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Where a production plant crane operator can go next

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

Production plant crane operators operate the basic technologic cranes during the production process at the given unit by lifting and moving loads (bales, containers, buckets and other facilities) with raw and other materials.

Also known as bottom cat operator, gantry crane technicians, hot-metal crane technicians, production plant electric crane operator, mobile crane technician, wall-crane technician, charging-crane operator, cantilever crane operator, mill crane operator, scrap crane technician, hot-metal crane technician, cinder crane operator.

Plant and machine operators and assemblers 29 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: briquetting machine operator, 33%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
briquetting machine operator 33% covered container crane operator 32% covered scrap metal operative 27% covered mobile crane operator 24% covered crane technician 22% covered production plant crane op… You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from production plant crane 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 production plant crane operator already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

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

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A production plant crane operator needs 9 required skills and areas of knowledge. They say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • determine crane load information skills
  • determine the load's centre of gravity working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • liaise with the transported goods' workers communication, collaboration and creativity
  • apply various lifting techniques handling and moving
  • operate railway lever frames working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • handle cargo handling and moving
  • operate cranes working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • operate lifting equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • follow safety procedures when working at heights assisting and caring
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Production plant crane 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 production plant crane 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.