Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a scrap metal operative can go next

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

Scrap metal operative cut big sheets of metal scrap in order to prepare them for being used in a smelter.

Also known as recycler, recycled metal operative, metal processing operative, smelter operative, recyling operative, metal recycling operative, metal shredder operator, scrap metal processor, scrap sorter, shredder operator.

Craft and related trades workers 20 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: briquetting machine operator, 91%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
production plant crane operat… 21% covered briquetting machine operator 91% covered foundry manager 16% covered metallurgical manager 16% covered steam plant operator 15% covered scrap metal operative You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from scrap metal operative, 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 scrap metal operative already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A scrap metal operative needs 9 required skills and areas of knowledge. They say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • apply various lifting techniques handling and moving
  • operate metal fabricating machines working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • operate hydraulic machinery controls working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • hydraulics engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • follow verbal instructions communication, collaboration and creativity
  • resolve equipment malfunctions communication, collaboration and creativity
  • follow safety procedures when working at heights assisting and caring
  • ensure compliance with environmental legislation assisting and caring
  • apply health and safety standards assisting and caring
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

Index

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Scrap metal operative is filed under Craft and related trades workers, ISCO major group 7. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a scrap metal operative’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.