Career Overlap Transition record
RecordMove

Welder to riveter

A welder already meets 54% of what the riveter role asks for. The move turns on 2 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From welder
54 % overlap
Partial match
To riveter
15 You already bring
2 Still to learn
37 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

44.7/ 100

1 How much of what a riveter is expected to do is already part of a welder’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

Why this move works

A riveter role treats 8 of its required skills as things a welder 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 processed workpiece

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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 15 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 welder background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held prepare pieces for joining handling and moving
  • already held apply preliminary treatment to workpieces handling and moving
  • already held manufacturing of steam generators engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held types of metal manufacturing processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held ferrous metal processing engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held remove processed workpiece handling and moving

All 15 carried skills, including the 8 the riveter role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 22 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.

Skill to pick up Tier
01 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 6 supplementary
  • 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 metal joining technologies optional
  • optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional
  • optional, not held riveting machine types optional
02 handling and moving 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • still to learn remove inadequate workpieces required
  • optional, not held operate handheld riveting equipment optional
  • optional, not held supply machine with appropriate tools optional
03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 4 supplementary
  • 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
04 information skills 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held inspect quality of products optional
  • optional, not held interpret geometric dimensions and tolerances optional
  • optional, not held record production data for quality control optional
05 working with computers 3 supplementary
  • 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
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

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

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 15 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • 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 processed workpiece skill
  • already held troubleshoot 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 manufacturing of steam generators knowledge
  • already held read standard blueprints skill
  • already held types of metal manufacturing processes knowledge
  • already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to pick up Tier
07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held statistical process control optional
20 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • 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 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 metal joining technologies 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 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
71 held skills the riveter role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role 3D printing process knowledge
  • not needed by the target role align components skill
  • not needed by the target role apply arc welding techniques 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 apply spot welding techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role apply thermite welding techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble metal parts skill
  • not needed by the target role automation technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role characteristics of products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role cutting technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role determine suitability of materials 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 follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
  • not needed by the target role follow safety precautions in work practices skill
  • not needed by the target role fuel gas knowledge
  • not needed by the target role handle fuels skill
  • not needed by the target role handle gas cylinders skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect construction supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret 2D plans skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret 3D plans skill
  • not needed by the target role join metals skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain mechatronic equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain robotic equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintenance of printing machines knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintenance operations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manufacture of small metal parts knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mark processed workpiece skill
  • not needed by the target role mechanics of motor vehicles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mechanics of vessels knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mechatronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role metal bending techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role metal smoothing technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role metal thermal conductivity knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor gauge skill
  • not needed by the target role non-ferrous metal processing knowledge

31 further entries not listed here

8 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 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 metal joining technologies optional
  • optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional
  • optional, not held riveting machine types optional
  • optional, not held statistical process control optional
Index

Other moves recorded from welder

Full index of moves from welder

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a welder become a riveter?

Yes, and it is a moderate move. A welder already covers 54% of what a riveter is expected to do: 15 skills carry over, 8 of which the riveter role treats as required.

What skills does a welder need to become a riveter?

2 required skills are missing, plus 20 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is remove inadequate workpieces.

How hard is the move from welder to riveter?

Its learning distance is 44.7 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.