From drilling machine operator to laser cutting machine operator
16 of the 27 essential skills of a laser cutting machine operator are already essential for a drilling machine operator — about 59% 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.
- 16
- skills carry over
- 11
- would be new
- 59%
- of the target job covered
- 27
- essential skills of a laser cutting machine operator
What a laser cutting machine operator does
Laser cutting machine operators set up, program and tend laser cutting machines, designed to cut, or rather burn off and melt, excess material from a metal workpiece by directing a computer-motion-controlled powerful laser beam through laser optics. They read laser cutting machine blueprints and tooling instructions, perform regular machine maintenance, and make adjustments to the milling controls, such as the intensity of the laser beam and its positioning.
What carries over
16 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- CAM software
- consult technical resources
- dispose of cutting waste material
- ensure equipment availability
- interpret geometric dimensions and tolerances
- monitor automated machines
- operate precision measuring equipment
- perform test run
- quality and cycle time optimisation
- quality standards
- read standard blueprints
- remove inadequate workpieces
- statistical process control
- supply machine
- troubleshoot
- use CAM software
What would be new
11 skillsEssential for a laser cutting machine operator and not for a drilling machine operator. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
Other moves from drilling machine operator
2 roles- lathe and turning machine operator19 skills in common
- engraving machine operator19 skills in common
← drilling machine operatorlaser cutting machine operator →The other way round
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How far are you from being a laser cutting machine operator?
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