Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a chemical plant manager can go next

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

Chemical plant managers coordinate the day-to-day production of chemical products ensuring the quality of products and equipment, the safety of personnel and protection of the environment. They define and implement the investment budget, deploy industrial objectives and manage the unit as a profit center representing the company in its economic and social environment.

Managers 53 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: metal production manager, 68%

metal production manager 68% covered sewerage systems manager 58% covered water treatment plant manager 54% covered manufacturing manager 47% covered power plant manager 45% covered chemical plant manager You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from chemical plant manager. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a chemical plant manager already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

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chemical plant manager is filed under Managers, ISCO major group 1. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a chemical plant manager already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. 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.