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

dismantling engineertoradiation protection officer

A dismantling engineer already meets 20% of what the radiation protection officer role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.

From dismantling engineer
20%
Overlap1
To radiation protection officer
5 Skills carried over
17 Required, not held
77.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

20%

Learning distance A rebuild

77.5/ 100

1 Share of the radiation protection officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the dismantling engineer 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 radiation protection officer role treats 5 of its required skills as things a dismantling engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • follow nuclear plant safety precautions
  • monitor nuclear power plant systems
  • nuclear energy
  • nuclear physics
  • perform risk analysis

What stands in the way is 17 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 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A radiation protection officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a dismantling engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held nuclear physics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held monitor nuclear power plant systems constructing
  • already held follow nuclear plant safety precautions assisting and caring
  • already held nuclear energy engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held perform risk analysis information skills

All 5 carried skills, including the 5 the radiation protection officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 missing skills fall into 10 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 assisting and caring 5 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held respond to nuclear emergencies required
  • required, not held apply radiation protection procedures required
  • required, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation required
  • required, not held ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations required
  • required, not held use personal protection equipment required
  • optional, not held avoid contamination optional
02 information skills 2 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held calculate exposure to radiation required
  • required, not held monitor radiation levels required
  • optional, not held investigate pollution optional
  • optional, not held assess contamination optional
  • optional, not held inspect compliance with hazardous waste regulations optional
  • optional, not held inspect government policy compliance optional
  • optional, not held investigate contamination optional
  • optional, not held test safety strategies optional
03 business, administration and law 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held nuclear legislation required
  • required, not held environmental legislation required
  • optional, not held pollution legislation optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required
  • required, not held advise on pollution prevention required
  • required, not held instruct employees on radiation protection required
05 health and welfare 2 required
  • required, not held radiation physics in healthcare required
  • required, not held radiation protection required
06 management skills 2 required
  • required, not held design strategies for nuclear emergencies required
  • required, not held develop radiation protection strategies required

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a radiation protection officer 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 nuclear plant safety precautions skill
  • already held monitor nuclear power plant systems skill
  • already held nuclear energy knowledge
  • already held nuclear physics knowledge
  • already held perform risk analysis skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held pollution prevention required
08 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held radioactive contamination required
09 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held monitor disposal of radioactive substances optional
10 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held contamination exposure regulations optional
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held investigate pollution optional
  • optional, not held pollution legislation optional
  • optional, not held assess contamination optional
  • optional, not held avoid contamination optional
  • optional, not held contamination exposure regulations optional
  • optional, not held inspect compliance with hazardous waste regulations optional
  • optional, not held inspect government policy compliance optional
  • optional, not held investigate contamination optional
  • optional, not held monitor disposal of radioactive substances optional
  • optional, not held test safety strategies optional
21 held skills the radiation protection officer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on machinery malfunctions skill
  • not needed by the target role blueprints knowledge
  • not needed by the target role design principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role develop design plans skill
  • not needed by the target role develop project schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role disassemble equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role disassemble machines skill
  • not needed by the target role dismantle broken appliances skill
  • not needed by the target role draw blueprints skill
  • not needed by the target role follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
  • not needed by the target role identify construction materials from blueprints skill
  • not needed by the target role instruct on safety measures skill
  • not needed by the target role lead a team skill
  • not needed by the target role manage schedule of tasks skill
  • not needed by the target role oversee construction project skill
  • not needed by the target role perform safety data analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role project management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role review construction plans authorisations skill
  • not needed by the target role review construction projects skill
  • not needed by the target role safety engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role write stress-strain analysis reports skill
8 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 nuclear legislation required
  • required, not held radioactive contamination required
  • required, not held environmental legislation required
  • required, not held pollution prevention required
  • required, not held radiation physics in healthcare required
  • required, not held radiation protection required
  • optional, not held pollution legislation optional
  • optional, not held contamination exposure regulations optional
Index
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.