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

pump operatortofire protection technician

A pump operator already meets 48% of what the fire protection technician role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From pump operator
48%
Overlap1
To fire protection technician
12 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
50.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

48%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

50.5/ 100

1 Share of the fire protection technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the pump 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.

Why

Why this move works

A fire protection technician role treats 7 of its required skills as things a pump operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • fire prevention procedures
  • fire safety regulations
  • fire-fighting systems
  • maintain safety systems
  • operate fire extinguishers
  • perform minor repairs to equipment

What stands in the way is 6 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 fire protection technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a pump operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held perform preventive maintenance on fire fighting vehicles constructing
  • already held maintain safety systems assisting and caring
  • already held operate fire extinguishers assisting and caring
  • already held use different types of fire extinguishers assisting and caring
  • already held fire prevention procedures services
  • already held fire-fighting systems services

All 12 carried skills, including the 7 the fire protection technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 missing skills fall into 9 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 management skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held arrange equipment repairs required
  • required, not held organise fire drills required
  • optional, not held organise fire station optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held order equipment required
  • optional, not held advise on safety improvements optional
  • optional, not held write work-related reports optional
03 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held estimate damage required
  • optional, not held test safety strategies optional
  • optional, not held undertake inspections optional
04 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held inspect fire equipment required
05 services 1 required
  • required, not held health and safety regulations required
06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held handling of dangerous goods optional
  • optional, not held pollution prevention optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a fire protection technician 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 fire prevention procedures knowledge
  • already held fire safety regulations knowledge
  • already held fire-fighting systems knowledge
  • already held maintain safety systems skill
  • already held operate fire extinguishers skill
  • already held perform minor repairs to equipment skill
  • already held perform preventive maintenance on fire fighting vehicles skill
  • already held environmental policy knowledge
  • already held hydraulics knowledge
  • already held perform risk analysis skill
  • already held use different communication channels skill
  • already held use different types of fire extinguishers skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held pyrotechnic articles legislation optional
08 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held execute vehicle maintenance optional
09 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held habitat restoration optional
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held organise fire station optional
  • optional, not held habitat restoration optional
  • optional, not held advise on safety improvements optional
  • optional, not held execute vehicle maintenance optional
  • optional, not held handling of dangerous goods optional
  • optional, not held pollution prevention optional
  • optional, not held pyrotechnic articles legislation optional
  • optional, not held test safety strategies optional
  • optional, not held undertake inspections optional
  • optional, not held write work-related reports optional
18 held skills the fire protection technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role coordinate fire fighting skill
  • not needed by the target role educate public on fire safety skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure public safety and security skill
  • not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role extinguish fires skill
  • not needed by the target role first aid knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hydraulic fluid knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain hydraulic systems skill
  • not needed by the target role manage emergency care situations skill
  • not needed by the target role manage major incidents skill
  • not needed by the target role operate emergency equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate emergency vehicle skill
  • not needed by the target role operate hydraulic machinery controls skill
  • not needed by the target role operate hydraulic pumps skill
  • not needed by the target role operate pumps for fire extinguishing skill
  • not needed by the target role pollution legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role relay messages through radio and telephone systems skill
  • not needed by the target role work as a team in a hazardous environment skill
5 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 health and safety regulations required
  • optional, not held habitat restoration optional
  • optional, not held handling of dangerous goods optional
  • optional, not held pollution prevention optional
  • optional, not held pyrotechnic articles legislation optional
Index

Other moves recorded from pump operator

Full index of moves from pump operator

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.