Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a tunnel boring machine operator can go next

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

Tunnel boring machine operators work on large pieces of tunnelling equipment commonly known as TBMs. They regulate the operation of the machine, adjusting the torque of the rotating cutting wheel and screw conveyor to maximise stability of the tunnel before tunnel rings are installed. Tunnel boring machine operators then put the reinforced concrete rings in place using remote controls.

Plant and machine operators and assemblers 26 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: scraper operator, 49%

scraper operator 49% covered road roller operator 49% covered grader operator 49% covered bulldozer operator 45% covered excavator operator 44% covered tunnel boring machine ope… You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from tunnel boring machine operator. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a tunnel boring machine operator already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

Index

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tunnel boring machine operator is filed under Plant and machine operators and assemblers, ISCO major group 8. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a tunnel boring machine operator already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. 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.