Table 1Transition record

gas service techniciantogas station operator

A gas service technician already meets 17% of what the gas station operator role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From gas service technician

17%

Overlap1

To gas station operator

4 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

71.5 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

17%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

71.5/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the gas station operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the gas service 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 gas station operator role treats 2 of its required skills as things a gas service technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

ensure correct gas pressure
read gas meter

What stands in the way is 10 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 4 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A gas station operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a gas service technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held read gas meter working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held ensure correct gas pressure working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held types of pipelines engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held inspect pipelines constructing

All 4 carried skills, including the 2 the gas station operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 5 required

required, not held operate pumping equipment required
required, not held maintain equipment required
required, not held operate gas extraction equipment required
required, not held tend compressor engine required
required, not held use chemical analysis equipment required

02 information skills 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held monitor valves required
required, not held record production data required
required, not held test oxygen purity required

optional, not held manage chemical testing procedures optional
optional, not held test chemical samples optional

03 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held comply with pipeline transport regulations required

optional, not held adhere to Standard Operating Procedures optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required

required, not held optimise production processes parameters required

05 handling and moving 2 supplementary

optional, not held clean equipment optional
optional, not held prepare chemical samples optional

06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held gas chromatography optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a gas station 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 4 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held ensure correct gas pressure skill
already held read gas meter skill
already held inspect pipelines skill
already held types of pipelines knowledge

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held office software optional

08 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held manage emergency procedures optional

8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held adhere to Standard Operating Procedures optional
optional, not held clean equipment optional
optional, not held gas chromatography optional
optional, not held manage chemical testing procedures optional
optional, not held manage emergency procedures optional
optional, not held office software optional
optional, not held prepare chemical samples optional
optional, not held test chemical samples optional

21 held skills the gas station operator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role answer requests for quotation skill
not needed by the target role anticipate installation maintenance skill
not needed by the target role consult technical resources skill
not needed by the target role cut metal products skill
not needed by the target role energy performance of buildings knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure equipment cooling skill
not needed by the target role fuel gas knowledge
not needed by the target role install gas heaters skill
not needed by the target role install metal gas piping skill
not needed by the target role install utility equipment skill
not needed by the target role interpret technical requirements skill
not needed by the target role keep records of work progress skill
not needed by the target role monitor utility equipment skill
not needed by the target role natural gas knowledge
not needed by the target role operate boiler skill
not needed by the target role operate welding equipment skill
not needed by the target role prepare copper gas-lines pipes skill
not needed by the target role repair heating equipment skill
not needed by the target role repair pipelines skill
not needed by the target role resolve equipment malfunctions skill
not needed by the target role use personal protection equipment 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.

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held gas chromatography optional
optional, not held office software optional

Index

Other moves recorded from gas service technician

Full index of moves from gas service 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.