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

pipeline engineertopipeline maintenance worker

A pipeline engineer already meets 48% of what the pipeline maintenance worker role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From pipeline engineer
48%
Overlap1
To pipeline maintenance worker
12 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
50.7 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 50.7

This move: 50.7 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the pipeline maintenance worker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the pipeline 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A pipeline maintenance worker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a pipeline engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held maintain pipeline coating properties working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held assemble manufactured pipeline parts constructing
  • already held pipeline coating properties engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held comply with pipeline transport regulations assisting and caring
  • already held detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure constructing
  • already held ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures assisting and caring

All 12 carried skills, including the 8 the pipeline maintenance worker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 12 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required
  • required, not held cooperate with colleagues required
  • required, not held follow verbal instructions required
  • required, not held follow written instructions required
02 constructing 2 required
  • required, not held inspect pipelines required
  • required, not held prevent pipeline deterioration required
03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required
  • required, not held use rigging equipment required
  • required, not held maintain equipment required
04 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held test pipeline infrastructure operations required
  • optional, not held monitor storage vessels used to transport goods via pipeline optional
05 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held handle chemicals required
06 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held follow up pipeline integrity management priorities optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a pipeline maintenance worker 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 12 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply health and safety standards skill
  • already held ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures skill
  • already held maintain pipeline coating properties skill
  • already held measure parts of manufactured products skill
  • already held operate soldering equipment skill
  • already held operate welding equipment skill
  • already held pipeline coating properties knowledge
  • already held use personal protection equipment skill
  • already held assemble manufactured pipeline parts skill
  • already held comply with pipeline transport regulations skill
  • already held detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure skill
  • already held types of pipelines knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held security requirements of goods transported via pipelines optional
3 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held monitor storage vessels used to transport goods via pipeline optional
  • optional, not held security requirements of goods transported via pipelines optional
  • optional, not held follow up pipeline integrity management priorities optional
23 held skills the pipeline maintenance worker role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role CAD software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role advise on construction materials skill
  • not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role combine multiple fields of knowledge skill
  • not needed by the target role consider the impact of material characteristics on pipeline flows skill
  • not needed by the target role create designs for pipeline engineering skill
  • not needed by the target role design pipelines with different coating solutions skill
  • not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role geometry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role integrate measures in architectural designs skill
  • not needed by the target role isometric perspective knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mechanical engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role metal bending techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mitigate environmental impact of pipeline projects skill
  • not needed by the target role oversee wetlands in project development skill
  • not needed by the target role perform pipeline routing studies skill
  • not needed by the target role perform water analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role physics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role stay up-to-date with maritime transportation technology skill
  • not needed by the target role survey sites for pipeline installation skill
  • not needed by the target role technical drawings knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use CAD software skill
  • not needed by the target role use measurement instruments 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 security requirements of goods transported via pipelines 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.