Asphalt laboratory technician to civil engineering technician
An asphalt laboratory technician already meets 18% of what the civil engineering technician role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.
82.8/ 100
1 How much of what a civil engineering technician is expected to do is already part of an asphalt laboratory technician’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the civil engineering technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A civil engineering technician role treats 6 of its required skills as things an asphalt laboratory technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- civil engineering
- construction industry
- construction methods
- follow health and safety procedures in construction
- inspect construction supplies
- use safety equipment in construction
What stands in the way is 14 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A civil engineering technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an asphalt laboratory technician background worth leading with.
- already held construction industry engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held construction methods engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held civil engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held set up temporary construction site infrastructure constructing
- already held inspect construction supplies information skills
- already held use safety equipment in construction assisting and caring
All 7 carried skills, including the 6 the civil engineering technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 56 missing skills fall into 11 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn building information modelling required
- still to learn engineering processes required
- still to learn building codes required
- still to learn engineering principles required
- still to learn technical drawings required
- optional, not held energy efficiency optional
- optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
- optional, not held quantity surveying optional
- optional, not held electrical engineering optional
- optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
- optional, not held renewable energy optional
- optional, not held traffic engineering optional
- optional, not held urban planning optional
- optional, not held zoning codes optional
- still to learn perform field research required
- still to learn estimate duration of work required
- still to learn keep records of work progress required
- optional, not held conduct land surveys optional
- optional, not held assess financial viability optional
- optional, not held calculate needs for construction supplies optional
- optional, not held control of expenses optional
- optional, not held monitor parameters' compliance in construction projects optional
- still to learn manage schedule of tasks required
- still to learn prevent damage to utility infrastructure required
- optional, not held define technical requirements optional
- optional, not held ensure compliance with construction project deadline optional
- optional, not held manage budgets optional
- optional, not held manage engineering project optional
- optional, not held oversee construction project optional
- still to learn operate drones in civil engineering required
- still to learn use measurement instruments required
- still to learn ensure compliance with safety legislation required
- optional, not held ensure gambling operational standards optional
- optional, not held manage health and safety standards optional
- optional, not held obtain relevant licenses optional
- optional, not held work ergonomically optional
- still to learn use technical drawing software required
- optional, not held create CAD drawings optional
- optional, not held use CAD software optional
5 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a civil engineering technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 building information modelling study this
- 02 engineering processes study this
- 03 operate drones in civil engineering practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 7 skills that carry over
- already held civil engineering knowledge
- already held construction industry knowledge
- already held construction methods knowledge
- already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
- already held inspect construction supplies skill
- already held use safety equipment in construction skill
- already held set up temporary construction site infrastructure skill
The 5 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held liaise with architects optional
- optional, not held work in a construction team optional
- optional, not held address problems critically optional
- optional, not held adjust engineering designs optional
- optional, not held advise on building matters optional
- optional, not held advise on construction materials optional
- optional, not held approve engineering design optional
- optional, not held design buildings optional
- optional, not held design scale models optional
- optional, not held promote environmental awareness optional
- optional, not held cost management optional
- optional, not held project management optional
- optional, not held urban planning law optional
- optional, not held design principles optional
- optional, not held industrial design optional
- optional, not held CAD software optional
- optional, not held mathematics optional
42 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held conduct land surveys optional
- optional, not held cost management optional
- optional, not held energy efficiency optional
- optional, not held liaise with architects optional
- optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
- optional, not held project management optional
- optional, not held quantity surveying optional
- optional, not held work in a construction team optional
- optional, not held CAD software optional
- optional, not held address problems critically optional
- optional, not held adjust engineering designs optional
- optional, not held advise on building matters optional
- optional, not held advise on construction materials optional
- optional, not held approve engineering design optional
- optional, not held assess financial viability optional
- optional, not held calculate needs for construction supplies optional
- optional, not held control of expenses optional
- optional, not held create CAD drawings optional
- optional, not held define technical requirements optional
- optional, not held design buildings optional
- optional, not held design principles optional
- optional, not held design scale models optional
- optional, not held electrical engineering optional
- optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
- optional, not held ensure compliance with construction project deadline optional
- optional, not held ensure gambling operational standards optional
- optional, not held industrial design optional
- optional, not held manage budgets optional
- optional, not held manage engineering project optional
- optional, not held manage health and safety standards optional
- optional, not held mathematics optional
- optional, not held monitor parameters' compliance in construction projects optional
- optional, not held obtain relevant licenses optional
- optional, not held oversee construction project optional
- optional, not held promote environmental awareness optional
- optional, not held renewable energy optional
- optional, not held traffic engineering optional
- optional, not held urban planning optional
- optional, not held urban planning law optional
- optional, not held use CAD software optional
2 further entries not listed here
10 held skills the civil engineering technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply safety procedures in laboratory skill
- not needed by the target role asphalt mixes knowledge
- not needed by the target role check quality of raw materials skill
- not needed by the target role conduct soil sample tests skill
- not needed by the target role inspect asphalt skill
- not needed by the target role run laboratory simulations skill
- not needed by the target role supervise laboratory operations skill
- not needed by the target role supervise site maintenance skill
- not needed by the target role test concrete skill
- not needed by the target role write inspection reports skill
21 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn building information modelling required
- still to learn engineering processes required
- still to learn building codes required
- still to learn engineering principles required
- still to learn technical drawings required
- optional, not held cost management optional
- optional, not held energy efficiency optional
- optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
- optional, not held project management optional
- optional, not held quantity surveying optional
- optional, not held CAD software optional
- optional, not held design principles optional
- optional, not held electrical engineering optional
- optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
- optional, not held industrial design optional
- optional, not held mathematics optional
- optional, not held renewable energy optional
- optional, not held traffic engineering optional
- optional, not held urban planning optional
- optional, not held urban planning law optional
- optional, not held zoning codes optional
Other moves recorded from asphalt laboratory technician
Common questions about this move
Can an asphalt laboratory technician become a civil engineering technician?
Yes, and it is a career change move. An asphalt laboratory technician already covers 18% of what a civil engineering technician is expected to do: 7 skills carry over, 6 of which the civil engineering technician role treats as required.
What skills does an asphalt laboratory technician need to become a civil engineering technician?
14 required skills are missing, plus 42 optional ones. They fall into 11 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is building information modelling.
How hard is the move from asphalt laboratory technician to civil engineering technician?
Its learning distance is 82.8 out of 100, which is the career change band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.