Table 1Transition record

road sign installertoroad maintenance technician

A road sign installer already meets 47% of what the road maintenance technician role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From road sign installer

47%

Overlap1

To road maintenance technician

12 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

54.5 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 54.5

This move: 54.5 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the road maintenance technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the road sign installer 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A road maintenance technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a road sign installer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held road signage standards services
already held inspect road signs information skills
already held place temporary road signage management skills
already held inspect construction sites information skills
already held interpret traffic signals assisting and caring
already held road traffic laws business, administration and law

All 12 carried skills, including the 10 the road maintenance technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 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 2 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held inspect paintwork required
required, not held inspect asphalt required

optional, not held advise on bridge inspection optional
optional, not held analyse road traffic patterns optional
optional, not held estimate repair priority optional
optional, not held monitor traffic flow optional

02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held civil engineering required
required, not held traffic engineering required

optional, not held asphalt mixes optional
optional, not held types of asphalt coverings optional

03 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held secure working area required

optional, not held regulate traffic optional

04 services 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held traffic signs required

optional, not held national road network optional

05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held perform traffic sign maintenance required

06 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary

optional, not held advise on bridge replacement optional
optional, not held coordinate construction activities optional
optional, not held design customised maps optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a road maintenance 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 follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
already held inspect construction sites skill
already held inspect construction supplies skill
already held inspect road signs skill
already held interpret traffic signals skill
already held keep records of work progress skill
already held place temporary road signage skill
already held road signage standards knowledge
already held road traffic laws knowledge
already held work ergonomically skill
already held use measurement instruments skill
already held work in a construction team skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 handling and moving 2 supplementary

optional, not held clear accident site optional
optional, not held carry out de-icing activities optional

08 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held construction product regulation optional

09 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held set up temporary construction site infrastructure optional

15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held advise on bridge inspection optional
optional, not held advise on bridge replacement optional
optional, not held analyse road traffic patterns optional
optional, not held clear accident site optional
optional, not held construction product regulation optional
optional, not held national road network optional
optional, not held set up temporary construction site infrastructure optional
optional, not held asphalt mixes optional
optional, not held carry out de-icing activities optional
optional, not held coordinate construction activities optional
optional, not held design customised maps optional
optional, not held estimate repair priority optional
optional, not held monitor traffic flow optional
optional, not held regulate traffic optional
optional, not held types of asphalt coverings optional

13 held skills the road maintenance technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role handle fragile items skill
not needed by the target role interpret 2D plans skill
not needed by the target role interpret 3D plans skill
not needed by the target role keep personal administration skill
not needed by the target role mix concrete skill
not needed by the target role operate GPS systems skill
not needed by the target role operate hand drill skill
not needed by the target role operate mobile crane skill
not needed by the target role operate vibratory pile hammer skill
not needed by the target role pour concrete skill
not needed by the target role process incoming construction supplies skill
not needed by the target role remove road surface skill
not needed by the target role use safety equipment in construction skill

7 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 civil engineering required
required, not held traffic engineering required
required, not held traffic signs required
optional, not held construction product regulation optional
optional, not held national road network optional
optional, not held asphalt mixes optional
optional, not held types of asphalt coverings optional

Index

Other moves recorded from road sign installer

Full index of moves from road sign installer

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.