RecordMove

Building exterior cleaner to recycling worker

A building exterior cleaner already meets 27% of what the recycling worker role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From building exterior cleaner

Distant match

To recycling worker

8 You already bring

8 Still to learn

34 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Substantial retraining

69.2/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a recycling worker is expected to do is already part of a building exterior cleaner’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 recycling worker role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A recycling worker role treats 4 of its required skills as things a building exterior cleaner already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

assess waste type
handle chemical cleaning agents
use personal protection equipment
waste management

What stands in the way is 8 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A recycling worker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a building exterior cleaner background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held remove contaminants handling and moving
already held assess waste type handling and moving
already held assess contamination information skills
already held avoid contamination assisting and caring
already held waste management services
already held sort waste handling and moving

All 8 carried skills, including the 4 the recycling worker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 26 missing skills fall into 8 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.

Skill to pick up Tier

01 handling and moving 2 required, 6 supplementary

still to learn collect broken appliances required
still to learn manage waste required

optional, not held monitor composting optional
optional, not held drain hazardous liquids optional
optional, not held install recycling containers optional
optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
optional, not held dispose of non-hazardous waste optional
optional, not held follow recycling collection schedules optional

02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 2 supplementary

still to learn dismantle broken appliances required
still to learn operate recycling processing equipment required

optional, not held operate forklift optional
optional, not held perform laboratory tests optional

03 services 2 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn waste and scrap products required
still to learn health, safety and hygiene legislation required

optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary

still to learn troubleshoot required

optional, not held educate on recycling regulations optional
optional, not held advise on waste management procedures optional

05 assisting and caring 1 required

still to learn ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations required

06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 supplementary

optional, not held electronics principles optional
optional, not held electricity optional
optional, not held pollution prevention optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a recycling worker 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 8 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held assess waste type skill
already held handle chemical cleaning agents skill
already held use personal protection equipment skill
already held waste management knowledge
already held assess contamination skill
already held avoid contamination skill
already held remove contaminants skill
already held sort waste skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to pick up Tier

07 information skills 3 supplementary

optional, not held control delivered waste optional
optional, not held report pollution incidents optional
optional, not held maintain recycling records optional

08 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held maintain sorting equipment optional

18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held monitor composting optional
optional, not held control delivered waste optional
optional, not held drain hazardous liquids optional
optional, not held educate on recycling regulations optional
optional, not held electronics principles optional
optional, not held install recycling containers optional
optional, not held maintain sorting equipment optional
optional, not held report pollution incidents optional
optional, not held advise on waste management procedures optional
optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
optional, not held dispose of non-hazardous waste optional
optional, not held electricity optional
optional, not held follow recycling collection schedules optional
optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional
optional, not held maintain recycling records optional
optional, not held operate forklift optional
optional, not held perform laboratory tests optional
optional, not held pollution prevention optional

23 held skills the recycling worker role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply spraying techniques skill
not needed by the target role build scaffolding skill
not needed by the target role carry out pressure washing activities skill
not needed by the target role clean building facade skill
not needed by the target role clean building floors skill
not needed by the target role clean glass surfaces skill
not needed by the target role clean wood surface skill
not needed by the target role cleaning industry health and safety measures knowledge
not needed by the target role cleaning techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role disinfect surfaces skill
not needed by the target role follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
not needed by the target role graffiti removal techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role identify damage to buildings skill
not needed by the target role identify damage to public space skill
not needed by the target role maintain cleaning equipment skill
not needed by the target role microbiology-bacteriology knowledge
not needed by the target role operate pressure washer skill
not needed by the target role perform demarcation skill
not needed by the target role perform outdoor cleaning activities skill
not needed by the target role report on building damage skill
not needed by the target role secure working area skill
not needed by the target role tend asbestos blower skill
not needed by the target role use solvents skill

6 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 pick up Tier

still to learn waste and scrap products required
still to learn health, safety and hygiene legislation required
optional, not held electronics principles optional
optional, not held electricity optional
optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional
optional, not held pollution prevention optional

Index

Other moves recorded from building exterior cleaner

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a building exterior cleaner become a recycling worker?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A building exterior cleaner already covers 27% of what a recycling worker is expected to do: 8 skills carry over, 4 of which the recycling worker role treats as required.

What skills does a building exterior cleaner need to become a recycling worker?

8 required skills are missing, plus 18 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is collect broken appliances.

How hard is the move from building exterior cleaner to recycling worker?

Its learning distance is 69.2 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.