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

grader operatortomobile crane operator

A grader operator already meets 60% of what the mobile crane operator role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From grader operator
60%
Overlap1
To mobile crane operator
21 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
42.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

60%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

42.6/ 100

1 Share of the mobile crane 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.

Why

Why this move works

A mobile crane operator role treats 11 of its required skills as things a grader operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • drive mobile heavy construction equipment
  • follow health and safety procedures in construction
  • inspect construction sites
  • interpret 2D plans
  • interpret 3D plans
  • keep heavy construction equipment in good condition

What stands in the way is 6 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 21 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mobile crane 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 test soil load bearing capacity assisting and caring
  • already held secure heavy construction equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held operate heavy construction machinery without supervision working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held keep heavy construction equipment in good condition constructing
  • already held drive mobile heavy construction equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held inspect construction sites information skills

All 21 carried skills, including the 11 the mobile crane operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 missing skills fall into 7 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held mechanical systems required
  • required, not held mechanics required
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
  • optional, not held mechatronics optional
  • optional, not held robotics optional
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held operate mobile crane required
  • optional, not held guide operation of heavy construction equipment optional
  • optional, not held maintain mechatronic equipment optional
  • optional, not held maintain robotic equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate automated process control optional
03 constructing 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held set up crane required
  • optional, not held set up tower crane optional
04 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held rig loads required
05 services 1 required
  • required, not held crane load charts required
06 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held process incoming construction supplies optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a mobile crane 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 21 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 interpret 2D plans skill
  • already held interpret 3D plans skill
  • already held keep heavy construction equipment in good condition skill
  • already held operate GPS systems skill
  • already held react to events in time-critical environments skill
  • already held secure heavy construction equipment 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 keep personal administration skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held operate heavy construction machinery without supervision skill
  • already held perform minor repairs to equipment skill
  • already held set up temporary construction site infrastructure skill
  • already held test soil load bearing capacity skill
  • already held transport construction supplies skill
  • already held work in a construction team skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use remote control equipment optional
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held guide operation of heavy construction equipment optional
  • optional, not held maintain mechatronic equipment optional
  • optional, not held maintain robotic equipment optional
  • optional, not held process incoming construction supplies optional
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
  • optional, not held mechatronics optional
  • optional, not held operate automated process control optional
  • optional, not held robotics optional
  • optional, not held set up tower crane optional
  • optional, not held use remote control equipment optional
10 held skills the mobile crane operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role machinery load capacity knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mechanical tools knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor stock level skill
  • not needed by the target role operate bulldozer skill
  • not needed by the target role operate construction scraper skill
  • not needed by the target role operate excavator skill
  • not needed by the target role operate grader skill
  • not needed by the target role operate road roller skill
  • not needed by the target role recognise the hazards of dangerous goods skill
  • not needed by the target role sort waste skill
6 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 crane load charts required
  • required, not held mechanical systems required
  • required, not held mechanics required
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
  • optional, not held mechatronics optional
  • optional, not held robotics optional
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.