From boilermaker to electron beam welder
10 of the 26 essential skills of a electron beam welder are already essential for a boilermaker — about 38% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 10
- skills carry over
- 16
- would be new
- 38%
- of the target job covered
- 26
- essential skills of a electron beam welder
What a electron beam welder does
Electron beam welders set up and tend machines designed to join separate metal workpieces together through the use of a high-velocity electron beam. They monitor the machining processes providing an alteration in the kinetic energy of the electrons that allows for them to transform into heat for the metal to melt and join together in a process of precise welding.
What carries over
10 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
What would be new
16 skillsEssential for a electron beam welder and not for a boilermaker. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- electron beam welding machine parts
- electron beam welding processes
- maintain vacuum chamber
- manufacturing processes
- monitor gauge
- perform machine maintenance
- prepare pieces for joining
- program a CNC controller
- remove inadequate workpieces
- remove processed workpiece
- set up the controller of a machine
- statistical process control
- supply machine
- tend electron beam welding machine
- use automatic programming
- use CAM software
Other moves from boilermaker
2 roles- welder14 skills in common
- laser beam welder10 skills in common
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How far are you from being a electron beam welder?
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