Career Overlap Transition record
RecordMove

Pipeline pump operator to pipe welder

A pipeline pump operator already meets 20% of what the pipe welder role asks for. The move turns on 21 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From pipeline pump operator
20 % overlap
Distant match
To pipe welder
12 You already bring
21 Still to learn
71 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance A rebuild

84.7/ 100

1 How much of what a pipe welder is expected to do is already part of a pipeline pump operator’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the pipe welder role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A pipe welder role treats 7 of its required skills as things a pipeline pump operator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • apply health and safety standards
  • operate soldering equipment
  • operate welding equipment
  • pipeline coating properties
  • prevent pipeline deterioration
  • technical drawings

What stands in the way is 21 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A pipe welder role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a pipeline pump operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held use rigging equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held rigging terminology services
  • already held pipeline coating properties engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held prevent pipeline deterioration constructing
  • already held operate hydraulic pumps working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held operate pumping equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 12 carried skills, including the 7 the pipe welder role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 59 missing skills fall into 11 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.

Skill to pick up Tier
01 constructing 7 required, 5 supplementary
  • still to learn assemble manufactured pipeline parts required
  • still to learn consider the impact of material characteristics on pipeline flows required
  • still to learn detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure required
  • still to learn guide drill pipes required
  • still to learn inspect pipelines required
  • still to learn install metal gas piping required
  • still to learn lay pipe installation required
  • optional, not held install septic systems optional
  • optional, not held join metals optional
  • optional, not held lay sewer pipe optional
  • optional, not held prepare copper gas-lines pipes optional
  • optional, not held repair pipelines optional
02 handling and moving 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • still to learn clear pipelines required
  • still to learn use wrenches required
  • still to learn work with blacksmithing hand tools required
  • optional, not held heat metals optional
  • optional, not held cast metal optional
03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 8 supplementary
  • still to learn use metal bending techniques required
  • still to learn use measurement instruments required
  • optional, not held maintain mechatronic equipment optional
  • optional, not held maintain robotic equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate printing machinery optional
  • optional, not held operate sumps optional
  • optional, not held transport pipes optional
  • optional, not held operate automated process control optional
  • optional, not held operate forklift optional
  • optional, not held operate pumps optional
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 6 supplementary
  • still to learn types of pipelines required
  • still to learn hydraulics required
  • optional, not held metal and metal ore products optional
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
  • optional, not held maintenance operations optional
  • optional, not held mechatronics optional
  • optional, not held robotics optional
  • optional, not held types of metal optional
05 information skills 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • still to learn measure parts of manufactured products required
  • still to learn test pipeline infrastructure operations required
  • optional, not held perform water analysis optional
  • optional, not held keep task records optional
  • optional, not held read assembly drawings optional
06 management skills 2 required
  • still to learn perform follow-up on pipeline route services required
  • still to learn follow up pipeline integrity management priorities required

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a pipe welder 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 operate soldering equipment skill
  • already held operate welding equipment skill
  • already held pipeline coating properties knowledge
  • already held prevent pipeline deterioration skill
  • already held technical drawings knowledge
  • already held use rigging equipment skill
  • already held handle chemicals skill
  • already held mechanics knowledge
  • already held operate hydraulic pumps skill
  • already held operate pumping equipment skill
  • already held rigging terminology knowledge
The 5 learning areas not shown above
Skill to pick up Tier
07 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 5 supplementary
  • still to learn cooperate with colleagues required
  • optional, not held operate 3D computer graphics software optional
  • optional, not held determine suitability of materials optional
  • optional, not held develop assembly instructions optional
  • optional, not held follow verbal instructions optional
  • optional, not held follow written instructions optional
08 assisting and caring 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • still to learn ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures required
  • optional, not held adjust feeder tubes optional
  • optional, not held comply with pipeline transport regulations optional
09 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • still to learn isometric perspective required
10 arts and humanities 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held 3D printing process optional
  • optional, not held maintenance of printing machines optional
  • optional, not held printing materials optional
  • optional, not held printing on large scale machines optional
  • optional, not held printing techniques optional
11 services 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held security requirements of goods transported via pipelines optional
  • optional, not held health and safety hazards underground optional
38 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held adjust feeder tubes optional
  • optional, not held install septic systems optional
  • optional, not held 3D printing process optional
  • optional, not held comply with pipeline transport regulations optional
  • optional, not held heat metals optional
  • optional, not held join metals optional
  • optional, not held lay sewer pipe optional
  • optional, not held maintain mechatronic equipment optional
  • optional, not held maintain robotic equipment optional
  • optional, not held maintenance of printing machines optional
  • optional, not held metal and metal ore products optional
  • optional, not held operate 3D computer graphics software optional
  • optional, not held operate printing machinery optional
  • optional, not held operate sumps optional
  • optional, not held perform water analysis optional
  • optional, not held printing materials optional
  • optional, not held printing on large scale machines optional
  • optional, not held security requirements of goods transported via pipelines optional
  • optional, not held transport pipes optional
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
  • optional, not held cast metal optional
  • optional, not held determine suitability of materials optional
  • optional, not held develop assembly instructions optional
  • optional, not held follow verbal instructions optional
  • optional, not held follow written instructions optional
  • optional, not held health and safety hazards underground optional
  • optional, not held keep task records optional
  • optional, not held maintenance operations optional
  • optional, not held mechatronics optional
  • optional, not held operate automated process control optional
  • optional, not held operate forklift optional
  • optional, not held operate pumps optional
  • optional, not held prepare copper gas-lines pipes optional
  • optional, not held printing techniques optional
  • optional, not held read assembly drawings optional
  • optional, not held repair pipelines optional
  • optional, not held robotics optional
  • optional, not held types of metal optional
18 held skills the pipe welder role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role act with a high level of safety awareness skill
  • not needed by the target role adjust tightness of pump components skill
  • not needed by the target role consult technical resources skill
  • not needed by the target role contribute to bilge and ballast operations skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain pipeline coating properties skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain tanks skill
  • not needed by the target role manage fuelling system skill
  • not needed by the target role mechanical engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor fuel storage tanks skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor gauge skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor storage vessels used to transport goods via pipeline skill
  • not needed by the target role operate hydraulic jack lift skill
  • not needed by the target role operate lifting equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role pump products skill
  • not needed by the target role regulate the flow of substances in pipelines skill
  • not needed by the target role transfer liquid goods skill
  • not needed by the target role transfer oil skill
  • not needed by the target role use personal protection equipment skill
16 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 pick up Tier
  • still to learn isometric perspective required
  • still to learn types of pipelines required
  • still to learn hydraulics required
  • optional, not held 3D printing process optional
  • optional, not held maintenance of printing machines optional
  • optional, not held metal and metal ore products optional
  • optional, not held printing materials optional
  • optional, not held printing on large scale machines optional
  • optional, not held security requirements of goods transported via pipelines optional
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
  • optional, not held health and safety hazards underground optional
  • optional, not held maintenance operations optional
  • optional, not held mechatronics optional
  • optional, not held printing techniques optional
  • optional, not held robotics optional
  • optional, not held types of metal optional
Index

Other moves recorded from pipeline pump operator

Full index of moves from pipeline pump operator

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a pipeline pump operator become a pipe welder?

Yes, and it is a career change move. A pipeline pump operator already covers 20% of what a pipe welder is expected to do: 12 skills carry over, 7 of which the pipe welder role treats as required.

What skills does a pipeline pump operator need to become a pipe welder?

21 required skills are missing, plus 38 optional ones. They fall into 11 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by constructing. The single most important is assemble manufactured pipeline parts.

How hard is the move from pipeline pump operator to pipe welder?

Its learning distance is 84.7 out of 100, which is the career change band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.