Sewerage maintenance technician to non-destructive testing specialist
A sewerage maintenance technician already meets 52% of what the non-destructive testing specialist role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.
44.3/ 100
1 How much of what a non-destructive testing specialist is expected to do is already part of a sewerage maintenance technician’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the non-destructive testing specialist role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A non-destructive testing specialist role treats 7 of its required skills as things a sewerage maintenance technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- examine civil structures
- keep records of work progress
- non-destructive testing
- record test data
- report test findings
- use non-destructive testing equipment
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 · What you already bring
Of the 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A non-destructive testing specialist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a sewerage maintenance technician background worth leading with.
- already held examine civil structures information skills
- already held non-destructive testing engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held develop material testing procedures information skills
- already held use non-destructive testing equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held report test findings information skills
- already held maintain test equipment constructing
All 9 carried skills, including the 7 the non-destructive testing specialist role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 15 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn create solutions to problems required
- optional, not held assist scientific research optional
- optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
- optional, not held train employees optional
- still to learn wear appropriate protective gear required
- still to learn quality standards required
- optional, not held make radiographic images optional
- optional, not held perform liquid penetrant tests optional
- optional, not held use ultrasonic equipment optional
- optional, not held calibrate electronic instruments optional
- optional, not held identify defects in concrete optional
- optional, not held analyse test data optional
- optional, not held lead inspections optional
- optional, not held engineering principles optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a non-destructive testing specialist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 create solutions to problems practise this
- 02 quality standards study this
- 03 wear appropriate protective gear practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 9 skills that carry over
- already held examine civil structures skill
- already held keep records of work progress skill
- already held non-destructive testing knowledge
- already held record test data skill
- already held report test findings skill
- already held use non-destructive testing equipment skill
- already held use testing equipment skill
- already held develop material testing procedures skill
- already held maintain test equipment skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held mathematics optional
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held make radiographic images optional
- optional, not held perform liquid penetrant tests optional
- optional, not held use ultrasonic equipment optional
- optional, not held analyse test data optional
- optional, not held assist scientific research optional
- optional, not held calibrate electronic instruments optional
- optional, not held engineering principles optional
- optional, not held identify defects in concrete optional
- optional, not held lead inspections optional
- optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
- optional, not held mathematics optional
- optional, not held train employees optional
32 held skills the non-destructive testing specialist role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role assemble manufactured pipeline parts skill
- not needed by the target role assemble video tape footage skill
- not needed by the target role carry out cleaning of road drains skill
- not needed by the target role clear pipelines skill
- not needed by the target role detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure skill
- not needed by the target role dispose of sewage sludge skill
- not needed by the target role ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures skill
- not needed by the target role follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
- not needed by the target role follow up pipeline integrity management priorities skill
- not needed by the target role inspect pipelines skill
- not needed by the target role inspect sewers skill
- not needed by the target role maintain pipeline coating properties skill
- not needed by the target role maintain records of maintenance interventions skill
- not needed by the target role maintain septic tanks skill
- not needed by the target role mitigate environmental impact of pipeline projects skill
- not needed by the target role monitor storage vessels used to transport goods via pipeline skill
- not needed by the target role operate GPS systems skill
- not needed by the target role perform follow-up on pipeline route services skill
- not needed by the target role pipeline coating properties knowledge
- not needed by the target role prevent damage to utility infrastructure skill
- not needed by the target role prevent pipeline deterioration skill
- not needed by the target role recognise signs of corrosion skill
- not needed by the target role repair pipelines skill
- not needed by the target role secure working area skill
- not needed by the target role set management priorities in pipeline networks skill
- not needed by the target role supervise sewerage systems construction skill
- not needed by the target role test pipeline infrastructure operations skill
- not needed by the target role test sensors skill
- not needed by the target role types of pipelines knowledge
- not needed by the target role use personal protection equipment skill
- not needed by the target role use pipeline video equipment skill
- not needed by the target role work in a construction team skill
3 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn quality standards required
- optional, not held engineering principles optional
- optional, not held mathematics optional
Other moves recorded from sewerage maintenance technician
Common questions about this move
Can a sewerage maintenance technician become a non-destructive testing specialist?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A sewerage maintenance technician already covers 52% of what a non-destructive testing specialist is expected to do: 9 skills carry over, 7 of which the non-destructive testing specialist role treats as required.
What skills does a sewerage maintenance technician need to become a non-destructive testing specialist?
3 required skills are missing, plus 12 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is create solutions to problems.
How hard is the move from sewerage maintenance technician to non-destructive testing specialist?
Its learning distance is 44.3 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.