Table 1Transition record

chemical engineering techniciantoliquid waste treatment plant operator

A chemical engineering technician already meets 28% of what the liquid waste treatment plant operator role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From chemical engineering technician

28%

Overlap1

To liquid waste treatment plant operator

7 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

70.1 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

28%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

70.1/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the liquid waste treatment plant operator 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 liquid waste treatment plant operator role treats 5 of its required skills as things a chemical engineering technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

analyse experimental laboratory data
ensure compliance with environmental legislation
hazardous waste types
perform laboratory tests
test chemical samples

What stands in the way is 10 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A liquid waste treatment plant operator 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 hazardous waste types services
already held analyse experimental laboratory data information skills
already held test chemical samples information skills
already held hazardous waste storage services
already held dispose of hazardous waste handling and moving
already held perform laboratory tests working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 7 carried skills, including the 5 the liquid waste treatment plant operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 missing skills fall into 10 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 handling and moving 4 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held collect samples required
required, not held drain hazardous liquids required
required, not held handle chemicals required
required, not held manage waste required

optional, not held assess waste type optional

02 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held perform water treatments required
required, not held document analysis results required

optional, not held test oil samples optional
optional, not held test samples for pollutants optional

03 services 2 required

required, not held waste and scrap products required
required, not held hazardous waste treatment required

04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held chemical processes required

optional, not held pollution prevention optional

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

required, not held measure density of liquids required

optional, not held pump products optional

06 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 supplementary

optional, not held advise on soil and water protection optional
optional, not held educate on hazardous waste optional
optional, not held advise on waste management procedures optional
optional, not held communicate with waste collectors optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a liquid waste treatment plant operator 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 7 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held analyse experimental laboratory data skill
already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
already held hazardous waste types knowledge
already held perform laboratory tests skill
already held test chemical samples skill
already held dispose of hazardous waste skill
already held hazardous waste storage knowledge

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 management skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held supervise waste disposal optional
optional, not held supervise waste water treatments optional

08 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional

09 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held pollution legislation optional

10 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held maintain water treatment equipment optional

14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held advise on soil and water protection optional
optional, not held assess waste type optional
optional, not held educate on hazardous waste optional
optional, not held maintain water treatment equipment optional
optional, not held pollution legislation optional
optional, not held supervise waste disposal optional
optional, not held supervise waste water treatments optional
optional, not held test oil samples optional
optional, not held test samples for pollutants optional
optional, not held advise on waste management procedures optional
optional, not held communicate with waste collectors optional
optional, not held pollution prevention optional
optional, not held pump products optional
optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional

48 held skills the liquid waste treatment plant operator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analyse production processes for improvement skill
not needed by the target role analytical chemistry knowledge
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 chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role collaborate with engineers 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 corrosion types knowledge
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 energy efficiency knowledge
not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
not needed by the target role execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
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 identify hazards in the workplace skill
not needed by the target role inorganic chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role keep records of work progress skill
not needed by the target role laboratory techniques knowledge
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 manage health and safety standards 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 prepare chemical samples skill
not needed by the target role production processes knowledge
not needed by the target role quality assurance methodologies knowledge
not needed by the target role radiation protection knowledge
not needed by the target role recognise signs of corrosion skill
not needed by the target role recommend product improvements skill
not needed by the target role risk management knowledge
not needed by the target role run laboratory simulations skill

8 further entries not listed here

5 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 waste and scrap products required
required, not held hazardous waste treatment required
optional, not held pollution legislation optional
optional, not held pollution prevention 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.