Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a surface treatment operator can go next

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

Surface treatment operators apply chemicals and paint to the material surface in order to protect against corrosion. They calculate the materials needed for surface protection.

Also known as surface treatment worker, surface coatings technician, anti- corrosion surface treatment operative, vessel painter, marine vessel painter, anti- corrosion surface treatment operator, anti- corrosion surface treatment worker, ship painter, surface treatment technician, surface treatment operative, anti-corrosion paint technician.

Craft and related trades workers 64 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: rustproofer, 58%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
rustproofer 58% covered dip tank operator 58% covered anodising machine operator 53% covered coating machine operator 48% covered riveter 47% covered surface treatment operator You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from surface treatment 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 surface treatment operator 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 surface treatment operator needs 31 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
  • choose proper primer coat constructing
  • remove coating constructing
  • select spraying pressure working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • sand between coats handling and moving
  • prepare surface for painting handling and moving
  • apply spraying techniques communication, collaboration and creativity
  • corrosion types natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • operate metal polishing equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • metal coating technologies engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • sanding techniques engineering, manufacturing and construction
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

Index

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Surface treatment operator 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 surface treatment 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.