • already held C++ knowledge
  • already held COBOL knowledge
  • already held CoffeeScript knowledge
  • already held Common Lisp knowledge
  • already held Erlang knowledge
  • already held Groovy knowledge
  • already held Haskell knowledge
  • already held Java (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held JavaScript knowledge
  • already held Lisp knowledge
  • already held MATLAB knowledge
  • already held ML (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held Objective-C knowledge
  • already held OpenEdge Advanced Business Language knowledge
  • already held PHP knowledge
  • already held Pascal (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held Perl knowledge
  • already held Prolog (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held Python (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held R knowledge
  • already held Ruby (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held SAP R3 knowledge
  • already held SAS language knowledge
  • already held Scala knowledge
  • already held Scratch (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held Smalltalk (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held Swift (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held TypeScript knowledge
  • already held VBScript knowledge
  • already held Visual Basic knowledge
  • already held computer programming knowledge
  • already held design process skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to pick up Tier
07 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held attend to detail regarding jewellery creation optional
08 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held adapt to new design materials optional
09 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held apply organisational techniques optional
10 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held documentation types optional
34 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held adapt to new design materials optional
  • optional, not held attend design meetings optional
  • optional, not held attend to detail regarding jewellery creation optional
  • optional, not held create architectural sketches optional
  • optional, not held develop jewellery designs optional
  • optional, not held develop product design optional
  • optional, not held documentation types optional
  • optional, not held imitation jewellery optional
  • optional, not held jewellery processes optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of jewellery optional
  • optional, not held metalworking optional
  • optional, not held use CAE software optional
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
  • optional, not held adjust engineering designs optional
  • optional, not held apply organisational techniques optional
  • optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
  • optional, not held collaborate with engineers optional
  • optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
  • optional, not held customise drafts optional
  • optional, not held design automation components optional
  • optional, not held design circuits using CAD optional
  • optional, not held design drawings optional
  • optional, not held design engineering components optional
  • optional, not held develop design plans optional
  • optional, not held industrial design optional
  • optional, not held industrial software optional
  • optional, not held material mechanics optional
  • optional, not held mathematics optional
  • optional, not held use communication techniques optional
  • optional, not held use microsoft office optional
  • optional, not held use specialised design software optional
  • optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional
  • optional, not held woodworking processes optional
57 held skills the computer-aided design operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role Adobe Illustrator knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Adobe Photoshop knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Agile development knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Agile project management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role DevOps knowledge
  • not needed by the target role GIMP (graphics editor software) knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT accessibility standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT project management methodologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT security legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Microsoft Visio knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Process-based management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Prototyping development knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Rapid application development knowledge
  • not needed by the target role SketchBook Pro knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Spiral development knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Synfig knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Waterfall development knowledge
  • not needed by the target role World Wide Web Consortium standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role analyse business requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role application usability knowledge
  • not needed by the target role assess users' interaction with ICT applications skill
  • not needed by the target role augmented reality knowledge
  • not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
  • not needed by the target role business process modelling knowledge
  • not needed by the target role cognitive psychology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role create software design skill
  • not needed by the target role create website wireframe skill
  • not needed by the target role define technical requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role design graphics skill
  • not needed by the target role design user interface skill
  • not needed by the target role develop creative ideas skill
  • not needed by the target role draw design sketches skill
  • not needed by the target role graphics editor software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role human-computer interaction knowledge
  • not needed by the target role incremental development knowledge
  • not needed by the target role interact with users to gather requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role interactive media knowledge
  • not needed by the target role iterative development knowledge
  • not needed by the target role lean project management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage localisation skill

17 further entries not listed here

19 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 Microsoft Visual C++ required
  • still to learn trigonometry required
  • still to learn CAD software required
  • still to learn design principles required
  • still to learn geometry required
  • still to learn graphic design required
  • optional, not held documentation types optional
  • optional, not held imitation jewellery optional
  • optional, not held jewellery processes optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of jewellery optional
  • optional, not held metalworking optional
  • optional, not held CAE software optional
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
  • optional, not held design drawings optional
  • optional, not held industrial design optional
  • optional, not held industrial software optional
  • optional, not held material mechanics optional
  • optional, not held mathematics optional
  • optional, not held woodworking processes optional
Index

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a user interface designer become a computer-aided design operator?

Yes, and it is a moderate move. A user interface designer already covers 62% of what a computer-aided design operator is expected to do: 38 skills carry over, 38 of which the computer-aided design operator role treats as required.

What skills does a user interface designer need to become a computer-aided design operator?

11 required skills are missing, plus 34 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with computers. The single most important is Microsoft Visual C++.

How hard is the move from user interface designer to computer-aided design operator?

Its learning distance is 54 out of 100, which is the moderate 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.