Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a drill operator can go next

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

Drill operators supervise a team during rigging and drilling operations. They monitor well activity and take measures in case of emergencies.

Plant and machine operators and assemblers 23 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: well-digger, 44%

well-digger 44% covered tool pusher 36% covered derrickhand 31% covered desalination technician 26% covered rigging supervisor 26% covered drill operator You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from drill operator. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a drill operator 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 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

Index

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drill 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

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a drill operator 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.