Table 1Transition record

asphalt laboratory techniciantoroad maintenance technician

A asphalt laboratory technician already meets 20% of what the road maintenance technician role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From asphalt laboratory technician

20%

Overlap1

To road maintenance technician

6 Skills carried over

13 Required, not held

76.5 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 76.5

This move: 76.5 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the road maintenance technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the asphalt laboratory technician 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A road maintenance technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a asphalt laboratory technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held inspect asphalt information skills
already held asphalt mixes 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 follow health and safety procedures in construction assisting and caring

All 6 carried skills, including the 4 the road maintenance technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 28 missing skills fall into 9 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 4 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held inspect construction sites required
required, not held inspect paintwork required
required, not held inspect road signs required
required, not held keep records of work progress required

optional, not held advise on bridge inspection optional
optional, not held analyse road traffic patterns optional
optional, not held estimate repair priority optional
optional, not held monitor traffic flow optional

02 assisting and caring 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held interpret traffic signals required
required, not held secure working area required
required, not held work ergonomically required

optional, not held regulate traffic optional

03 services 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held road signage standards required
required, not held traffic signs required

optional, not held national road network optional

04 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held road traffic laws required

optional, not held construction product regulation optional

05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held traffic engineering required

optional, not held types of asphalt coverings optional

06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held perform traffic sign maintenance required

optional, not held use measurement instruments optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a road maintenance technician 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 6 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held civil engineering knowledge
already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
already held inspect asphalt skill
already held inspect construction supplies skill
already held asphalt mixes knowledge
already held set up temporary construction site infrastructure skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 management skills 1 required

required, not held place temporary road signage required

08 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 supplementary

optional, not held advise on bridge replacement optional
optional, not held work in a construction team optional
optional, not held coordinate construction activities optional
optional, not held design customised maps optional

09 handling and moving 2 supplementary

optional, not held clear accident site optional
optional, not held carry out de-icing activities optional

15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held advise on bridge inspection optional
optional, not held advise on bridge replacement optional
optional, not held analyse road traffic patterns optional
optional, not held clear accident site optional
optional, not held construction product regulation optional
optional, not held national road network optional
optional, not held work in a construction team optional
optional, not held carry out de-icing activities optional
optional, not held coordinate construction activities optional
optional, not held design customised maps optional
optional, not held estimate repair priority optional
optional, not held monitor traffic flow optional
optional, not held regulate traffic optional
optional, not held types of asphalt coverings optional
optional, not held use measurement instruments optional

11 held skills the road maintenance technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply safety procedures in laboratory skill
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 construction industry knowledge
not needed by the target role construction methods knowledge
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 use safety equipment in construction skill
not needed by the target role write inspection reports skill

7 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

required, not held road signage standards required
required, not held road traffic laws required
required, not held traffic engineering required
required, not held traffic signs required
optional, not held construction product regulation optional
optional, not held national road network optional
optional, not held types of asphalt coverings optional

Index

Other moves recorded from asphalt laboratory technician

Full index of moves from asphalt laboratory technician

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.