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

nitrator operatortonitroglycerin neutraliser

A nitrator operator already meets 30% of what the nitroglycerin neutraliser role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From nitrator operator
30%
Overlap1
To nitroglycerin neutraliser
7 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
62.6 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 62.6

This move: 62.6 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the nitroglycerin neutraliser role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the nitrator 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A nitroglycerin neutraliser role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a nitrator operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held operate explosives production equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held tend agitation machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held transfer chemicals handling and moving
  • already held explosives engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held write batch record documentation information skills
  • already held hazardous waste storage services

All 7 carried skills, including the 3 the nitroglycerin neutraliser role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 12 missing skills fall into 5 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 handling and moving 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held draw off wash water required
  • required, not held tend vats following a nitration process required
  • required, not held prepare chemical samples required
  • optional, not held prepare soda-ash optional
02 information skills 3 required
  • required, not held test nitroglycerin mixture required
  • required, not held document analysis results required
  • required, not held test chemical samples required
03 assisting and caring 2 required
  • required, not held apply health and safety standards required
  • required, not held use personal protection equipment required
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held fill the vat with specific ingredients required
  • optional, not held use chemical analysis equipment optional
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held communicate test results to other departments optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a nitroglycerin neutraliser 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 7 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held optimise production processes parameters skill
  • already held transfer chemicals skill
  • already held write batch record documentation skill
  • already held explosives knowledge
  • already held hazardous waste storage knowledge
  • already held operate explosives production equipment skill
  • already held tend agitation machine skill
3 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held prepare soda-ash optional
  • optional, not held communicate test results to other departments optional
  • optional, not held use chemical analysis equipment optional
11 held skills the nitroglycerin neutraliser role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role assist scientific research skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
  • not needed by the target role examine engineering principles skill
  • not needed by the target role feed the nitrator skill
  • not needed by the target role manage chemical processes inspection skill
  • not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role regulate chemical reaction skill
  • not needed by the target role stack goods skill
  • not needed by the target role test production input materials skill
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.