RecordMove

Forestry equipment operator to timber trader

A forestry equipment operator already meets 19% of what the timber trader role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From forestry equipment operator

Distant match

To timber trader

7 You already bring

13 Still to learn

35 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance A rebuild

77.9/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a timber trader is expected to do is already part of a forestry equipment operator’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the timber trader role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A timber trader role treats 3 of its required skills as things a forestry equipment operator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

advise on timber-based products
inspect timber
timber products

What stands in the way is 13 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A timber trader role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a forestry equipment operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held advise on timber-based products communication, collaboration and creativity
already held comply with timber trade code of conduct assisting and caring
already held manage logs segregation and stacking handling and moving
already held inspect timber information skills
already held advise on timber harvest communication, collaboration and creativity
already held operate forestry machinery working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 7 carried skills, including the 3 the timber trader role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 28 missing skills fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.

Skill to pick up Tier

01 information skills 5 required, 7 supplementary

still to learn process returned timber products required
still to learn check quality of raw materials required
still to learn distinguish wood quality required
still to learn inspect trees required
still to learn study prices of wood products required

optional, not held conduct land surveys optional
optional, not held monitor forest health optional
optional, not held monitor forest productivity optional
optional, not held monitor logging operations optional
optional, not held process collected survey data optional
optional, not held read maps optional
optional, not held report the results of treatment optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 4 supplementary

still to learn carry out purchasing operations in the timber business required
still to learn write technical reports related to trees required
still to learn negotiate price required
still to learn sell processed timber in a commercial environment required

optional, not held coordinate timber sales optional
optional, not held implement sales strategies optional
optional, not held work in a forestry team optional
optional, not held implement marketing strategies optional

03 management skills 3 required, 2 supplementary

still to learn manage timber orders required
still to learn manage timber stocks required
still to learn manage budgets required

optional, not held manage forests optional
optional, not held identify market niches optional

04 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn handle timber required

optional, not held pack timber products optional

05 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held guarantee customer satisfaction optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a timber trader 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 7 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on timber-based products skill
already held inspect timber skill
already held timber products knowledge
already held advise on timber harvest skill
already held comply with timber trade code of conduct skill
already held manage logs segregation and stacking skill
already held operate forestry machinery skill

15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held conduct land surveys optional
optional, not held coordinate timber sales optional
optional, not held guarantee customer satisfaction optional
optional, not held implement sales strategies optional
optional, not held manage forests optional
optional, not held monitor forest health optional
optional, not held monitor forest productivity optional
optional, not held monitor logging operations optional
optional, not held pack timber products optional
optional, not held work in a forestry team optional
optional, not held identify market niches optional
optional, not held implement marketing strategies optional
optional, not held process collected survey data optional
optional, not held read maps optional
optional, not held report the results of treatment optional

39 held skills the timber trader role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role agronomy knowledge
not needed by the target role assess felled timber quality skill
not needed by the target role assess felled timber volume skill
not needed by the target role attach protective attachments to timber piles skill
not needed by the target role carry out routine maintenance of wood cutting machinery skill
not needed by the target role de-limb trees skill
not needed by the target role drive agricultural machines skill
not needed by the target role drive timber machine skill
not needed by the target role extract coppice skill
not needed by the target role fell trees skill
not needed by the target role forecast timber production skill
not needed by the target role forecast workload skill
not needed by the target role forest conservation knowledge
not needed by the target role forest ecology knowledge
not needed by the target role harvest timber skill
not needed by the target role identify trees to fell skill
not needed by the target role improve timber stands skill
not needed by the target role limit load to prevent damage skill
not needed by the target role load timber onto a skidder skill
not needed by the target role maintain edged hand tools skill
not needed by the target role maintain forest inventory skill
not needed by the target role maintain forestry equipment skill
not needed by the target role maintain the security of machinery skill
not needed by the target role minimise environmental impact on the surrounding area skill
not needed by the target role minimize risks in tree operations skill
not needed by the target role operate GPS systems skill
not needed by the target role prepare emergency treework operations skill
not needed by the target role process arisings from treework operations skill
not needed by the target role process timber using hand-fed machinery skill
not needed by the target role provide first aid skill
not needed by the target role reforestation knowledge
not needed by the target role report pollution incidents skill
not needed by the target role report to the team leader skill
not needed by the target role select tree felling methods skill
not needed by the target role sharpen edged tools skill
not needed by the target role spray pesticides skill
not needed by the target role use ICT systems skill
not needed by the target role use hand tools for forestry work skill
not needed by the target role work independently in forestry services skill

Index

Other moves recorded from forestry equipment operator

Full index of moves from forestry equipment operator

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a forestry equipment operator become a timber trader?

Yes, and it is a career change move. A forestry equipment operator already covers 19% of what a timber trader is expected to do: 7 skills carry over, 3 of which the timber trader role treats as required.

What skills does a forestry equipment operator need to become a timber trader?

13 required skills are missing, plus 15 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is manage timber orders.

How hard is the move from forestry equipment operator to timber trader?

Its learning distance is 77.9 out of 100, which is the career change band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.