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

dredge operatortoscraper operator

A dredge operator already meets 36% of what the scraper operator role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From dredge operator
36%
Overlap1
To scraper operator
12 Skills carried over
10 Required, not held
64.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

36%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

64.8/ 100

1 Share of the scraper operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the dredge operator 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 scraper operator role treats 6 of its required skills as things a dredge operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • follow health and safety procedures in construction
  • mechanical systems
  • operate GPS systems
  • prevent damage to utility infrastructure
  • use safety equipment in construction
  • work ergonomically

What stands in the way is 10 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A scraper operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a dredge operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held machinery load capacity engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held secure heavy construction equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held operate excavator working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held prevent damage to utility infrastructure management skills
  • already held mechanical systems engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held operate GPS systems working with computers

All 12 carried skills, including the 6 the scraper operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 23 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 4 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held dig soil mechanically required
  • required, not held move soil required
  • required, not held operate construction scraper required
  • required, not held drive mobile heavy construction equipment required
  • optional, not held operate bulldozer optional
  • optional, not held operate grader optional
  • optional, not held operate road roller optional
  • optional, not held operate heavy construction machinery without supervision optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required
  • required, not held work in a construction team required
  • required, not held react to events in time-critical environments required
03 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
04 assisting and caring 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held recognise the hazards of dangerous goods required
  • optional, not held test soil load bearing capacity optional
  • optional, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights optional
05 constructing 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held keep heavy construction equipment in good condition required
  • optional, not held set up temporary construction site infrastructure optional
06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held mechanical tools required
  • optional, not held electricity optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a scraper 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 12 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
  • already held mechanical systems knowledge
  • already held operate GPS systems skill
  • already held prevent damage to utility infrastructure skill
  • already held use safety equipment in construction skill
  • already held work ergonomically skill
  • already held keep personal administration skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held machinery load capacity knowledge
  • already held operate excavator skill
  • already held perform minor repairs to equipment skill
  • already held secure heavy construction equipment skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 handling and moving 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held transport construction supplies optional
  • optional, not held sort waste optional
13 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 grader optional
  • optional, not held operate road roller optional
  • optional, not held set up temporary construction site infrastructure optional
  • optional, not held test soil load bearing capacity optional
  • optional, not held transport construction supplies optional
  • optional, not held electricity optional
  • optional, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights optional
  • optional, not held interpret 3D plans optional
  • optional, not held operate heavy construction machinery without supervision optional
  • optional, not held sort waste optional
15 held skills the scraper operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role clear pipelines skill
  • not needed by the target role collect samples skill
  • not needed by the target role control cutterheads skill
  • not needed by the target role control suction booms skill
  • not needed by the target role dredging consoles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role excavation techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role guide placement of anchors skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain dredging equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role measure water depth skill
  • not needed by the target role operate bucket wheel excavator skill
  • not needed by the target role position anchor poles skill
  • not needed by the target role position dredger skill
  • not needed by the target role replace cutterhead teeth skill
  • not needed by the target role soil mechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use rigging tools 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 tools 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.