Table 1Transition record

gas station operatortosoap drier operator

A gas station operator already meets 26% of what the soap drier operator role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From gas station operator

26%

Overlap1

To soap drier operator

4 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

67.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 67.4

This move: 67.4 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the soap drier operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the gas station 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.

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 soap drier operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a gas station operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held prepare chemical samples handling and moving
already held monitor valves information skills
already held test chemical samples information skills
already held optimise production processes parameters communication, collaboration and creativity

All 4 carried skills, including the 3 the soap drier operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 14 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.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 handling and moving 4 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held harden soap required
required, not held press soap into sheets required
required, not held store soap flakes required
required, not held transfer soap required

optional, not held sharpen edged tools optional
optional, not held manage waste optional
optional, not held stack goods optional

02 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held test moisture content required
required, not held control temperature required

optional, not held monitor manufacturing impact optional

03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held tend soap flake machinery required

optional, not held tend insecticide mixer optional
optional, not held use shaping machinery optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held implement soap formula optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a soap drier 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 monitor valves skill
already held prepare chemical samples skill
already held test chemical samples skill
already held optimise production processes parameters skill

7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held implement soap formula optional
optional, not held sharpen edged tools optional
optional, not held tend insecticide mixer optional
optional, not held manage waste optional
optional, not held monitor manufacturing impact optional
optional, not held stack goods optional
optional, not held use shaping machinery optional

18 held skills the soap drier operator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adhere to Standard Operating Procedures skill
not needed by the target role clean equipment skill
not needed by the target role comply with pipeline transport regulations skill
not needed by the target role ensure correct gas pressure skill
not needed by the target role gas chromatography knowledge
not needed by the target role inspect pipelines skill
not needed by the target role maintain equipment skill
not needed by the target role manage chemical testing procedures skill
not needed by the target role manage emergency procedures skill
not needed by the target role office software knowledge
not needed by the target role operate gas extraction equipment skill
not needed by the target role operate pumping equipment skill
not needed by the target role read gas meter skill
not needed by the target role record production data skill
not needed by the target role tend compressor engine skill
not needed by the target role test oxygen purity skill
not needed by the target role types of pipelines knowledge
not needed by the target role use chemical analysis equipment skill

Index

Other moves recorded from gas station operator

Full index of moves from gas station operator

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.