Table 1Transition record

forestry machinery techniciantoforestry equipment operator

A forestry machinery technician already meets 16% of what the forestry equipment operator role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.

From forestry machinery technician

16%

Overlap1

To forestry equipment operator

8 Skills carried over

17 Required, not held

85.5 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 85.5

This move: 85.5 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the forestry equipment operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the forestry machinery 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A forestry equipment operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a forestry machinery technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held drive timber machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held operate forestry machinery working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held maintain edged hand tools handling and moving
already held maintain forestry equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held report to the team leader information skills
already held de-limb trees handling and moving

All 8 carried skills, including the 3 the forestry equipment operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 38 missing skills fall into 11 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 6 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held extract coppice required
required, not held process arisings from treework operations required
required, not held manage logs segregation and stacking required
required, not held spray pesticides required
required, not held fell trees required
required, not held identify trees to fell required

optional, not held limit load to prevent damage optional
optional, not held use hand tools for forestry work optional
optional, not held attach protective attachments to timber piles optional
optional, not held harvest timber optional
optional, not held improve timber stands optional
optional, not held sharpen edged tools optional

02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 4 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held load timber onto a skidder required
required, not held maintain the security of machinery required
required, not held minimise environmental impact on the surrounding area required
required, not held process timber using hand-fed machinery required

optional, not held drive agricultural machines optional

03 information skills 3 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held assess felled timber quality required
required, not held assess felled timber volume required
required, not held minimize risks in tree operations required

optional, not held forecast timber production optional
optional, not held inspect timber optional
optional, not held maintain forest inventory optional

04 management skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held prepare emergency treework operations required
required, not held select tree felling methods required

optional, not held work independently in forestry services optional
optional, not held forecast workload optional

05 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held reforestation required

optional, not held agronomy optional
optional, not held forest conservation optional

06 constructing 1 required

required, not held carry out routine maintenance of wood cutting machinery required

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a forestry equipment 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 8 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held de-limb trees skill
already held drive timber machine skill
already held operate forestry machinery skill
already held maintain edged hand tools skill
already held maintain forestry equipment skill
already held provide first aid skill
already held report pollution incidents skill
already held report to the team leader skill

The 5 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary

optional, not held advise on timber harvest optional
optional, not held advise on timber-based products optional

08 working with computers 2 supplementary

optional, not held operate GPS systems optional
optional, not held use ICT systems optional

09 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held comply with timber trade code of conduct optional

10 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held timber products optional

11 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held forest ecology optional

21 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held limit load to prevent damage optional
optional, not held use hand tools for forestry work optional
optional, not held advise on timber harvest optional
optional, not held advise on timber-based products optional
optional, not held attach protective attachments to timber piles optional
optional, not held comply with timber trade code of conduct optional
optional, not held drive agricultural machines optional
optional, not held forecast timber production optional
optional, not held harvest timber optional
optional, not held improve timber stands optional
optional, not held inspect timber optional
optional, not held maintain forest inventory optional
optional, not held sharpen edged tools optional
optional, not held timber products optional
optional, not held work independently in forestry services optional
optional, not held agronomy optional
optional, not held forecast workload optional
optional, not held forest conservation optional
optional, not held forest ecology optional
optional, not held operate GPS systems optional
optional, not held use ICT systems optional

19 held skills the forestry equipment operator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analyse ICT system skill
not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
not needed by the target role carry out forestry related measurements skill
not needed by the target role carry out work related calculations in agriculture skill
not needed by the target role debug software skill
not needed by the target role forestry regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role industrial software knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain mechanical equipment skill
not needed by the target role manage time in forestry skill
not needed by the target role manoeuvre heavy trucks skill
not needed by the target role mechanical components of vehicles knowledge
not needed by the target role operate soldering equipment skill
not needed by the target role pay attention to safety while performing forestry operations skill
not needed by the target role repair ICT devices skill
not needed by the target role repair equipment on site skill
not needed by the target role solve ICT system problems skill
not needed by the target role use power tools skill
not needed by the target role use technical documentation skill
not needed by the target role work in a forestry team skill

5 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 reforestation required
optional, not held timber products optional
optional, not held agronomy optional
optional, not held forest conservation optional
optional, not held forest ecology optional

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.