Table 1Transition record

pharmaceutical engineertowastewater engineer

A pharmaceutical engineer already meets 35% of what the wastewater engineer role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From pharmaceutical engineer

35%

Overlap1

To wastewater engineer

8 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

64.4 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

35%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

64.4/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the wastewater engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the pharmaceutical engineer 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 wastewater engineer role treats 8 of its required skills as things a pharmaceutical engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

adjust engineering designs
approve engineering design
engineering principles
engineering processes
ensure compliance with environmental legislation
ensure compliance with safety legislation

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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A wastewater engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a pharmaceutical engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held ensure compliance with safety legislation assisting and caring
already held approve engineering design communication, collaboration and creativity
already held use technical drawing software working with computers
already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation assisting and caring
already held adjust engineering designs communication, collaboration and creativity
already held engineering processes engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 8 carried skills, including the 8 the wastewater engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 missing skills fall into 7 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 4 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held types of pipelines required
required, not held hydraulic fluid required
required, not held hydraulics required
required, not held technical drawings required

optional, not held pollution prevention optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held create designs for pipeline engineering required
required, not held develop sewerage networks required

optional, not held advise on environmental remediation optional
optional, not held advise on pollution prevention optional
optional, not held analyse community needs optional
optional, not held develop water purification methods optional

03 assisting and caring 2 required

required, not held ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures required
required, not held mitigate environmental impact of pipeline projects required

04 information skills 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held monitor legislation developments required

optional, not held measure water quality parameters optional
optional, not held perform pipeline routing studies optional
optional, not held interpret scientific data to assess water quality optional

05 management skills 5 supplementary

optional, not held prepare timelines for pipeline development projects optional
optional, not held supervise sewerage systems construction optional
optional, not held supervise waste disposal optional
optional, not held supervise waste water treatments optional
optional, not held develop environmental remediation strategies optional

06 constructing 2 supplementary

optional, not held detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure optional
optional, not held inspect pipelines optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a wastewater engineer 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 adjust engineering designs skill
already held approve engineering design skill
already held engineering principles knowledge
already held engineering processes knowledge
already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
already held ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
already held perform scientific research skill
already held use technical drawing software skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held ecosystems optional

16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure optional
optional, not held inspect pipelines optional
optional, not held measure water quality parameters optional
optional, not held perform pipeline routing studies optional
optional, not held prepare timelines for pipeline development projects optional
optional, not held supervise sewerage systems construction optional
optional, not held supervise waste disposal optional
optional, not held supervise waste water treatments optional
optional, not held advise on environmental remediation optional
optional, not held advise on pollution prevention optional
optional, not held analyse community needs optional
optional, not held develop environmental remediation strategies optional
optional, not held develop water purification methods optional
optional, not held ecosystems optional
optional, not held interpret scientific data to assess water quality optional
optional, not held pollution prevention optional

51 held skills the wastewater engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analyse medication's impact on brain skill
not needed by the target role analytical chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
not needed by the target role assess environmental impact skill
not needed by the target role biological chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role chemical preservation knowledge
not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role computational chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct public presentations skill
not needed by the target role contribute to registration of pharmaceutical products skill
not needed by the target role design pharmaceutical manufacturing systems skill
not needed by the target role develop pharmaceutical drugs skill
not needed by the target role drug administration regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role electrical instrumentation engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role evaluate pharmaceutical manufacturing process skill
not needed by the target role examine engineering principles skill
not needed by the target role forecast organisational risks skill
not needed by the target role good manufacturing practices knowledge
not needed by the target role human physiology knowledge
not needed by the target role improve safety of medicines skill
not needed by the target role industrial research and development knowledge
not needed by the target role industrial software knowledge
not needed by the target role intellectual property law knowledge
not needed by the target role laboratory techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role manage chemical testing procedures skill
not needed by the target role manage pharmaceutical production facilities construction skill
not needed by the target role mechanical engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor plant production skill
not needed by the target role packaging engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role perform chemical experiments skill
not needed by the target role pharmaceutical chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role pharmaceutical drug development knowledge
not needed by the target role pharmaceutical industry knowledge
not needed by the target role pharmaceutical legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role pharmaceutical manufacturing quality systems knowledge
not needed by the target role pharmacology knowledge
not needed by the target role pharmacovigilance legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role provide technical expertise skill
not needed by the target role quality assurance methodologies knowledge
not needed by the target role scientific literature knowledge

11 further entries not listed here

6 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 types of pipelines required
required, not held hydraulic fluid required
required, not held hydraulics required
required, not held technical drawings required
optional, not held ecosystems optional
optional, not held pollution prevention optional

Index

Other moves recorded from pharmaceutical engineer

Full index of moves from pharmaceutical engineer

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.