From surface-mount technology machine operator to wave soldering machine operator
12 of the 16 essential skills of a wave soldering machine operator are already essential for a surface-mount technology machine operator — about 75% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from surface-mount technology machine operator in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 12
- skills carry over
- 4
- would be new
- 75%
- of the target job covered
- 16
- essential skills of a wave soldering machine operator
What a wave soldering machine operator does
Wave soldering machine operators set up and operate machines to solder electronic components to the printed circuit board. They read blueprints and layout designs.
What carries over
12 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- assemble printed circuit boards
- ensure conformity to specifications
- ensure public safety and security
- inspect quality of products
- interpret circuit diagrams
- monitor machine operations
- prepare board for soldering
- printed circuit boards
- quality standards
- read assembly drawings
- read standard blueprints
- solder components onto electronic board
What would be new
4 skillsEssential for a wave soldering machine operator and not for a surface-mount technology 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 surface-mount technology machine operator
1 roles- printed circuit board assembler10 skills in common
← surface-mount technology machine operatorwave soldering machine operator →The other way round
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a wave soldering machine operator?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.