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

mobile crane operatortobulldozer operator

A mobile crane operator already meets 56% of what the bulldozer operator role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From mobile crane operator
56%
Overlap1
To bulldozer operator
20 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
48.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

56%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

48.3/ 100

1 Share of the bulldozer operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the mobile crane 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 bulldozer operator role treats 10 of its required skills as things a mobile crane 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
  • keep heavy construction equipment in good condition
  • mechanical systems
  • operate GPS systems

What stands in the way is 8 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 bulldozer operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a mobile crane 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 20 carried skills, including the 10 the bulldozer operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 missing skills fall into 6 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, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held dig soil mechanically required
  • required, not held drive agricultural machines required
  • required, not held move soil required
  • required, not held operate bulldozer required
  • optional, not held operate construction scraper optional
  • optional, not held operate excavator optional
  • optional, not held operate grader optional
  • optional, not held operate road roller optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required
  • required, not held excavation techniques required
  • required, not held mechanical tools required
03 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held recognise the hazards of dangerous goods required
04 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held prevent damage to utility infrastructure required
05 handling and moving 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held sort waste optional
  • optional, not held supply machine with appropriate tools optional
06 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held monitor stock level optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a bulldozer 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 20 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 keep heavy construction equipment in good condition skill
  • already held mechanical systems knowledge
  • already held operate GPS systems skill
  • already held react to events in time-critical environments skill
  • already held use safety equipment in construction skill
  • already held work ergonomically skill
  • already held work in a construction team 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 secure heavy construction 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
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held monitor stock level optional
  • optional, not held operate construction scraper optional
  • optional, not held operate excavator optional
  • optional, not held operate grader optional
  • optional, not held operate road roller optional
  • optional, not held sort waste optional
  • optional, not held supply machine with appropriate tools optional
17 held skills the bulldozer operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role automation technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role crane load charts knowledge
  • not needed by the target role guide operation of heavy construction equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret 2D plans skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret 3D plans skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain mechatronic equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain robotic equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mechatronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate automated process control skill
  • not needed by the target role operate mobile crane skill
  • not needed by the target role process incoming construction supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role rig loads skill
  • not needed by the target role robotics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role set up crane skill
  • not needed by the target role set up tower crane skill
  • not needed by the target role use remote control equipment 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 excavation techniques required
  • required, not held mechanical tools required
Index

Other moves recorded from mobile crane operator

Full index of moves from mobile crane 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.