Corrosion technician to wastewater 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.
67.9/ 100
1 How much of what a wastewater engineer is expected to do is already part of a corrosion technician’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the wastewater engineer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A wastewater engineer role treats 6 of its required skills as things a corrosion technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- 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 · 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.
- 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 · What you may need to learn
The 25 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn develop sewerage networks required
- still to learn adjust engineering designs required
- still to learn 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
- still to learn hydraulic fluid required
- still to learn hydraulics required
- still to learn technical drawings required
- optional, not held pollution prevention optional
- still to learn ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures required
- still to learn ensure compliance with safety legislation required
- still to learn mitigate environmental impact of pipeline projects required
- still to learn 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
- still to learn use technical drawing software required
- 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 · 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.
- 01 develop sewerage networks practise this
- 02 ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures practise this
- 03 adjust engineering designs practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 8 skills that carry over
- 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
- optional, not held ecosystems optional
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- 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
- 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.
- still to learn hydraulic fluid required
- still to learn hydraulics required
- still to learn technical drawings required
- optional, not held ecosystems optional
- optional, not held pollution prevention optional
Common questions about this move
Can a corrosion technician become a wastewater engineer?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A corrosion technician already covers 30% of what a wastewater engineer is expected to do: 8 skills carry over, 6 of which the wastewater engineer role treats as required.
What skills does a corrosion technician need to become a wastewater engineer?
11 required skills are missing, plus 14 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is develop sewerage networks.
How hard is the move from corrosion technician to wastewater engineer?
Its learning distance is 67.9 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.