rigging supervisortotower crane operator
A rigging supervisor already meets 39% of what the tower crane operator role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.
39%
58.9/ 100
1 Share of the tower crane operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the rigging supervisor 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 this move works
A tower crane operator role treats 6 of its required skills as things a rigging supervisor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- crane load charts
- follow safety procedures when working at heights
- interpret 2D plans
- interpret 3D plans
- react to events in time-critical environments
- work ergonomically
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 · What you already bring
Of the 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A tower crane operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a rigging supervisor background worth leading with.
- already held crane load charts services
- already held use remote control equipment working with computers
- already held rig loads handling and moving
- already held react to events in time-critical environments communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held interpret 2D plans information skills
- already held interpret 3D plans information skills
All 10 carried skills, including the 6 the tower crane operator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 17 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.
- required, not held secure heavy construction equipment required
- required, not held operate tower crane required
- optional, not held guide operation of heavy construction equipment optional
- optional, not held operate heavy construction machinery without supervision optional
- optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
- required, not held follow health and safety procedures in construction required
- required, not held use safety equipment in construction required
- optional, not held test soil load bearing capacity optional
- required, not held mechanical systems required
- required, not held mechanical tools required
- required, not held keep heavy construction equipment in good condition required
- optional, not held set up temporary construction site infrastructure optional
- optional, not held set up tower crane optional
- required, not held inspect construction sites required
- optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
- required, not held work in a construction team required
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a tower crane operator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 inspect construction sites skill · sector specific
- 02 secure heavy construction equipment skill · sector specific
- 03 work in a construction team skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 10 skills that carry over
- already held crane load charts knowledge
- already held follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
- already held interpret 2D plans skill
- already held interpret 3D plans skill
- already held react to events in time-critical environments skill
- already held work ergonomically skill
- already held electricity knowledge
- already held keep personal administration skill
- already held rig loads skill
- already held use remote control equipment skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held transport construction supplies optional
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held guide operation of heavy construction equipment optional
- optional, not held set up temporary construction site infrastructure optional
- optional, not held test soil load bearing capacity optional
- optional, not held transport construction supplies optional
- optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
- optional, not held operate heavy construction machinery without supervision optional
- optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
- optional, not held set up tower crane optional
12 held skills the tower crane operator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role direct rigging equipment operators skill
- not needed by the target role evaluate employees work skill
- not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role move rigging equipment skill
- not needed by the target role plan schedule skill
- not needed by the target role provide rigging plans skill
- not needed by the target role rigging terminology knowledge
- not needed by the target role set up drilling rigs skill
- not needed by the target role train employees skill
- not needed by the target role transport drilling rigs skill
- not needed by the target role understand rigging work orders skill
- not needed by the target role use measurement instruments 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.
- required, not held mechanical systems required
- required, not held mechanical tools required
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.