Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a power lines supervisor can go next

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

Power lines supervisors monitor the construction and maintenance of power lines and associated equipment. They assign tasks and take quick decisions to resolve problems.

Also known as power lines installation and commissioning supervisor, overhead power lines installation supervisor, electric powerline technician supervisor, overhead power lines construction supervisor, cable installation supervisor, electric powerline supervisor, power lines construction supervisor, power lines installation supervisor, cable installer supervisor.

Technicians and associate professionals 43 skills on file 5 career moves 3 above 60% overlap Closest: overhead line worker, 79%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
overhead line worker 79% covered cable jointer 76% covered electricity distribution tech… 75% covered street lighting electrician 56% covered terrazzo setter supervisor 55% covered power lines supervisor You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from power lines 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 power lines 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 power lines 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
  • enforce safety procedures when working at heights assisting and caring
  • assess areas for power line installation information skills
  • inspect overhead power lines constructing
  • inspect underground power cables constructing
  • transmission towers engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • test procedures in electricity transmission constructing
  • prevent damage to utility infrastructure management skills
  • ensure safety in electrical power operations assisting and caring
  • electric current engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • check compatibility of materials information skills
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Power lines 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 power lines 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.