Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a water network operative can go next

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

Water network operatives maintain pipes and pumping stations used for water supply, waste water removal and sewerage. They perform planned maintenance and repair tasks and clear blockages in pipes and drains.

Craft and related trades workers 38 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: sewerage network operative, 65%

sewerage network operative 65% covered drain technician 52% covered water systems engineering tec… 48% covered wastewater treatment operator 46% covered water plant technician 42% covered water network operative You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from water network operative. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a water network operative 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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water network 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

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a water network operative 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.