Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a plumbing supervisor can go next

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

Plumbing supervisors monitor plumbing operations. They assign tasks and take quick decisions to resolve problems.

Also known as foreman plumber, supervisor of plumbing, supervising plumber, commercial plumbing supervisor, pipework supervisor, plumbing foreman, domestic plumbing supervisor.

Technicians and associate professionals 49 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: plumber, 80%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
plumber 80% covered plastering supervisor 77% covered terrazzo setter supervisor 75% covered paperhanger supervisor 73% covered construction painting supervi… 72% covered plumbing supervisor You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from plumbing supervisor, 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 plumbing supervisor 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 plumbing supervisor needs 23 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
  • metal bending techniques engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • types of piping engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • plumbing tools engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • water pressure natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • check compatibility of materials information skills
  • ensure compliance with construction project deadline management skills
  • order construction supplies communication, collaboration and creativity
  • interpret 2D plans information skills
  • interpret 3D plans information skills
  • evaluate employees work management skills
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

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

Index

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Plumbing supervisor is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. 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 plumbing supervisor’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.