From solderer to welder
12 of the 36 essential skills of a welder are already essential for a solderer — about 33% 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.
- 12
- skills carry over
- 24
- would be new
- 33%
- of the target job covered
- 36
- essential skills of a welder
What a welder does
Welders operate welding equipment in order to join metal workpieces together. They can use fusion welding processes based on different techniques and materials. They also perform simple visual inspection of welds.
What carries over
12 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
What would be new
24 skillsEssential for a welder and not for a solderer. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- align components
- apply arc welding techniques
- cutting technologies
- flammable fluids
- follow health and safety procedures in construction
- follow safety precautions in work practices
- fuel gas
- handle fuels
- interpret 2D plans
- interpret 3D plans
- join metals
- metal thermal conductivity
- operate oxy-fuel welding torch
- operate welding equipment
- perform metal active gas welding
- perform metal inert gas welding
- perform tungsten inert gas welding
- recognise signs of corrosion
- repair metal sheets
- shape sheet metal objects
- smooth burred surfaces
- troubleshoot
- weld in hyperbaric conditions
- welding techniques
Other moves from solderer
2 roles- brazier15 skills in common
- spot welder12 skills in common
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How far are you from being a welder?
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.