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

welding engineertowelding inspector

A welding engineer already meets 47% of what the welding inspector role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.

From welding engineer
47%
Overlap1
To welding inspector
25 Skills carried over
16 Required, not held
60.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

47%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

60.6/ 100

1 Share of the welding inspector role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the welding engineer 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.

Why

Why this move works

A welding inspector role treats 14 of its required skills as things a welding engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • analyse test data
  • ensure finished product meet requirements
  • ensure fulfilment of legal requirements
  • evaluate employees work
  • follow company standards
  • identify hazards in the workplace

What stands in the way is 16 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 25 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A welding inspector role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a welding engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held perform welding inspection information skills
  • already held perform tungsten inert gas welding constructing
  • already held perform metal active gas welding constructing
  • already held perform metal inert gas welding constructing
  • already held ensure fulfilment of legal requirements assisting and caring
  • already held welding techniques engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 25 carried skills, including the 14 the welding inspector role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 missing skills fall into 11 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 information skills 7 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held record survey data required
  • required, not held write records for repairs required
  • required, not held perform sample testing required
  • required, not held recognise signs of corrosion required
  • required, not held record production data for quality control required
  • required, not held report defective manufacturing materials required
  • required, not held revise quality control systems documentation required
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
  • optional, not held monitor manufacturing quality standards optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held types of metal manufacturing processes required
  • required, not held metal joining technologies required
  • optional, not held electron beam welding processes optional
  • optional, not held non-ferrous metal processing optional
03 business, administration and law 2 required
  • required, not held quality assurance methodologies required
  • required, not held quality standards required
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held write work-related reports required
  • optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
  • optional, not held recommend product improvements optional
05 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held adhere to organisational guidelines required
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation optional
06 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held set quality assurance objectives required
  • optional, not held manage emergency procedures optional

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a welding inspector 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 25 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held analyse test data skill
  • already held ensure finished product meet requirements skill
  • already held ensure fulfilment of legal requirements skill
  • already held evaluate employees work skill
  • already held follow company standards skill
  • already held identify hazards in the workplace skill
  • already held inspect quality of products skill
  • already held liaise with quality assurance skill
  • already held operate welding equipment skill
  • already held perform welding inspection skill
  • already held record test data skill
  • already held spot metal imperfections skill
  • already held types of metal knowledge
  • already held welding techniques knowledge
  • already held consult technical resources skill
  • already held draw design sketches skill
  • already held ensure correct gas pressure skill
  • already held ferrous metal processing knowledge
  • already held liaise with managers skill
  • already held perform metal active gas welding skill
  • already held perform metal inert gas welding skill
  • already held perform test run skill
  • already held perform tungsten inert gas welding skill
  • already held supervise staff skill
  • already held technical drawings knowledge
The 5 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held prepare samples for testing required
08 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required
  • required, not held database quality standards required
09 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held weld mining machinery optional
10 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held plastic welding optional
11 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use non-destructive testing equipment optional
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held electron beam welding processes optional
  • optional, not held non-ferrous metal processing optional
  • optional, not held use non-destructive testing equipment optional
  • optional, not held weld mining machinery optional
  • optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation optional
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
  • optional, not held manage emergency procedures optional
  • optional, not held monitor manufacturing quality standards optional
  • optional, not held plastic welding optional
  • optional, not held recommend product improvements optional
28 held skills the welding inspector role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role CAD software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role adjust engineering designs 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 technical communication skills skill
  • not needed by the target role approve engineering design skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate engineering teams skill
  • not needed by the target role define manufacturing quality criteria skill
  • not needed by the target role define technical requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role design drawings knowledge
  • not needed by the target role develop new welding techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure equipment maintenance skill
  • not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
  • not needed by the target role industrial engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain safe engineering watches skill
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate brazing equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate oxy-fuel welding torch skill
  • not needed by the target role operate soldering equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role perform scientific research skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare production prototypes skill
  • not needed by the target role production processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role research welding techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role select filler metal skill
  • not needed by the target role use technical drawing software skill
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 acquire Tier
  • required, not held database quality standards required
  • required, not held types of metal manufacturing processes required
  • required, not held metal joining technologies required
  • required, not held quality assurance methodologies required
  • required, not held quality standards required
  • optional, not held electron beam welding processes optional
  • optional, not held non-ferrous metal processing optional
  • optional, not held plastic welding optional
Index

Other moves recorded from welding engineer

Full index of moves from welding engineer

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.