Table 1Transition record

chemical engineering techniciantocorrosion technician

A chemical engineering technician already meets 53% of what the corrosion technician role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From chemical engineering technician

53%

Overlap1

To corrosion technician

19 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

50.3 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

53%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

50.3/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the corrosion technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the chemical engineering 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.

Why

Why this move works

A corrosion technician role treats 11 of its required skills as things a chemical engineering technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

chemistry
collaborate with engineers
corrosion types
engineering principles
engineering processes
ensure compliance with environmental legislation

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 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A corrosion technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a chemical engineering technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held corrosion types natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held inorganic chemistry natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held use ICT systems working with computers
already held collaborate with engineers communication, collaboration and creativity
already held analytical chemistry natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held prepare chemical samples handling and moving

All 19 carried skills, including the 11 the corrosion technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 missing skills fall into 8 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held create solutions to problems required
required, not held write technical reports required
required, not held write work-related reports required

optional, not held create designs for pipeline engineering optional

02 constructing 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held inspect pipelines required
required, not held repair pipelines required

optional, not held detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure optional

03 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held mathematics required
required, not held physics required

optional, not held soil science optional

04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held types of pipelines required

optional, not held chemical processes optional
optional, not held mechanics optional
optional, not held types of metal optional

05 assisting and caring 2 supplementary

optional, not held assess environmental impact optional
optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional

06 information skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held conduct soil sample tests optional
optional, not held perform scientific research optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a corrosion 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 19 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held chemistry knowledge
already held collaborate with engineers skill
already held corrosion types knowledge
already held engineering principles knowledge
already held engineering processes knowledge
already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
already held execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
already held manage health and safety standards skill
already held quality assurance methodologies knowledge
already held recognise signs of corrosion skill
already held risk management knowledge
already held analytical chemistry knowledge
already held inorganic chemistry knowledge
already held keep records of work progress skill
already held laboratory techniques knowledge
already held perform laboratory tests skill
already held prepare chemical samples skill
already held production processes knowledge
already held use ICT systems skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 supplementary

optional, not held soil structure optional

08 arts and humanities 1 supplementary

optional, not held design principles optional

12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held chemical processes optional
optional, not held conduct soil sample tests optional
optional, not held create designs for pipeline engineering optional
optional, not held detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure optional
optional, not held soil structure optional
optional, not held assess environmental impact optional
optional, not held design principles optional
optional, not held mechanics optional
optional, not held perform scientific research optional
optional, not held soil science optional
optional, not held types of metal optional
optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional

36 held skills the corrosion technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analyse experimental laboratory data skill
not needed by the target role analyse production processes for improvement skill
not needed by the target role apply safety procedures in laboratory skill
not needed by the target role archive scientific documentation skill
not needed by the target role assess hydrogen production technologies skill
not needed by the target role calibrate laboratory equipment skill
not needed by the target role communicate with external laboratories skill
not needed by the target role computational chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role control production skill
not needed by the target role determine production feasibility skill
not needed by the target role develop components separation processes skill
not needed by the target role dispose of hazardous waste skill
not needed by the target role energy efficiency knowledge
not needed by the target role execute feasibility study on hydrogen skill
not needed by the target role green chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role hazardous waste storage knowledge
not needed by the target role hazardous waste types knowledge
not needed by the target role identify hazards in the workplace skill
not needed by the target role maintain chromotography machinery skill
not needed by the target role maintain laboratory equipment skill
not needed by the target role maintain nuclear reactors skill
not needed by the target role nuclear energy knowledge
not needed by the target role nuclear reprocessing knowledge
not needed by the target role oxidation knowledge
not needed by the target role perform product testing skill
not needed by the target role radiation protection knowledge
not needed by the target role recommend product improvements skill
not needed by the target role run laboratory simulations skill
not needed by the target role schedule production skill
not needed by the target role set production facilities standards skill
not needed by the target role supervise laboratory operations skill
not needed by the target role test chemical samples skill
not needed by the target role translate formulae into processes skill
not needed by the target role use chromatography software skill
not needed by the target role work safely with chemicals skill
not needed by the target role write batch record documentation skill

9 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 types of pipelines required
required, not held mathematics required
required, not held physics required
optional, not held chemical processes optional
optional, not held soil structure optional
optional, not held design principles optional
optional, not held mechanics optional
optional, not held soil science optional
optional, not held types of metal optional

Index

Other moves recorded from chemical engineering technician

Full index of moves from chemical engineering 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.