Career switch, measured
From Welder to Quality Inspector
Yes, it's a stretch that needs new skills. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 28% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Manufacturing, Blueprint reading, Welding, Workplace safety; the main skills to add are Quality control, Auditing, Problem solving, Excel.
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skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillWelderQuality Inspector
- Manufacturing37%57%
- Blueprint reading45%22%
- Welding98%13%
- Workplace safety21%16%
- Process improvement14%27%
- AWS23%10%
- Regulatory compliance15%41%
- Forklift19%5%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Quality Inspector postings, rarely in Welder ones.
SkillWelderQuality Inspector
- Quality control5%67%
- Auditing–32%
- Problem solving6%25%
- Excel–24%
- Communication–24%
- Leadership9%23%
- Microsoft Office–21%
- Root cause analysis–13%
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