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

chief fire officertopump operator

A chief fire officer already meets 54% of what the pump operator role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From chief fire officer
54%
Overlap1
To pump operator
15 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
48.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

54%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

48.9/ 100

1 Share of the pump operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the chief fire officer 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 pump operator role treats 11 of its required skills as things a chief fire officer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • ensure public safety and security
  • extinguish fires
  • fire prevention procedures
  • fire safety regulations
  • fire-fighting systems
  • hydraulics

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 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A pump operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a chief fire officer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held manage emergency care situations management skills
  • already held work as a team in a hazardous environment communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held operate fire extinguishers assisting and caring
  • already held educate public on fire safety communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held use different types of fire extinguishers assisting and caring
  • already held extinguish fires assisting and caring

All 15 carried skills, including the 11 the pump operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 4 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held operate pumps for fire extinguishing required
  • required, not held operate hydraulic machinery controls required
  • required, not held operate hydraulic pumps required
  • required, not held maintain hydraulic systems required
  • optional, not held operate emergency vehicle optional
  • optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
02 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held perform preventive maintenance on fire fighting vehicles required
03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held hydraulic fluid required
04 health and welfare 1 required
  • required, not held first aid required
05 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held coordinate fire fighting required
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held relay messages through radio and telephone systems optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a pump 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 15 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held ensure public safety and security skill
  • already held extinguish fires skill
  • already held fire prevention procedures knowledge
  • already held fire safety regulations knowledge
  • already held fire-fighting systems knowledge
  • already held hydraulics knowledge
  • already held manage emergency care situations skill
  • already held manage major incidents skill
  • already held operate fire extinguishers skill
  • already held use different types of fire extinguishers skill
  • already held work as a team in a hazardous environment skill
  • already held educate public on fire safety skill
  • already held environmental policy knowledge
  • already held perform risk analysis skill
  • already held pollution legislation knowledge
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held maintain safety systems optional
08 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held environmental legislation optional
09 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate emergency equipment optional
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held maintain safety systems optional
  • optional, not held operate emergency vehicle optional
  • optional, not held relay messages through radio and telephone systems optional
  • optional, not held environmental legislation optional
  • optional, not held operate emergency equipment optional
  • optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
21 held skills the pump operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply first response skill
  • not needed by the target role assess employees' capability levels skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct public presentations skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate rescue missions skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate with other emergency services skill
  • not needed by the target role first response knowledge
  • not needed by the target role implement fire safety management plans skill
  • not needed by the target role lead a team skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain operational communications skill
  • not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
  • not needed by the target role manage security equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role manage staff skill
  • not needed by the target role organise fire drills skill
  • not needed by the target role plan health and safety procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role pyrotechnic articles legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
  • not needed by the target role select hazard control skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise worker safety skill
  • not needed by the target role test safety strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role train employees skill
  • not needed by the target role use geographic information systems 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 first aid required
  • required, not held hydraulic fluid required
  • optional, not held environmental legislation optional
Index

Other moves recorded from chief fire officer

Full index of moves from chief fire officer

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.