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

corrosion techniciantowastewater engineer

A corrosion technician already meets 30% of what the wastewater engineer role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From corrosion technician
30%
Overlap1
To wastewater engineer
8 Skills carried over
11 Required, not held
67.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

30%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

67.9/ 100

1 Share of the wastewater engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the corrosion 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 wastewater engineer role treats 6 of its required skills as things a corrosion technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • create designs for pipeline engineering
  • engineering principles
  • engineering processes
  • ensure compliance with environmental legislation
  • perform scientific research
  • types of pipelines

What stands in the way is 11 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 wastewater engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a corrosion technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held create designs for pipeline engineering communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure constructing
  • already held types of pipelines engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held inspect pipelines constructing
  • already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation assisting and caring
  • already held engineering processes engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 8 carried skills, including the 6 the wastewater engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held develop sewerage networks required
  • required, not held adjust engineering designs required
  • required, not held approve engineering design required
  • optional, not held advise on environmental remediation optional
  • optional, not held advise on pollution prevention optional
  • optional, not held analyse community needs optional
  • optional, not held develop water purification methods optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held hydraulic fluid required
  • required, not held hydraulics required
  • required, not held technical drawings required
  • optional, not held pollution prevention optional
03 assisting and caring 3 required
  • required, not held ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures required
  • required, not held ensure compliance with safety legislation required
  • required, not held mitigate environmental impact of pipeline projects required
04 information skills 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held monitor legislation developments required
  • optional, not held measure water quality parameters optional
  • optional, not held perform pipeline routing studies optional
  • optional, not held interpret scientific data to assess water quality optional
05 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held use technical drawing software required
06 management skills 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held prepare timelines for pipeline development projects optional
  • optional, not held supervise sewerage systems construction optional
  • optional, not held supervise waste disposal optional
  • optional, not held supervise waste water treatments optional
  • optional, not held develop environmental remediation strategies optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a wastewater engineer 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 create designs for pipeline engineering skill
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held engineering processes knowledge
  • already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
  • already held perform scientific research skill
  • already held types of pipelines knowledge
  • already held detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure skill
  • already held inspect pipelines skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held ecosystems optional
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held measure water quality parameters optional
  • optional, not held perform pipeline routing studies optional
  • optional, not held prepare timelines for pipeline development projects optional
  • optional, not held supervise sewerage systems construction optional
  • optional, not held supervise waste disposal optional
  • optional, not held supervise waste water treatments optional
  • optional, not held advise on environmental remediation optional
  • optional, not held advise on pollution prevention optional
  • optional, not held analyse community needs optional
  • optional, not held develop environmental remediation strategies optional
  • optional, not held develop water purification methods optional
  • optional, not held ecosystems optional
  • optional, not held interpret scientific data to assess water quality optional
  • optional, not held pollution prevention optional
31 held skills the wastewater engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analytical chemistry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role assess environmental impact skill
  • not needed by the target role chemical processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role collaborate with engineers skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct soil sample tests skill
  • not needed by the target role corrosion types knowledge
  • not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
  • not needed by the target role design principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role execute analytical mathematical calculations 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 manage health and safety standards skill
  • not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform laboratory tests skill
  • not needed by the target role physics knowledge
  • 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 recognise signs of corrosion skill
  • not needed by the target role repair pipelines skill
  • not needed by the target role risk management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role soil science knowledge
  • not needed by the target role soil structure knowledge
  • not needed by the target role types of metal knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use ICT systems skill
  • not needed by the target role use personal protection equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role write technical reports skill
  • not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill
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 hydraulic fluid required
  • required, not held hydraulics required
  • required, not held technical drawings required
  • optional, not held ecosystems optional
  • optional, not held pollution prevention optional
Index

Other moves recorded from corrosion technician

Full index of moves from corrosion 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.