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

dismantling workertodemolition worker

A dismantling worker already meets 69% of what the demolition worker role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From dismantling worker
69%
Overlap1
To demolition worker
22 Skills carried over
3 Required, not held
35.4 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

69%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

35.4/ 100

1 Share of the demolition worker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the dismantling 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 demolition worker role treats 13 of its required skills as things a dismantling worker already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • dispose of non-hazardous waste
  • drive mobile heavy construction equipment
  • follow health and safety procedures in construction
  • keep heavy construction equipment in good condition
  • mechanical tools
  • operate heavy construction machinery without supervision

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

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held operate jackhammer handling and moving
  • already held operate laser cutting equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held decontamination techniques engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held recognise the hazards of dangerous goods assisting and caring
  • already held asbestos removal regulations services
  • already held secure heavy construction equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 22 carried skills, including the 13 the demolition worker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 missing skills fall into 7 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, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held demolish structures required
  • optional, not held guide operation of heavy construction equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate excavator optional
  • optional, not held operate oxygen cutting torch optional
  • optional, not held operate plasma cutting torch optional
  • optional, not held operate wrecking ball optional
  • optional, not held tend asbestos blower optional
02 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held work ergonomically required
03 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held transport construction supplies required
04 constructing 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held perform selective demolition optional
  • optional, not held set up temporary construction site infrastructure optional
05 information skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held keep personal administration optional
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held demolition techniques optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a demolition worker 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 22 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held dispose of non-hazardous waste skill
  • 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 operate heavy construction machinery without supervision skill
  • already held operate jackhammer skill
  • 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 secure working area skill
  • already held use safety equipment in construction skill
  • already held work in a construction team skill
  • already held asbestos removal regulations knowledge
  • already held decontamination techniques knowledge
  • already held dispose of hazardous waste skill
  • already held excavation techniques knowledge
  • already held follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
  • already held operate laser cutting equipment skill
  • already held rig loads skill
  • already held secure heavy construction equipment skill
  • already held sort waste skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 health and welfare 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held radiation protection optional
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held demolition techniques optional
  • optional, not held guide operation of heavy construction equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate excavator optional
  • optional, not held operate oxygen cutting torch optional
  • optional, not held operate plasma cutting torch optional
  • optional, not held operate wrecking ball optional
  • optional, not held perform selective demolition optional
  • optional, not held set up temporary construction site infrastructure optional
  • optional, not held tend asbestos blower optional
  • optional, not held keep personal administration optional
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
  • optional, not held radiation protection optional
11 held skills the demolition worker role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
  • not needed by the target role construct working platform skill
  • not needed by the target role health and safety hazards underground knowledge
  • not needed by the target role inspect heavy underground mining machinery skill
  • not needed by the target role load equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare building site skill
  • not needed by the target role protect surfaces during construction work skill
  • not needed by the target role transport dangerous goods skill
  • not needed by the target role use power tools skill
  • not needed by the target role use tools for construction and repair skill
  • not needed by the target role work safely with machines 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 demolition techniques optional
  • optional, not held radiation protection optional
Index

Other moves recorded from dismantling worker

Full index of moves from dismantling 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.