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

demolition workertograder operator

A demolition worker already meets 65% of what the grader operator role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From demolition worker
65%
Overlap1
To grader operator
18 Skills carried over
3 Required, not held
36.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

65%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

36.2/ 100

1 Share of the grader 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 grader operator role treats 9 of its required skills as things a demolition worker already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • drive mobile heavy construction equipment
  • follow health and safety procedures in construction
  • keep heavy construction equipment in good condition
  • mechanical tools
  • react to events in time-critical environments
  • recognise the hazards of dangerous goods

What stands in the way is 3 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 18 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A grader 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 keep heavy construction equipment in good condition constructing
  • already held drive mobile heavy construction equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 18 carried skills, including the 9 the grader operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 13 missing skills fall into 5 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 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held operate grader required
  • optional, not held operate bulldozer optional
  • optional, not held operate construction scraper optional
  • optional, not held operate road roller optional
  • optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
02 information skills 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held inspect construction sites required
  • optional, not held interpret 2D plans optional
  • optional, not held monitor stock level optional
  • optional, not held interpret 3D plans optional
03 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held operate GPS systems required
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held electricity optional
  • optional, not held machinery load capacity optional
05 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held test soil load bearing capacity optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a grader 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 18 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held drive mobile heavy construction equipment skill
  • 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 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
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held interpret 2D plans optional
  • optional, not held monitor stock level optional
  • optional, not held operate bulldozer optional
  • optional, not held operate construction scraper 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 interpret 3D plans optional
  • optional, not held machinery load capacity optional
  • optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
19 held skills the grader 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 excavation techniques knowledge
  • 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 prevent damage to utility infrastructure 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
  • optional, not held electricity optional
  • optional, not held machinery load capacity 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.