Table 1Transition record

briquetting machine operatortochemical metallurgist

A briquetting machine operator already meets 17% of what the chemical metallurgist role asks for. The move turns on 19 required skills not yet in the profile.

From briquetting machine operator

17%

Overlap1

To chemical metallurgist

6 Skills carried over

19 Required, not held

82.7 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 82.7

This move: 82.7 of 100 · career change

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

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held work in metal manufacture teams communication, collaboration and creativity
already held monitor manufacturing quality standards information skills
already held physics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held ensure public safety and security assisting and caring
already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation assisting and caring
already held apply health and safety standards assisting and caring

All 6 carried skills, including the 4 the chemical metallurgist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 32 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 9 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held chemical processes required
required, not held chemical technologies in metal manufacture required
required, not held ferrous metal processing required
required, not held metal and metal ore products required
required, not held non-ferrous metal processing required
required, not held alloys of precious metals required
required, not held metal forming technologies required
required, not held precious metals required
required, not held types of metal required

optional, not held types of metal manufacturing processes optional
optional, not held materials engineering optional

02 information skills 3 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held conduct metallurgical structural analysis required
required, not held assess suitability of metal types for specific application required
required, not held perform sample testing required

optional, not held interpret extraction data optional
optional, not held monitor extraction logging operations optional
optional, not held prepare extraction proposals optional
optional, not held test raw minerals optional
optional, not held extract products from moulds optional
optional, not held process incident reports for prevention optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held develop new installations required
required, not held prepare scientific reports required

optional, not held liaise with quality assurance optional

04 handling and moving 2 required

required, not held manipulate metal required
required, not held prepare samples for testing required

05 arts and humanities 1 required

required, not held precious metal processing required

06 constructing 1 required

required, not held join metals required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a chemical metallurgist 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 apply health and safety standards skill
already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
already held monitor manufacturing quality standards skill
already held work in metal manufacture teams skill
already held ensure public safety and security skill
already held physics knowledge

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required

required, not held oxidation required

08 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 supplementary

optional, not held extract materials from furnace optional
optional, not held separate metals from ores optional
optional, not held install monitors for process control optional

09 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held innovation processes optional

13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held extract materials from furnace optional
optional, not held innovation processes optional
optional, not held interpret extraction data optional
optional, not held monitor extraction logging operations optional
optional, not held prepare extraction proposals optional
optional, not held separate metals from ores optional
optional, not held test raw minerals optional
optional, not held types of metal manufacturing processes optional
optional, not held extract products from moulds optional
optional, not held install monitors for process control optional
optional, not held liaise with quality assurance optional
optional, not held materials engineering optional
optional, not held process incident reports for prevention optional

12 held skills the chemical metallurgist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on machinery malfunctions skill
not needed by the target role apply various lifting techniques skill
not needed by the target role follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
not needed by the target role follow verbal instructions skill
not needed by the target role follow written instructions skill
not needed by the target role guide cranes skill
not needed by the target role maximise efficiency of crane operations skill
not needed by the target role operate hydraulic machinery controls skill
not needed by the target role operate metal fabricating machines skill
not needed by the target role perform minor repairs to equipment skill
not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
not needed by the target role resolve equipment malfunctions skill

14 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 chemical processes required
required, not held chemical technologies in metal manufacture required
required, not held ferrous metal processing required
required, not held metal and metal ore products required
required, not held non-ferrous metal processing required
required, not held oxidation required
required, not held precious metal processing required
required, not held alloys of precious metals required
required, not held metal forming technologies required
required, not held precious metals required
required, not held types of metal required
optional, not held innovation processes optional
optional, not held types of metal manufacturing processes optional
optional, not held materials engineering optional

Index

Other moves recorded from briquetting machine operator

Full index of moves from briquetting machine operator

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.