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

liquid waste treatment plant operatortosolid waste operator

A liquid waste treatment plant operator already meets 33% of what the solid waste operator role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From liquid waste treatment plant operator
33%
Overlap1
To solid waste operator
9 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
64.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

33%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

64.1/ 100

1 Share of the solid waste operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the liquid waste treatment plant 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 solid waste operator role treats 5 of its required skills as things a liquid waste treatment plant operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • assess waste type
  • communicate with waste collectors
  • ensure compliance with environmental legislation
  • test samples for pollutants
  • waste and scrap products

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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A solid waste operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a liquid waste treatment plant operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held communicate with waste collectors communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held assess waste type handling and moving
  • already held hazardous waste types services
  • already held advise on waste management procedures communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held test samples for pollutants information skills
  • already held waste and scrap products services

All 9 carried skills, including the 5 the solid waste operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 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 information skills 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held control delivered waste required
  • required, not held maintain recycling records required
  • optional, not held inspect recycling procedures optional
  • optional, not held maintain waste collection records optional
  • optional, not held monitor civic recycling sites optional
02 handling and moving 1 required, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held dispose of non-hazardous waste required
  • optional, not held collect domestic waste optional
  • optional, not held empty community waste collection bins optional
  • optional, not held install recycling containers optional
  • optional, not held remove debris optional
  • optional, not held store sorted waste optional
  • optional, not held collect industrial waste optional
  • optional, not held sort waste optional
03 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure equipment availability required
  • optional, not held establish waste collection routes optional
04 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations required
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held troubleshoot required
06 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held monitor waste treatment equipment required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a solid waste 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 9 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held assess waste type skill
  • already held communicate with waste collectors skill
  • already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
  • already held test samples for pollutants skill
  • already held waste and scrap products knowledge
  • already held advise on waste management procedures skill
  • already held dispose of hazardous waste skill
  • already held hazardous waste types knowledge
  • already held pollution prevention knowledge
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 services 1 required
  • required, not held waste management required
08 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required
  • required, not held operate recycling processing equipment required
09 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held waste transport legislation optional
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held collect domestic waste optional
  • optional, not held empty community waste collection bins optional
  • optional, not held establish waste collection routes optional
  • optional, not held inspect recycling procedures optional
  • optional, not held install recycling containers optional
  • optional, not held maintain waste collection records optional
  • optional, not held monitor civic recycling sites optional
  • optional, not held remove debris optional
  • optional, not held store sorted waste optional
  • optional, not held collect industrial waste optional
  • optional, not held sort waste optional
  • optional, not held waste transport legislation optional
22 held skills the solid waste operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on soil and water protection skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse experimental laboratory data skill
  • not needed by the target role chemical processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role collect samples skill
  • not needed by the target role document analysis results skill
  • not needed by the target role drain hazardous liquids skill
  • not needed by the target role educate on hazardous waste skill
  • not needed by the target role handle chemicals skill
  • not needed by the target role hazardous waste storage knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hazardous waste treatment knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain water treatment equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role manage waste skill
  • not needed by the target role measure density of liquids skill
  • not needed by the target role perform laboratory tests skill
  • not needed by the target role perform water treatments skill
  • not needed by the target role pollution legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role pump products skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise waste disposal skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise waste water treatments skill
  • not needed by the target role test chemical samples skill
  • not needed by the target role test oil samples skill
  • not needed by the target role wear appropriate protective gear skill
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 waste management required
  • optional, not held waste transport legislation optional
Index
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.