Table 1Transition record

roughnecktodesalination technician

A roughneck already meets 20% of what the desalination technician role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From roughneck

20%

Overlap1

To desalination technician

5 Skills carried over

11 Required, not held

71.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 71.1

This move: 71.1 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the desalination technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the roughneck 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 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A desalination technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a roughneck background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held collect samples handling and moving
already held chemistry natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held mechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held train employees communication, collaboration and creativity
already held troubleshoot communication, collaboration and creativity

All 5 carried skills, including the 2 the desalination technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 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.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held maintain desalination control system required
required, not held manage desalination control system required
required, not held perform water treatment procedures required

optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held present reports required
required, not held write work-related reports required

optional, not held conduct inter-shift communication optional

03 assisting and caring 2 required

required, not held apply health and safety standards required
required, not held work ergonomically required

04 information skills 2 required

required, not held maintain records of mining operations required
required, not held perform water testing procedures required

05 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held environmental legislation required

06 services 1 required

required, not held health and safety in the workplace required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a desalination 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 5 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held collect samples skill
already held troubleshoot skill
already held chemistry knowledge
already held mechanics knowledge
already held train employees skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 supplementary

optional, not held biofilter systems optional
optional, not held electricity optional

4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held biofilter systems optional
optional, not held conduct inter-shift communication optional
optional, not held electricity optional
optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional

12 held skills the desalination technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role assemble metal parts skill
not needed by the target role connect equipment to wellheads skill
not needed by the target role connect oil well heads skill
not needed by the target role cooperate with colleagues skill
not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
not needed by the target role ensure health and safety in manufacturing skill
not needed by the target role guide drill pipes skill
not needed by the target role maintain drilling equipment skill
not needed by the target role maintain oil field machinery skill
not needed by the target role make time-critical decisions skill
not needed by the target role monitor drilling fluid skill
not needed by the target role react to events in time-critical environments skill

4 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 environmental legislation required
required, not held health and safety in the workplace required
optional, not held biofilter systems optional
optional, not held electricity optional

Index

Other moves recorded from roughneck

Full index of moves from roughneck

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.