From plasma cutting machine operator to oxy fuel burning machine operator
15 of the 19 essential skills of a oxy fuel burning machine operator are already essential for a plasma cutting machine operator — about 79% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from plasma cutting 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.
- 15
- skills carry over
- 4
- would be new
- 79%
- of the target job covered
- 19
- essential skills of a oxy fuel burning machine operator
What a oxy fuel burning machine operator does
Oxy fuel burning machine operators set up and tend machines designed to cut, or rather burn off, excess material from the metal workpiece using a torch that heats the metal workpiece to its kindling temperature and subsequently burns it into a metal oxide upon its reaction with an emitted stream of oxygen, flowing out of the workpiece's created kerf as slag.
What carries over
15 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- apply cross-reference tools for product identification
- consult technical resources
- dispose of cutting waste material
- ensure equipment availability
- monitor automated machines
- operate precision measuring equipment
- perform test run
- quality standards
- remove inadequate workpieces
- remove processed workpiece
- set up the controller of a machine
- supply machine
- troubleshoot
- types of metal
- wear appropriate protective gear
What would be new
4 skillsEssential for a oxy fuel burning machine operator and not for a plasma cutting 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 plasma cutting machine operator
2 roles- laser cutting machine operator14 skills in common
- water jet cutter operator14 skills in common
← plasma cutting machine operatoroxy fuel burning machine operator →The other way round
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