Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

grader operatortoexcavator operator

A grader operator already meets 72% of what the excavator operator role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From grader operator
72%
Overlap1
To excavator operator
31 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
32.7 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 32.7

This move: 32.7 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the excavator operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the grader 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 31 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A excavator operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a grader operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held operate construction scraper working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held operate grader working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held operate bulldozer working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held operate road roller working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held recognise the hazards of dangerous goods assisting and caring
  • already held test soil load bearing capacity assisting and caring

All 31 carried skills, including the 11 the excavator operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 7 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 required
  • required, not held dig sewer trenches required
  • required, not held dig soil mechanically required
  • required, not held level earth surface required
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required
  • required, not held excavation techniques required
  • required, not held mechanical systems required
03 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held supply machine with appropriate tools required
04 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held prevent damage to utility infrastructure required
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a excavator 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 31 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held drive mobile heavy construction equipment skill
  • already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
  • already held inspect construction sites skill
  • already held keep heavy construction equipment in good condition skill
  • already held mechanical tools knowledge
  • already held operate GPS systems skill
  • already held operate excavator skill
  • already held react to events in time-critical environments skill
  • already held recognise the hazards of dangerous goods skill
  • already held use safety equipment in construction skill
  • already held work ergonomically skill
  • already held electricity knowledge
  • already held follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
  • already held interpret 2D plans skill
  • already held interpret 3D plans skill
  • already held keep personal administration skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held machinery load capacity knowledge
  • already held monitor stock level skill
  • already held operate bulldozer skill
  • already held operate construction scraper skill
  • already held operate grader skill
  • already held operate heavy construction machinery without supervision skill
  • already held operate road roller skill
  • already held perform minor repairs to equipment skill
  • already held secure heavy construction equipment skill
  • already held set up temporary construction site infrastructure skill
  • already held sort waste skill
  • already held test soil load bearing capacity skill
  • already held transport construction supplies skill
  • already held work in a construction team skill
0 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
0 held skills the excavator operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
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
  • required, not held excavation techniques required
  • required, not held mechanical systems required
Index

Other moves recorded from grader operator

Full index of moves from grader 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.