Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where an asbestos abatement worker can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role an asbestos abatement worker already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Asbestos abatement workers remove asbestos from buildings and other constructions, compliant with health and safety regulations concerning the handling of hazardous materials. They investigate the intensity of the asbestos contamination, prepare the structure for removal, and prevent contamination of other areas.

Also known as asbestos removal team operative, asbestos abatement team operative, asbestos contamination assessor, asbestos removal team worker, asbestos abatement team worker, hazardous material abatement worker, asbestos abatement operative, hazardous materials removal worker, hazardous material removal worker, asbestos abatement assessor, asbestos removal operative, asbestos operative.

Craft and related trades workers 28 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: decontamination worker, 71%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
decontamination worker 71% covered building exterior cleaner 53% covered hazardous waste technician 41% covered recycling worker 34% covered sorter labourer 34% covered asbestos abatement worker You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from asbestos abatement worker, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role an asbestos abatement worker already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

An asbestos abatement worker needs 12 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • store contaminated materials handling and moving
  • disinfect surfaces handling and moving
  • remove contaminated materials handling and moving
  • tend asbestos blower working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • investigate contamination information skills
  • remove contaminants handling and moving
  • asbestos removal regulations services
  • contamination exposure regulations services
  • assess contamination information skills
  • avoid contamination assisting and caring
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what an asbestos abatement worker does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Asbestos abatement worker is filed under Craft and related trades workers, ISCO major group 7. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of an asbestos abatement worker’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.