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

container crane operatortocrane technician

A container crane operator already meets 25% of what the crane technician role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From container crane operator
25%
Overlap1
To crane technician
7 Skills carried over
10 Required, not held
71.4 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

25%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

71.4/ 100

1 Share of the crane technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the container crane 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.

Why

Why this move works

A crane technician role treats 4 of its required skills as things a container crane operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • conduct routine machinery checks
  • inspect crane equipment
  • maintain crane equipment
  • set up crane

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 crane technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a container crane operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held inspect crane equipment constructing
  • already held maintain crane equipment constructing
  • already held set up crane constructing
  • already held operate railway lever frames working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held operate cranes working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held use rigging tools constructing

All 7 carried skills, including the 4 the crane technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 missing skills fall into 7 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 3 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held interpret 2D plans required
  • required, not held interpret 3D plans required
  • required, not held read standard blueprints required
  • optional, not held write records for repairs optional
  • optional, not held perform risk analysis optional
  • optional, not held prepare compliance documents optional
02 constructing 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held install crane equipment required
  • required, not held repair crane equipment required
  • required, not held secure crane required
  • optional, not held set up tower crane optional
03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held blueprints required
  • required, not held mechanics required
  • optional, not held electricity optional
  • optional, not held electronics optional
  • optional, not held hydraulics optional
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held install electrical and electronic equipment required
  • optional, not held operate mobile crane optional
  • optional, not held operate tower crane optional
05 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights required
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held advise on safety improvements optional
  • optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
  • optional, not held resolve equipment malfunctions optional
  • optional, not held troubleshoot optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a crane 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 7 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held conduct routine machinery checks skill
  • already held inspect crane equipment skill
  • already held maintain crane equipment skill
  • already held set up crane skill
  • already held operate cranes skill
  • already held operate railway lever frames skill
  • already held use rigging tools skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held crane load charts optional
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held crane load charts optional
  • optional, not held operate mobile crane optional
  • optional, not held write records for repairs optional
  • optional, not held advise on safety improvements optional
  • optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
  • optional, not held electricity optional
  • optional, not held electronics optional
  • optional, not held hydraulics optional
  • optional, not held operate tower crane optional
  • optional, not held perform risk analysis optional
  • optional, not held prepare compliance documents optional
  • optional, not held resolve equipment malfunctions optional
  • optional, not held set up tower crane optional
  • optional, not held troubleshoot optional
15 held skills the crane technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role act reliably skill
  • not needed by the target role assist in the movement of heavy loads skill
  • not needed by the target role check quality of products on the production line skill
  • not needed by the target role follow verbal instructions skill
  • not needed by the target role have computer literacy skill
  • not needed by the target role have spatial awareness skill
  • not needed by the target role load cargo onto ships skill
  • not needed by the target role loading charts for transportation of goods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role organise weight of loads according to lifting equipment capacity skill
  • not needed by the target role perform high risk work skill
  • not needed by the target role perform services in a flexible manner skill
  • not needed by the target role stack goods skill
  • not needed by the target role stay alert skill
  • not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
  • not needed by the target role work in a logistics team 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 acquire Tier
  • required, not held blueprints required
  • required, not held mechanics required
  • optional, not held crane load charts optional
  • optional, not held electricity optional
  • optional, not held electronics optional
  • optional, not held hydraulics optional
Index

Other moves recorded from container crane operator

Full index of moves from container crane operator

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.