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Where a distillation operator can go next

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

Distillation operators run and oversee the oil distillation process and assist with troubleshooting. They operate distillation equipment to separate intermediate products or impurities from oil. They turn control valves and gauges to attain temperatures, material flow rate, pressure, etc.

Also known as petroleum refinery operator, oil refinery expert, petroleum refinery technician, distillation process expert, refinery technician, distillation operators.

Plant and machine operators and assemblers 16 skills on file 3 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: gauger, 56%

Fig. 2 · Career map 3 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1

70% and above · short step
50 to 70% · real move
Below 50% · substantial retraining

The 3 nearest destinations from distillation 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 distillation operator already covers. All 3 are listed in the tables below.

Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Only 3 moves are listed. Few other occupations share enough of this job's skills for a fair comparison, and jobs that share almost all of them are left out as the same work under another name.

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

petroleum pump system operator 21% covered · difficulty 73.6

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A distillation operator needs 13 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

clean oil equipment handling and moving
maintain distillation equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
calculate oil deliveries information skills
measure oil tank temperatures information skills
monitor distillation processes information skills
operate distillation equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
transfer oil handling and moving
verify distillation safety assisting and caring
set equipment controls working with computers
test oil samples information skills

Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Distillation operator is filed under Plant and machine operators and assemblers, ISCO major group 8. 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 a distillation 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.