Table 1Transition record

air separation plant operatortoplodder operator

A air separation plant operator already meets 19% of what the plodder operator role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From air separation plant operator

19%

Overlap1

To plodder operator

3 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

66.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 66.3

This move: 66.3 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the plodder operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the air separation plant operator profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 3 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A plodder operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a air separation plant operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held basic chemicals natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held monitor manufacturing impact information skills
already held optimise production processes parameters communication, collaboration and creativity

All 3 carried skills, including the 1 the plodder operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 11 missing skills fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 information skills 2 required

required, not held inspect quality of products required
required, not held monitor valves required

02 handling and moving 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held select soap shaping plate required

optional, not held transfer chemicals optional
optional, not held manage waste optional

03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held tend plodder machines required

optional, not held handle bulk transfer of raw material optional
optional, not held monitor chemical process condition optional

04 constructing 1 required

required, not held change soap filter required

05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 supplementary

optional, not held chemical processes optional
optional, not held electrical instrumentation engineering optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a plodder operator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 3 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held optimise production processes parameters skill
already held basic chemicals knowledge
already held monitor manufacturing impact skill

6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held chemical processes optional
optional, not held electrical instrumentation engineering optional
optional, not held handle bulk transfer of raw material optional
optional, not held transfer chemicals optional
optional, not held manage waste optional
optional, not held monitor chemical process condition optional

22 held skills the plodder operator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role characteristics of chemicals used for tanning knowledge
not needed by the target role chemical preservation knowledge
not needed by the target role clean driers skill
not needed by the target role clean equipment skill
not needed by the target role communicate test results to other departments skill
not needed by the target role conduct performance tests skill
not needed by the target role control air flow skill
not needed by the target role control flow of matter used in oil processing skill
not needed by the target role cope with manufacturing deadlines pressure skill
not needed by the target role handle residual gases skill
not needed by the target role maintain equipment skill
not needed by the target role manage fluid production in gas skill
not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role operate gas extraction equipment skill
not needed by the target role operate hydrogen extraction equipment skill
not needed by the target role prepare chemical samples skill
not needed by the target role test gas purity skill
not needed by the target role test oxygen purity skill
not needed by the target role transfer oxygen skill
not needed by the target role types of lubricants knowledge
not needed by the target role use oxygenation equipment skill
not needed by the target role work with hot nitrogen skill

2 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held chemical processes optional
optional, not held electrical instrumentation engineering optional

Index

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Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.