Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a demolition worker can go next

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

Demolition workers operate equipment to demolish structures. They safely destroy buildings and remove the debris to permit the site to be used for a different purpose.

Also known as demolition project worker, topwoman, topman, mattockman, demolition reclamation operative, demolition labourer, demolition site worker, demolition and dismantling worker, mattockwoman, demolition experienced worker, demolition operations worker.

Craft and related trades workers 37 skills on file 5 career moves 2 above 60% overlap Closest: grader operator, 65%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
grader operator 65% covered dismantling worker 64% covered road roller operator 60% covered tower crane operator 60% covered bulldozer operator 59% covered demolition worker You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from demolition 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 a demolition worker already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A demolition worker needs 16 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
  • demolish structures working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • operate jackhammer handling and moving
  • recognise the hazards of dangerous goods assisting and caring
  • operate heavy construction machinery without supervision working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • keep heavy construction equipment in good condition constructing
  • drive mobile heavy construction equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • prevent damage to utility infrastructure management skills
  • secure working area assisting and caring
  • dispose of non-hazardous waste handling and moving
  • react to events in time-critical environments communication, collaboration and creativity
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

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

Index

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Demolition worker is filed under Craft and related trades workers, ISCO major group 7. 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 demolition 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.