Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a block machine operator can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a block machine operator already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Block machine operators control, maintain and operate concrete blocks casting machine which fills and vibrate molds to compact wet concrete into finished blocks.

Also known as block machine operative, block-making machine operator, block moulding machine operator, concrete block machine operative, block moulding machine operative, concrete block machine operator, concrete block production operative, concrete block production worker, concrete plant operative.

Plant and machine operators and assemblers 21 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: concrete products machine operator, 32%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
concrete products machine ope… 32% covered brick and tile caster 24% covered belt builder 19% covered nitrator operator 18% covered dry press operator 16% covered block machine operator You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from block machine operator, 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 a block machine operator already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

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

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A block machine operator needs 10 required skills and areas of knowledge. They say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • operate cubing machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • operate concrete casting machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • operate concrete mixer truck working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • discharge cement working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • use moulding techniques handling and moving
  • select mould types handling and moving
  • inspect industrial equipment constructing
  • maintain moulds handling and moving
  • write batch record documentation information skills
  • operate forklift working with machinery and specialised equipment
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a block machine operator does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

Index

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Block machine operator is filed under Plant and machine operators and assemblers, ISCO major group 8. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a block machine operator’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.