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

sewerage cleanertoseptic tank servicer

A sewerage cleaner already meets 64% of what the septic tank servicer role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From sewerage cleaner
64%
Overlap1
To septic tank servicer
17 Skills carried over
3 Required, not held
35.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

64%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

35.1/ 100

1 Share of the septic tank servicer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the sewerage cleaner 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 septic tank servicer role treats 8 of its required skills as things a sewerage cleaner already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply health and safety standards
  • ensure equipment maintenance
  • maintain septic tanks
  • operate pumps
  • operate sumps
  • perform cleaning activities in an environmentally friendly way

What stands in the way is 3 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 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A septic tank servicer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a sewerage cleaner 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 cleaning activities in an environmentally friendly way assisting and caring
  • already held waste transport legislation business, administration and law
  • already held clean industrial containers handling and moving

All 17 carried skills, including the 8 the septic tank servicer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 12 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 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held maintain records of maintenance interventions required
  • optional, not held report pollution incidents optional
  • optional, not held test samples for pollutants optional
02 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held maintain cleaning equipment required
  • optional, not held drain hazardous liquids optional
03 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation required
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held agree on repair arrangements optional
  • optional, not held advise on equipment maintenance optional
05 constructing 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held install septic systems optional
  • optional, not held perform demarcation optional
06 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held pollution legislation optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a septic tank servicer 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 17 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply health and safety standards skill
  • already held ensure equipment maintenance skill
  • already held maintain septic tanks skill
  • already held operate pumps skill
  • already held operate sumps skill
  • already held perform cleaning activities in an environmentally friendly way skill
  • already held perform outdoor cleaning activities skill
  • already held waste transport legislation knowledge
  • already held clean industrial containers skill
  • already held detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure skill
  • already held handle chemical cleaning agents skill
  • already held inspect pipelines skill
  • already held operate drilling equipment skill
  • already held pollution prevention knowledge
  • already held prevent pipeline deterioration skill
  • already held types of pipelines knowledge
  • already held use personal protection equipment skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate gas extraction equipment optional
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held install septic systems optional
  • optional, not held agree on repair arrangements optional
  • optional, not held drain hazardous liquids optional
  • optional, not held pollution legislation optional
  • optional, not held report pollution incidents optional
  • optional, not held test samples for pollutants optional
  • optional, not held advise on equipment maintenance optional
  • optional, not held operate gas extraction equipment optional
  • optional, not held perform demarcation optional
12 held skills the septic tank servicer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role clean sewerage systems skill
  • not needed by the target role clear pipelines skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with legal requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure sanitation skill
  • not needed by the target role excavation techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role inspect sewerage systems skill
  • not needed by the target role manage waste skill
  • not needed by the target role read standard blueprints skill
  • not needed by the target role regulate the flow of substances in pipelines skill
  • not needed by the target role repair pipelines skill
  • not needed by the target role use pipeline video equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role water policies knowledge
1 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
  • optional, not held pollution legislation 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.