Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

briquetting machine operatortochemical tester

A briquetting machine operator already meets 31% of what the chemical tester role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From briquetting machine operator
31%
Overlap1
To chemical tester
6 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
63.1 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 63.1

This move: 63.1 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the chemical tester 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 tester 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 quality standards business, administration and law

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

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 missing skills fall into 6 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, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held conduct chemical testing on basic metals required
  • required, not held report well results required
  • optional, not held assess suitability of metal types for specific application optional
  • optional, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations optional
02 handling and moving 2 required
  • required, not held organize chemical reagents required
  • required, not held handle chemicals required
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held prepare scientific reports required
  • optional, not held train staff in quality procedures optional
  • optional, not held train staff in safety procedures optional
  • optional, not held give instructions to staff optional
  • optional, not held speak different languages optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held chemical processes required
  • optional, not held chemical technologies in metal manufacture optional
  • optional, not held types of metal manufacturing processes optional
05 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held work safely with chemicals required
06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held conduct laboratory chemical research on metals optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a chemical tester 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 ensure public safety and security skill
  • already held monitor manufacturing quality standards skill
  • already held quality standards knowledge
  • already held work in metal manufacture teams skill
  • already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
  • already held physics knowledge
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held chemical technologies in metal manufacture optional
  • optional, not held conduct laboratory chemical research on metals optional
  • optional, not held train staff in quality procedures optional
  • optional, not held train staff in safety procedures optional
  • optional, not held types of metal manufacturing processes optional
  • optional, not held assess suitability of metal types for specific application optional
  • optional, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations optional
  • optional, not held give instructions to staff optional
  • optional, not held speak different languages optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
12 held skills the chemical tester 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 health and safety standards 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 resolve equipment malfunctions skill
3 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
  • optional, not held chemical technologies in metal manufacture optional
  • optional, not held types of metal manufacturing processes optional
Index
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.