Table 1Transition record

environmental techniciantodecontamination worker

A environmental technician already meets 41% of what the decontamination worker role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From environmental technician

41%

Overlap1

To decontamination worker

11 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

57.5 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

41%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

57.5/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the decontamination worker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the environmental technician 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 decontamination worker role treats 7 of its required skills as things a environmental technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

assess contamination
avoid contamination
contamination exposure regulations
investigate contamination
radioactive contamination
remove contaminated materials

What stands in the way is 8 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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A decontamination worker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a environmental technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held remove contaminated materials handling and moving
already held investigate contamination information skills
already held radioactive contamination natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held contamination exposure regulations services
already held assess contamination information skills
already held advise on soil and water protection communication, collaboration and creativity

All 11 carried skills, including the 7 the decontamination worker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 missing skills fall into 8 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 handling and moving 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held store contaminated materials required
required, not held disinfect surfaces required
required, not held remove contaminants required

optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
optional, not held handle chemical cleaning agents optional

02 services 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held cleaning industry health and safety measures required
required, not held hazardous waste treatment required
required, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation required

optional, not held hazardous materials transportation optional
optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional

03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required

required, not held decontamination techniques required

04 health and welfare 1 required

required, not held radiation protection required

05 assisting and caring 4 supplementary

optional, not held assist people in contaminated areas optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations optional
optional, not held ensure operability of protective equipment optional
optional, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights optional

06 information skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held report on building damage optional
optional, not held identify damage to buildings optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a decontamination 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 11 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held assess contamination skill
already held avoid contamination skill
already held contamination exposure regulations knowledge
already held investigate contamination skill
already held radioactive contamination knowledge
already held remove contaminated materials skill
already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
already held advise on soil and water protection skill
already held document analysis results skill
already held secure working area skill
already held test samples for pollutants skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held perform demarcation optional

08 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held tend asbestos blower optional

12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held assist people in contaminated areas optional
optional, not held hazardous materials transportation optional
optional, not held report on building damage optional
optional, not held tend asbestos blower optional
optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations optional
optional, not held ensure operability of protective equipment optional
optional, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights optional
optional, not held handle chemical cleaning agents optional
optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional
optional, not held identify damage to buildings optional
optional, not held perform demarcation optional

58 held skills the decontamination worker role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role Internet of Things knowledge
not needed by the target role advise on carbon emissions reduction skill
not needed by the target role advise on chemical use reduction skill
not needed by the target role advise on environmental remediation skill
not needed by the target role advise on environmental risk management systems skill
not needed by the target role advise on pollution prevention skill
not needed by the target role alternative energy knowledge
not needed by the target role analyse big data skill
not needed by the target role analyse energy consumption skill
not needed by the target role analyse environmental data skill
not needed by the target role analyse experimental laboratory data skill
not needed by the target role analyse information processes skill
not needed by the target role apply numeracy skills skill
not needed by the target role apply statistical analysis techniques skill
not needed by the target role assess environmental impact skill
not needed by the target role biological chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role cloud technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role collect samples skill
not needed by the target role collect samples for analysis skill
not needed by the target role communicate with external laboratories skill
not needed by the target role conduct environmental site assessments skill
not needed by the target role cyber security knowledge
not needed by the target role data storage knowledge
not needed by the target role design thinking knowledge
not needed by the target role develop environmental remediation strategies skill
not needed by the target role develop scientific research protocols skill
not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
not needed by the target role energy efficiency knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role habitat restoration knowledge
not needed by the target role human-robot collaboration knowledge
not needed by the target role implement environmental action plans skill
not needed by the target role investigate pollution skill
not needed by the target role laboratory techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role listen actively skill
not needed by the target role machine learning knowledge
not needed by the target role metrology knowledge

18 further entries not listed here

7 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 decontamination techniques required
required, not held cleaning industry health and safety measures required
required, not held hazardous waste treatment required
required, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation required
required, not held radiation protection required
optional, not held hazardous materials transportation optional
optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional

Index

Other moves recorded from environmental technician

Full index of moves from environmental technician

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.