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

landscape architecttocivil drafter

A landscape architect already meets 23% of what the civil drafter role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From landscape architect
23%
Overlap1
To civil drafter
9 Skills carried over
12 Required, not held
75 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

23%

Learning distance A rebuild

75/ 100

1 Share of the civil drafter role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the landscape architect 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 civil drafter role treats 4 of its required skills as things a landscape architect already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • civil engineering
  • use CAD software
  • use manual draughting techniques
  • use technical drawing software

What stands in the way is 12 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A civil drafter role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a landscape architect background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held zoning codes engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held architecture regulations business, administration and law
  • already held use manual draughting techniques communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held aesthetics arts and humanities
  • already held conduct land surveys information skills
  • already held civil engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 9 carried skills, including the 4 the civil drafter role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 33 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 5 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held building information modelling required
  • required, not held engineering processes required
  • required, not held design drawings required
  • required, not held engineering principles required
  • required, not held technical drawings required
  • optional, not held bridge engineering optional
  • optional, not held cartography optional
  • optional, not held topography optional
  • optional, not held building codes optional
  • optional, not held construction methods optional
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
02 working with computers 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held use CADD software required
  • optional, not held apply digital mapping optional
  • optional, not held create cadastral maps optional
03 arts and humanities 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held manual draughting techniques required
  • optional, not held design principles optional
04 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held read engineering drawings required
  • optional, not held estimate cost of building materials optional
05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held mathematics required
  • optional, not held 3D modelling optional
06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held operate drones in civil engineering required
  • optional, not held operate surveying instruments optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a civil drafter 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 9 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held civil engineering knowledge
  • already held use CAD software skill
  • already held use manual draughting techniques skill
  • already held use technical drawing software skill
  • already held aesthetics knowledge
  • already held architecture regulations knowledge
  • already held conduct land surveys skill
  • already held use geographic information systems skill
  • already held zoning codes knowledge
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required
  • required, not held CAD software required
08 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held create technical plans required
09 communication, collaboration and creativity 8 supplementary
  • optional, not held communicate with construction crews optional
  • optional, not held create architectural sketches optional
  • optional, not held advise architects optional
  • optional, not held design transportation systems optional
  • optional, not held draft design specifications optional
  • optional, not held draw blueprints optional
  • optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
  • optional, not held render 3D images optional
10 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held make architectural mock-ups optional
21 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held bridge engineering optional
  • optional, not held cartography optional
  • optional, not held communicate with construction crews optional
  • optional, not held create architectural sketches optional
  • optional, not held estimate cost of building materials optional
  • optional, not held operate surveying instruments optional
  • optional, not held topography optional
  • optional, not held 3D modelling optional
  • optional, not held advise architects optional
  • optional, not held apply digital mapping optional
  • optional, not held building codes optional
  • optional, not held construction methods optional
  • optional, not held create cadastral maps optional
  • optional, not held design principles optional
  • optional, not held design transportation systems optional
  • optional, not held draft design specifications optional
  • optional, not held draw blueprints optional
  • optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
  • optional, not held make architectural mock-ups optional
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
  • optional, not held render 3D images optional
43 held skills the civil drafter role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on landscapes skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on soil and water protection skill
  • not needed by the target role assess environmental impact skill
  • not needed by the target role build a product's physical model skill
  • not needed by the target role carry out tendering skill
  • not needed by the target role characteristics of plants knowledge
  • not needed by the target role communicate with local residents skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate construction activities skill
  • not needed by the target role create GIS reports skill
  • not needed by the target role create landscape designs skill
  • not needed by the target role create thematic maps skill
  • not needed by the target role design landscape schemes skill
  • not needed by the target role design spatial layout of outdoor areas skill
  • not needed by the target role develop architectural plans skill
  • not needed by the target role ecology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role energy efficiency knowledge
  • not needed by the target role energy performance of buildings knowledge
  • not needed by the target role finish project within budget skill
  • not needed by the target role flower and plant products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role follow work schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role forest conservation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role green building practices knowledge
  • not needed by the target role green space strategies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role historic architecture knowledge
  • not needed by the target role horticulture principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
  • not needed by the target role integrate measures in architectural designs skill
  • not needed by the target role landscape analysis knowledge
  • not needed by the target role landscape architecture knowledge
  • not needed by the target role landscape design knowledge
  • not needed by the target role landscaping materials knowledge
  • not needed by the target role lead hard landscape projects skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with local authorities skill
  • not needed by the target role manage landscape design projects skill
  • not needed by the target role operate landscaping equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role plant species knowledge
  • not needed by the target role promote sustainability skill
  • not needed by the target role provide cost benefit analysis reports skill
  • not needed by the target role provide technical expertise skill
  • not needed by the target role soil structure knowledge

3 further entries not listed here

16 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 building information modelling required
  • required, not held engineering processes required
  • required, not held CAD software required
  • required, not held design drawings required
  • required, not held engineering principles required
  • required, not held manual draughting techniques required
  • required, not held mathematics required
  • required, not held technical drawings required
  • optional, not held bridge engineering optional
  • optional, not held cartography optional
  • optional, not held topography optional
  • optional, not held 3D modelling optional
  • optional, not held building codes optional
  • optional, not held construction methods optional
  • optional, not held design principles optional
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
Index

Other moves recorded from landscape architect

Full index of moves from landscape architect

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.