RecordMove

Radiation protection officer to decontamination worker

A radiation protection officer already meets 29% of what the decontamination worker role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From radiation protection officer

Distant match

To decontamination worker

6 You already bring

9 Still to learn

31 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Substantial retraining

67.5/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a decontamination worker is expected to do is already part of a radiation protection officer’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 decontamination worker role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A decontamination worker role treats 6 of its required skills as things a radiation protection officer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

assess contamination
avoid contamination
contamination exposure regulations
investigate contamination
radiation protection
radioactive contamination

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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A decontamination worker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a radiation protection officer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held investigate contamination information skills
already held radioactive contamination natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held contamination exposure regulations services
already held assess contamination information skills
already held avoid contamination assisting and caring
already held radiation protection health and welfare

All 6 carried skills, including the 6 the decontamination worker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 25 missing skills fall into 8 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 handling and moving 4 required, 2 supplementary

still to learn remove contaminated materials required
still to learn store contaminated materials required
still to learn disinfect surfaces required
still to learn remove contaminants required

optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
optional, not held handle chemical cleaning agents optional

02 services 3 required, 2 supplementary

still to learn cleaning industry health and safety measures required
still to learn hazardous waste treatment required
still to learn health, safety and hygiene legislation required

optional, not held hazardous materials transportation optional
optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional

03 assisting and caring 1 required, 5 supplementary

still to learn wear appropriate protective gear required

optional, not held assist people in contaminated areas optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations optional
optional, not held ensure operability of protective equipment optional
optional, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights optional
optional, not held secure working area optional

04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required

still to learn decontamination techniques required

05 information skills 4 supplementary

optional, not held report on building damage optional
optional, not held test samples for pollutants optional
optional, not held document analysis results optional
optional, not held identify damage to buildings optional

06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held advise on soil and water protection optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a decontamination 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 6 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held assess contamination skill
already held avoid contamination skill
already held contamination exposure regulations knowledge
already held investigate contamination skill
already held radiation protection knowledge
already held radioactive contamination knowledge

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to pick up Tier

07 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held perform demarcation optional

08 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held tend asbestos blower optional

16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held advise on soil and water protection optional
optional, not held assist people in contaminated areas optional
optional, not held hazardous materials transportation optional
optional, not held report on building damage optional
optional, not held tend asbestos blower optional
optional, not held test samples for pollutants optional
optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
optional, not held document analysis results optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations optional
optional, not held ensure operability of protective equipment optional
optional, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights optional
optional, not held handle chemical cleaning agents optional
optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional
optional, not held identify damage to buildings optional
optional, not held perform demarcation optional
optional, not held secure working area optional

26 held skills the decontamination worker role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on pollution prevention skill
not needed by the target role apply radiation protection procedures skill
not needed by the target role calculate exposure to radiation skill
not needed by the target role design strategies for nuclear emergencies skill
not needed by the target role develop radiation protection strategies skill
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations skill
not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role follow nuclear plant safety precautions skill
not needed by the target role inspect compliance with hazardous waste regulations skill
not needed by the target role inspect government policy compliance skill
not needed by the target role instruct employees on radiation protection skill
not needed by the target role investigate pollution skill
not needed by the target role monitor disposal of radioactive substances skill
not needed by the target role monitor nuclear power plant systems skill
not needed by the target role monitor radiation levels skill
not needed by the target role nuclear energy knowledge
not needed by the target role nuclear legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role nuclear physics knowledge
not needed by the target role perform risk analysis skill
not needed by the target role pollution legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role pollution prevention knowledge
not needed by the target role radiation physics in healthcare knowledge
not needed by the target role respond to nuclear emergencies skill
not needed by the target role test safety strategies skill
not needed by the target role use personal protection equipment skill

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 pick up Tier

still to learn decontamination techniques required
still to learn cleaning industry health and safety measures required
still to learn hazardous waste treatment required
still to learn health, safety and hygiene legislation required
optional, not held hazardous materials transportation optional
optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional

Index

Other moves recorded from radiation protection officer

Full index of moves from radiation protection officer

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a radiation protection officer become a decontamination worker?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A radiation protection officer already covers 29% of what a decontamination worker is expected to do: 6 skills carry over, 6 of which the decontamination worker role treats as required.

What skills does a radiation protection officer need to become a decontamination worker?

9 required skills are missing, plus 16 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is decontamination techniques.

How hard is the move from radiation protection officer to decontamination worker?

Its learning distance is 67.5 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.