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

oil rig motorhandtoderrickhand

A oil rig motorhand already meets 52% of what the derrickhand role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From oil rig motorhand
52%
Overlap1
To derrickhand
8 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
44.4 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 44.4

This move: 44.4 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the derrickhand role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the oil rig motorhand 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A derrickhand role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a oil rig motorhand background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held work in drilling teams communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held guide drill pipes constructing
  • already held rigging terminology services
  • already held use rigging equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held connect equipment to wellheads working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held maintain mechanical equipment constructing

All 8 carried skills, including the 7 the derrickhand role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 10 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 constructing 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held maintain circulation system required
  • required, not held monitor drilling fluid required
  • optional, not held inspect pipelines optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held react to events in time-critical environments required
  • optional, not held train employees optional
03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held control flow of oils required
  • optional, not held add chemicals to drilling fluid optional
04 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights required
05 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held inspect quality of products optional
06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held chemistry optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a derrickhand 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 8 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held guide drill pipes skill
  • already held maintain mechanical equipment skill
  • already held mechanical tools knowledge
  • already held mechanics knowledge
  • already held rigging terminology knowledge
  • already held use rigging equipment skill
  • already held work in drilling teams skill
  • already held connect equipment to wellheads skill
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held add chemicals to drilling fluid optional
  • optional, not held inspect pipelines optional
  • optional, not held chemistry optional
  • optional, not held inspect quality of products optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
10 held skills the derrickhand role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role direct rigging equipment operators skill
  • not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
  • not needed by the target role guide cranes skill
  • not needed by the target role lead drilling crews skill
  • not needed by the target role lift heavy weights skill
  • not needed by the target role move rigging equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate rig motors skill
  • not needed by the target role set up drilling rigs skill
  • not needed by the target role train crew members skill
  • not needed by the target role transport drilling rigs skill
1 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
  • optional, not held chemistry 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.