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

road roller operatortorigger

A road roller operator already meets 75% of what the rigger role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From road roller operator
75%
Overlap1
To rigger
20 Skills carried over
3 Required, not held
27.4 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 27.4

This move: 27.4 of 100 · adjacent

1 Share of the rigger role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the road roller 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 20 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A rigger role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a road roller operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held test soil load bearing capacity assisting and caring
  • already held secure heavy construction equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held keep heavy construction equipment in good condition constructing
  • already held inspect construction sites information skills
  • already held set up temporary construction site infrastructure constructing
  • already held react to events in time-critical environments communication, collaboration and creativity

All 20 carried skills, including the 13 the rigger role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 9 missing skills fall into 6 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 services 2 required
  • required, not held crane load charts required
  • required, not held rigging terminology required
02 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held rig loads required
03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held guide operation of heavy construction equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate mobile crane optional
  • optional, not held operate tower crane optional
04 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held set up tower crane optional
05 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held process incoming construction supplies optional
06 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use remote control equipment optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a rigger 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 20 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
  • already held follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
  • already held inspect construction sites skill
  • already held inspect construction supplies skill
  • already held interpret 2D plans skill
  • already held interpret 3D plans skill
  • already held keep heavy construction equipment in good condition skill
  • already held mechanical tools knowledge
  • already held react to events in time-critical environments skill
  • already held secure heavy construction equipment skill
  • already held use safety equipment in construction skill
  • already held work ergonomically skill
  • already held work in a construction team skill
  • already held electricity knowledge
  • already held keep personal administration skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held perform minor repairs to equipment skill
  • already held set up temporary construction site infrastructure skill
  • already held test soil load bearing capacity skill
  • already held transport construction supplies skill
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held guide operation of heavy construction equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate mobile crane optional
  • optional, not held process incoming construction supplies optional
  • optional, not held operate tower crane optional
  • optional, not held set up tower crane optional
  • optional, not held use remote control equipment optional
15 held skills the rigger role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role compaction techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role drive mobile heavy construction equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role mechanical systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor stock level skill
  • not needed by the target role operate GPS systems skill
  • not needed by the target role operate bulldozer skill
  • not needed by the target role operate construction scraper skill
  • not needed by the target role operate excavator skill
  • not needed by the target role operate grader skill
  • not needed by the target role operate heavy construction machinery without supervision skill
  • not needed by the target role operate road roller skill
  • not needed by the target role plan surface slope skill
  • not needed by the target role prevent damage to utility infrastructure skill
  • not needed by the target role recognise the hazards of dangerous goods skill
  • not needed by the target role sort waste 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
  • required, not held crane load charts required
  • required, not held rigging terminology required
Index
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.