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

refuse vehicle drivertosolid waste operator

A refuse vehicle driver already meets 33% of what the solid waste operator role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From refuse vehicle driver
33%
Overlap1
To solid waste operator
11 Skills carried over
10 Required, not held
63.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

33%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

63.8/ 100

1 Share of the solid waste operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the refuse vehicle driver 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 solid waste operator role treats 4 of its required skills as things a refuse vehicle driver already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • assess waste type
  • dispose of non-hazardous waste
  • waste and scrap products
  • waste management

What stands in the way is 10 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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A solid waste operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a refuse vehicle driver background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held collect domestic waste handling and moving
  • already held empty community waste collection bins handling and moving
  • already held collect industrial waste handling and moving
  • already held establish waste collection routes management skills
  • already held maintain waste collection records information skills
  • already held waste transport legislation business, administration and law

All 11 carried skills, including the 4 the solid waste operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 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 information skills 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held control delivered waste required
  • required, not held test samples for pollutants required
  • required, not held maintain recycling records required
  • optional, not held inspect recycling procedures optional
  • optional, not held monitor civic recycling sites optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held communicate with waste collectors required
  • required, not held troubleshoot required
  • optional, not held advise on waste management procedures optional
03 assisting and caring 2 required
  • required, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation required
  • required, not held ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations required
04 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held monitor waste treatment equipment required
05 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held ensure equipment availability required
06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required
  • required, not held operate recycling processing equipment required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a solid waste operator 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 11 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held assess waste type skill
  • already held dispose of non-hazardous waste skill
  • already held waste and scrap products knowledge
  • already held waste management knowledge
  • already held collect domestic waste skill
  • already held collect industrial waste skill
  • already held dispose of hazardous waste skill
  • already held empty community waste collection bins skill
  • already held establish waste collection routes skill
  • already held maintain waste collection records skill
  • already held waste transport legislation knowledge
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 handling and moving 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held install recycling containers optional
  • optional, not held remove debris optional
  • optional, not held store sorted waste optional
  • optional, not held sort waste optional
08 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held pollution prevention optional
09 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held hazardous waste types optional
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held inspect recycling procedures optional
  • optional, not held install recycling containers optional
  • optional, not held monitor civic recycling sites optional
  • optional, not held remove debris optional
  • optional, not held store sorted waste optional
  • optional, not held advise on waste management procedures optional
  • optional, not held hazardous waste types optional
  • optional, not held pollution prevention optional
  • optional, not held sort waste optional
17 held skills the solid waste operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adhere to transportation work schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role drive in urban areas skill
  • not needed by the target role drive vehicles skill
  • not needed by the target role drive vehicles in processions skill
  • not needed by the target role drive waste collection vehicle skill
  • not needed by the target role hazardous materials transportation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hazardous waste storage knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain refuse collection equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain septic tanks skill
  • not needed by the target role manage waste rock skill
  • not needed by the target role manoeuvre heavy trucks skill
  • not needed by the target role operate GPS systems skill
  • not needed by the target role park vehicles in depot skill
  • not needed by the target role read maps skill
  • not needed by the target role road transport legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role types of waste collection vehicles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use personal protection equipment skill
2 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 hazardous waste types optional
  • optional, not held pollution prevention optional
Index

Other moves recorded from refuse vehicle driver

Full index of moves from refuse vehicle driver

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.