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

demolition workertobulldozer operator

A demolition worker already meets 59% of what the bulldozer operator role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From demolition worker
59%
Overlap1
To bulldozer operator
20 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
45.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

59%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

45.5/ 100

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

  • drive mobile heavy construction equipment
  • excavation techniques
  • follow health and safety procedures in construction
  • keep heavy construction equipment in good condition
  • mechanical tools
  • prevent damage to utility infrastructure

What stands in the way is 7 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 20 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A bulldozer operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a demolition worker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held recognise the hazards of dangerous goods assisting and caring
  • already held secure heavy construction equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held operate heavy construction machinery without supervision working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held operate excavator working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held excavation techniques engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held keep heavy construction equipment in good condition constructing

All 20 carried skills, including the 11 the bulldozer operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 missing skills fall into 6 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, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held dig soil mechanically required
  • required, not held drive agricultural machines required
  • required, not held move soil required
  • required, not held operate bulldozer required
  • optional, not held operate construction scraper optional
  • optional, not held operate grader optional
  • optional, not held operate road roller optional
  • optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held mechanical systems required
  • optional, not held electricity optional
03 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held inspect construction sites required
  • optional, not held monitor stock level optional
04 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held operate GPS systems required
05 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held test soil load bearing capacity optional
06 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held supply machine with appropriate tools optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a bulldozer 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 20 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held drive mobile heavy construction equipment skill
  • already held excavation techniques knowledge
  • already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
  • already held keep heavy construction equipment in good condition skill
  • already held mechanical tools knowledge
  • already held prevent damage to utility infrastructure skill
  • already held react to events in time-critical environments skill
  • already held recognise the hazards of dangerous goods skill
  • already held use safety equipment in construction skill
  • already held work ergonomically skill
  • already held work in a construction team skill
  • already held follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
  • already held keep personal administration skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held operate excavator skill
  • already held operate heavy construction machinery without supervision skill
  • already held secure heavy construction equipment skill
  • already held set up temporary construction site infrastructure skill
  • already held sort waste skill
  • already held transport construction supplies skill
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held monitor stock level optional
  • optional, not held operate construction scraper optional
  • optional, not held operate grader optional
  • optional, not held operate road roller optional
  • optional, not held test soil load bearing capacity optional
  • optional, not held electricity optional
  • optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
  • optional, not held supply machine with appropriate tools optional
17 held skills the bulldozer operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role asbestos removal regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role decontamination techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role demolish structures skill
  • not needed by the target role demolition techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role dispose of hazardous waste skill
  • not needed by the target role dispose of non-hazardous waste skill
  • not needed by the target role guide operation of heavy construction equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate jackhammer skill
  • not needed by the target role operate laser cutting equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate oxygen cutting torch skill
  • not needed by the target role operate plasma cutting torch skill
  • not needed by the target role operate wrecking ball skill
  • not needed by the target role perform selective demolition skill
  • not needed by the target role radiation protection knowledge
  • not needed by the target role rig loads skill
  • not needed by the target role secure working area skill
  • not needed by the target role tend asbestos blower skill
2 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 mechanical systems required
  • optional, not held electricity optional
Index

Other moves recorded from demolition worker

Full index of moves from demolition worker

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.