electrical power distributortoelectricity distribution technician
A electrical power distributor already meets 73% of what the electricity distribution technician role asks for. The move turns on 2 required skills not yet in the profile.
This move: 26.7 of 100 · adjacent
1 Share of the electricity distribution technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the electrical power distributor 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 · What you already bring
Of the 18 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A electricity distribution technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a electrical power distributor background worth leading with.
- already held repair overhead power lines working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held assess areas for power line installation information skills
- already held repair underground power cables working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held read electricity meter working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held inspect overhead power lines constructing
- already held inspect underground power cables constructing
All 18 carried skills, including the 10 the electricity distribution technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 10 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.
- required, not held work ergonomically required
- optional, not held enforce safety procedures when working at heights optional
- optional, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights optional
- required, not held install power lines required
- optional, not held maintain electrical equipment optional
- optional, not held smart grids systems optional
- optional, not held power engineering optional
- optional, not held calculate needs for construction supplies optional
- optional, not held inspect construction supplies optional
- optional, not held transport construction supplies optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 2 entries a electricity distribution technician 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 · The rest of the record
All 18 skills that carry over
- already held electric current knowledge
- already held electrical discharge knowledge
- already held electrical power safety regulations knowledge
- already held electricity knowledge
- already held inspect overhead power lines skill
- already held inspect underground power cables skill
- already held repair overhead power lines skill
- already held repair underground power cables skill
- already held transmission towers knowledge
- already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
- already held advise on safety improvements skill
- already held assess areas for power line installation skill
- already held electricity consumption knowledge
- already held ensure compliance with electricity distribution schedule skill
- already held ensure safety in electrical power operations skill
- already held read electricity meter skill
- already held respond to electrical power contingencies skill
- already held test procedures in electricity transmission skill
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held smart grids systems optional
- optional, not held transport construction supplies optional
- optional, not held calculate needs for construction supplies optional
- optional, not held enforce safety procedures when working at heights optional
- optional, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights optional
- optional, not held inspect construction supplies optional
- optional, not held maintain electrical equipment optional
- optional, not held power engineering optional
9 held skills the electricity distribution technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adapt energy distribution schedules skill
- not needed by the target role analyse energy market trends skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate electricity generation skill
- not needed by the target role develop electricity distribution schedule skill
- not needed by the target role develop strategies for electricity contingencies skill
- not needed by the target role electricity market knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure equipment maintenance skill
- not needed by the target role oversee power equipment operation skill
- not needed by the target role supervise electricity distribution operations 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.
- optional, not held smart grids systems optional
- optional, not held power engineering optional
Other moves recorded from electrical power distributor
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.