Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where an industrial firefighter can go next

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

Industrial firefighters are responsible for emergency response in case of a fire outbreak or other hazardous situations in industrial areas or facilities. They actively respond to contain fires and the outbreak of other hazardous substances to protect the industrial crews and premises. They ensure the industrial facility complies with health and safety regulations. They also regulate the clean-up of the scene and assess the damage.

Also known as site emergency response team member, industrial fireman, industrial fire team member, emergency response team member, factory firefighter, site firefighter, fire auxiliary, industrial firewoman.

Service and sales workers 32 skills on file 5 career moves 3 above 60% overlap Closest: marine firefighter, 63%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
marine firefighter 63% covered firefighter 63% covered fire service vehicle operator 61% covered chief fire officer 51% covered pump operator 48% covered industrial firefighter You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from industrial firefighter, 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 an industrial firefighter 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

An industrial firefighter needs 28 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
  • contain fires assisting and caring
  • manage factory operations management skills
  • assist people in contaminated areas assisting and caring
  • evacuate people from buildings assisting and caring
  • implement fire safety management plans management skills
  • manage emergency care situations management skills
  • organise fire drills management skills
  • work as a team in a hazardous environment communication, collaboration and creativity
  • monitor chemical process condition working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • use different types of fire extinguishers assisting and caring
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what an industrial firefighter does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

Index

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Industrial firefighter is filed under Service and sales workers, ISCO major group 5. 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 an industrial firefighter’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.