excavator operatortotunnel boring machine operator
A excavator operator already meets 54% of what the tunnel boring machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.
54%
50.5/ 100
1 Share of the tunnel boring machine operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the excavator 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 this move works
A tunnel boring machine operator role treats 7 of its required skills as things a excavator operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- follow health and safety procedures in construction
- mechanical systems
- prevent damage to utility infrastructure
- react to events in time-critical environments
- transport construction supplies
- use safety equipment in construction
What stands in the way is 7 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A tunnel boring machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a excavator operator background worth leading with.
- already held machinery load capacity engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held operate excavator working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held keep heavy construction equipment in good condition constructing
- already held prevent damage to utility infrastructure management skills
- already held drive mobile heavy construction equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held mechanical systems engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 15 carried skills, including the 7 the tunnel boring machine operator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 11 missing skills fall into 4 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 drive tunnel boring machine required
- required, not held operate theodolite required
- required, not held switch tunnel boring machine modes required
- required, not held tend boring machine required
- optional, not held determine tunnel boring machine speed optional
- optional, not held monitor tunnel boring machine supplies optional
- optional, not held coordinate drilling optional
- required, not held tunnel boring machine console required
- required, not held mechanics required
- required, not held install tunnel segments required
- optional, not held monitor excavated material optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a tunnel boring machine operator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 drive tunnel boring machine skill · occupation specific
- 02 operate theodolite skill · occupation specific
- 03 switch tunnel boring machine modes skill · occupation specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 15 skills that carry over
- already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
- already held mechanical systems knowledge
- already held prevent damage to utility infrastructure skill
- already held react to events in time-critical environments skill
- already held transport construction supplies skill
- already held use safety equipment in construction skill
- already held work ergonomically skill
- already held drive mobile heavy construction equipment skill
- already held electricity knowledge
- already held keep heavy construction equipment in good condition skill
- already held keep personal administration skill
- already held machinery load capacity knowledge
- already held operate excavator skill
- already held set up temporary construction site infrastructure skill
- already held work in a construction team skill
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held determine tunnel boring machine speed optional
- optional, not held monitor excavated material optional
- optional, not held monitor tunnel boring machine supplies optional
- optional, not held coordinate drilling optional
23 held skills the tunnel boring machine operator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role dig sewer trenches skill
- not needed by the target role dig soil mechanically skill
- not needed by the target role excavation techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
- not needed by the target role inspect construction sites skill
- not needed by the target role interpret 2D plans skill
- not needed by the target role interpret 3D plans skill
- not needed by the target role keep records of work progress skill
- not needed by the target role level earth surface skill
- not needed by the target role mechanical tools knowledge
- not needed by the target role monitor stock level skill
- not needed by the target role operate GPS systems skill
- not needed by the target role operate bulldozer skill
- not needed by the target role operate construction scraper skill
- not needed by the target role operate grader skill
- not needed by the target role operate heavy construction machinery without supervision skill
- not needed by the target role operate road roller skill
- not needed by the target role perform minor repairs to equipment skill
- not needed by the target role recognise the hazards of dangerous goods skill
- not needed by the target role secure heavy construction equipment skill
- not needed by the target role sort waste skill
- not needed by the target role supply machine with appropriate tools skill
- not needed by the target role test soil load bearing capacity 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.
- required, not held tunnel boring machine console required
- required, not held mechanics required
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.