Table 1Transition record

industrial firefightertopump operator

A industrial firefighter already meets 48% of what the pump operator role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From industrial firefighter

48%

Overlap1

To pump operator

11 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

54.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 54.2

This move: 54.2 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the pump operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the industrial firefighter 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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A pump operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a industrial firefighter background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held manage emergency care situations management skills
already held work as a team in a hazardous environment communication, collaboration and creativity
already held use different types of fire extinguishers assisting and caring
already held extinguish fires assisting and caring
already held fire prevention procedures services
already held fire-fighting systems services

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

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 missing skills fall into 10 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 4 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held operate pumps for fire extinguishing required
required, not held operate hydraulic machinery controls required
required, not held operate hydraulic pumps required
required, not held maintain hydraulic systems required

optional, not held operate emergency vehicle optional
optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional

02 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held operate fire extinguishers required

optional, not held maintain safety systems optional

03 constructing 1 required

required, not held perform preventive maintenance on fire fighting vehicles required

04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required

required, not held hydraulic fluid required

05 management skills 1 required

required, not held coordinate fire fighting required

06 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary

optional, not held relay messages through radio and telephone systems optional
optional, not held educate public on fire safety optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a pump 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 11 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held ensure public safety and security skill
already held extinguish fires skill
already held fire prevention procedures knowledge
already held fire safety regulations knowledge
already held fire-fighting systems knowledge
already held first aid knowledge
already held hydraulics knowledge
already held manage emergency care situations skill
already held manage major incidents skill
already held use different types of fire extinguishers skill
already held work as a team in a hazardous environment skill

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 business, administration and law 2 supplementary

optional, not held pollution legislation optional
optional, not held environmental legislation optional

08 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held operate emergency equipment optional

09 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held perform risk analysis optional

10 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held environmental policy optional

11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held maintain safety systems optional
optional, not held operate emergency vehicle optional
optional, not held pollution legislation optional
optional, not held relay messages through radio and telephone systems optional
optional, not held educate public on fire safety optional
optional, not held environmental legislation optional
optional, not held environmental policy optional
optional, not held operate emergency equipment optional
optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
optional, not held perform risk analysis optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional

21 held skills the pump operator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role assess risk factors skill
not needed by the target role assist people in contaminated areas skill
not needed by the target role contain fires skill
not needed by the target role evacuate people from buildings skill
not needed by the target role handle flammable substances skill
not needed by the target role health and safety regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role implement fire safety management plans skill
not needed by the target role industrial engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role industrial tools knowledge
not needed by the target role inspect industrial equipment skill
not needed by the target role liaise with industrial professionals skill
not needed by the target role manage factory operations skill
not needed by the target role monitor chemical process condition skill
not needed by the target role monitor disposal of radioactive substances skill
not needed by the target role organise fire drills skill
not needed by the target role perform search and rescue missions skill
not needed by the target role provide first aid skill
not needed by the target role regulations on substances knowledge
not needed by the target role select hazard control skill
not needed by the target role work safely with chemicals skill
not needed by the target role work with chemicals skill

4 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 hydraulic fluid required
optional, not held pollution legislation optional
optional, not held environmental legislation optional
optional, not held environmental policy optional

Index

Other moves recorded from industrial firefighter

Full index of moves from industrial firefighter

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.