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

septic tank servicertowater network operative

A septic tank servicer already meets 45% of what the water network operative role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From septic tank servicer
45%
Overlap1
To water network operative
13 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
57 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

45%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

57/ 100

1 Share of the water network operative role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the septic tank servicer 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 water network operative role treats 9 of its required skills as things a septic tank servicer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply health and safety standards
  • detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure
  • inspect pipelines
  • operate drilling equipment
  • operate pumps
  • operate sumps

What stands in the way is 6 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A water network operative role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a septic tank servicer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held maintain septic tanks constructing
  • already held operate sumps working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held operate pumps working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held perform demarcation constructing
  • already held advise on equipment maintenance communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held prevent pipeline deterioration constructing

All 13 carried skills, including the 9 the water network operative role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 missing skills fall into 8 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 constructing 4 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held assemble manufactured pipeline parts required
  • required, not held maintain water treatment equipment required
  • required, not held lay pipe installation required
  • required, not held repair pipelines required
  • optional, not held consider the impact of material characteristics on pipeline flows optional
  • optional, not held inspect drilling equipment optional
  • optional, not held maintain drilling equipment optional
  • optional, not held maintain water distribution equipment optional
  • optional, not held maintain water storage equipment optional
02 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held develop water supply schedule required
03 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held percolation required
04 information skills 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held measure water quality parameters optional
  • optional, not held perform water treatments optional
  • optional, not held document analysis results optional
  • optional, not held interpret scientific data to assess water quality optional
  • optional, not held monitor water quality optional
05 assisting and caring 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures optional
  • optional, not held regulate the flow of substances in pipelines optional
  • optional, not held mitigate environmental impact of pipeline projects optional
06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate hydraulic machinery controls optional
  • optional, not held use water disinfection equipment optional
  • optional, not held maintain pipeline coating properties optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a water network operative 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 13 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply health and safety standards skill
  • already held detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure skill
  • already held inspect pipelines skill
  • already held operate drilling equipment skill
  • already held operate pumps skill
  • already held operate sumps skill
  • already held prevent pipeline deterioration skill
  • already held types of pipelines knowledge
  • already held use personal protection equipment skill
  • already held advise on equipment maintenance skill
  • already held maintain septic tanks skill
  • already held perform demarcation skill
  • already held test samples for pollutants skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 handling and moving 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held carry out cleaning of road drains optional
  • optional, not held collect samples for analysis optional
08 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held pipeline coating properties optional
19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held consider the impact of material characteristics on pipeline flows optional
  • optional, not held ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures optional
  • optional, not held inspect drilling equipment optional
  • optional, not held maintain drilling equipment optional
  • optional, not held maintain water distribution equipment optional
  • optional, not held maintain water storage equipment optional
  • optional, not held measure water quality parameters optional
  • optional, not held operate hydraulic machinery controls optional
  • optional, not held perform water treatments optional
  • optional, not held pipeline coating properties optional
  • optional, not held regulate the flow of substances in pipelines optional
  • optional, not held use water disinfection equipment optional
  • optional, not held carry out cleaning of road drains optional
  • optional, not held collect samples for analysis optional
  • optional, not held document analysis results optional
  • optional, not held interpret scientific data to assess water quality optional
  • optional, not held maintain pipeline coating properties optional
  • optional, not held mitigate environmental impact of pipeline projects optional
  • optional, not held monitor water quality optional
16 held skills the water network operative role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role agree on repair arrangements skill
  • not needed by the target role clean industrial containers skill
  • not needed by the target role drain hazardous liquids skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure equipment maintenance skill
  • not needed by the target role handle chemical cleaning agents skill
  • not needed by the target role install septic systems skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain cleaning equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain records of maintenance interventions skill
  • not needed by the target role operate gas extraction equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role perform cleaning activities in an environmentally friendly way skill
  • not needed by the target role perform outdoor cleaning activities skill
  • not needed by the target role pollution legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role pollution prevention knowledge
  • not needed by the target role report pollution incidents skill
  • not needed by the target role waste transport legislation knowledge
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 percolation required
  • optional, not held pipeline coating properties optional
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.