Table 1Transition record

derrickhandtorigging supervisor

A derrickhand already meets 26% of what the rigging supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From derrickhand

26%

Overlap1

To rigging supervisor

5 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

68.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 68.4

This move: 68.4 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the rigging supervisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the derrickhand 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A rigging supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a derrickhand background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held rigging terminology services
already held react to events in time-critical environments communication, collaboration and creativity
already held follow safety procedures when working at heights assisting and caring
already held mechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held train employees communication, collaboration and creativity

All 5 carried skills, including the 4 the rigging supervisor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 missing skills fall into 9 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, 1 supplementary

required, not held understand rigging work orders required
required, not held interpret 2D plans required
required, not held interpret 3D plans required

optional, not held keep personal administration optional

02 management skills 3 required

required, not held provide rigging plans required
required, not held evaluate employees work required
required, not held plan schedule required

03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held use measurement instruments required

optional, not held set up drilling rigs optional
optional, not held transport drilling rigs optional

04 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held work ergonomically required

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required

required, not held direct rigging equipment operators required

06 services 1 required

required, not held crane load charts required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a rigging supervisor 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 5 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
already held mechanics knowledge
already held react to events in time-critical environments skill
already held rigging terminology knowledge
already held train employees skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 handling and moving 2 supplementary

optional, not held move rigging equipment optional
optional, not held rig loads optional

08 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held electricity optional

09 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held use remote control equipment optional

7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held move rigging equipment optional
optional, not held set up drilling rigs optional
optional, not held transport drilling rigs optional
optional, not held electricity optional
optional, not held keep personal administration optional
optional, not held rig loads optional
optional, not held use remote control equipment optional

13 held skills the rigging supervisor role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role add chemicals to drilling fluid skill
not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role connect equipment to wellheads skill
not needed by the target role control flow of oils skill
not needed by the target role guide drill pipes skill
not needed by the target role inspect pipelines skill
not needed by the target role inspect quality of products skill
not needed by the target role maintain circulation system skill
not needed by the target role maintain mechanical equipment skill
not needed by the target role mechanical tools knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor drilling fluid skill
not needed by the target role use rigging equipment skill
not needed by the target role work in drilling teams 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 crane load charts required
optional, not held electricity optional

Index

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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.