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

landfill supervisortowaste management officer

A landfill supervisor already meets 44% of what the waste management officer role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From landfill supervisor
44%
Overlap1
To waste management officer
20 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
58.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

44%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

58.3/ 100

1 Share of the waste management officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the landfill supervisor 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 waste management officer role treats 7 of its required skills as things a landfill supervisor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • advise on waste management procedures
  • coordinate waste management procedures
  • ensure compliance with environmental legislation
  • ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations
  • waste and scrap products
  • waste management

What stands in the way is 9 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 20 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A waste management officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a landfill supervisor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held coordinate waste management procedures management skills
  • already held identify new recycling opportunities management skills
  • already held monitor waste treatment equipment constructing
  • already held train staff on waste management communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held develop non-hazardous waste management strategies management skills
  • already held communicate with waste collectors communication, collaboration and creativity

All 20 carried skills, including the 7 the waste management officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 missing skills fall into 9 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 management skills 5 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held develop recycling programs required
  • required, not held establish waste collection routes required
  • required, not held apply organisational techniques required
  • required, not held manage recycling program budget required
  • required, not held manage staff required
  • optional, not held coordinate shipments of recycling materials optional
  • optional, not held develop hazardous waste management strategies optional
02 assisting and caring 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held follow standards for machinery safety required
  • optional, not held follow nuclear plant safety precautions optional
  • optional, not held respond to nuclear emergencies optional
03 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held business management principles required
  • optional, not held project management optional
04 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held maintain recycling records required
  • optional, not held monitor radiation levels optional
05 services 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation required
  • optional, not held hazardous waste treatment optional
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held find grants optional
  • optional, not held advise on pollution prevention optional
  • optional, not held train staff on recycling programs optional
  • optional, not held write technical reports optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a waste management officer 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 20 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held advise on waste management procedures skill
  • already held coordinate waste management procedures skill
  • already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
  • already held ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations skill
  • already held waste and scrap products knowledge
  • already held waste management knowledge
  • already held waste transport legislation knowledge
  • already held analyse experimental laboratory data skill
  • already held collect samples for analysis skill
  • already held communicate with waste collectors skill
  • already held develop non-hazardous waste management strategies skill
  • already held educate on recycling regulations skill
  • already held hazardous waste storage knowledge
  • already held identify new recycling opportunities skill
  • already held maintain waste collection records skill
  • already held monitor waste treatment equipment skill
  • already held pollution legislation knowledge
  • already held schedule regular machine maintenance skill
  • already held test safety strategies skill
  • already held train staff on waste management skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held decontamination techniques optional
  • optional, not held nuclear energy optional
  • optional, not held pollution prevention optional
08 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held monitor disposal of radioactive substances optional
09 health and welfare 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held radiation protection optional
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held decontamination techniques optional
  • optional, not held find grants optional
  • optional, not held follow nuclear plant safety precautions optional
  • optional, not held project management optional
  • optional, not held respond to nuclear emergencies optional
  • optional, not held advise on pollution prevention optional
  • optional, not held coordinate shipments of recycling materials optional
  • optional, not held develop hazardous waste management strategies optional
  • optional, not held hazardous waste treatment optional
  • optional, not held monitor disposal of radioactive substances optional
  • optional, not held monitor radiation levels optional
  • optional, not held nuclear energy optional
  • optional, not held pollution prevention optional
  • optional, not held radiation protection optional
  • optional, not held train staff on recycling programs optional
  • optional, not held write technical reports optional
13 held skills the waste management officer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role accounting techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role assess waste type skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct workplace audits skill
  • not needed by the target role hazardous waste types knowledge
  • not needed by the target role inspect recycling procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role manage accounts skill
  • not needed by the target role manage administrative systems skill
  • not needed by the target role manage health and safety standards skill
  • not needed by the target role manage waste treatment facility skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor legislation developments skill
  • not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise staff skill
  • not needed by the target role write inspection reports skill
8 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 business management principles required
  • required, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation required
  • optional, not held decontamination techniques optional
  • optional, not held project management optional
  • optional, not held hazardous waste treatment optional
  • optional, not held nuclear energy optional
  • optional, not held pollution prevention optional
  • optional, not held radiation protection optional
Index

Other moves recorded from landfill supervisor

Full index of moves from landfill supervisor

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.