solar energy techniciantorigger
A solar energy technician already meets 51% of what the rigger role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.
51%
50.3/ 100
1 Share of the rigger role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the solar energy technician 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 this move works
A rigger role treats 9 of its required skills as things a solar energy technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- follow health and safety procedures in construction
- follow safety procedures when working at heights
- inspect construction supplies
- interpret 2D plans
- interpret 3D plans
- rig loads
What stands in the way is 7 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A rigger role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a solar energy technician background worth leading with.
- already held rig loads handling and moving
- already held transport construction supplies handling and moving
- already held interpret 2D plans information skills
- already held interpret 3D plans information skills
- already held process incoming construction supplies information skills
- already held inspect construction supplies information skills
All 13 carried skills, including the 9 the rigger role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 16 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.
- required, not held crane load charts required
- required, not held rigging terminology required
- required, not held secure heavy construction equipment required
- optional, not held guide operation of heavy construction equipment optional
- optional, not held operate mobile crane optional
- optional, not held operate tower crane optional
- optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
- required, not held keep heavy construction equipment in good condition required
- optional, not held set up temporary construction site infrastructure optional
- optional, not held set up tower crane optional
- required, not held inspect construction sites required
- optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
- required, not held react to events in time-critical environments required
- required, not held mechanical tools required
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a rigger role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 crane load charts knowledge · sector specific
- 02 inspect construction sites skill · sector specific
- 03 rigging terminology knowledge · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 13 skills that carry over
- already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
- already held follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
- already held inspect construction supplies skill
- already held interpret 2D plans skill
- already held interpret 3D plans skill
- already held rig loads skill
- already held use safety equipment in construction skill
- already held work ergonomically skill
- already held work in a construction team skill
- already held electricity knowledge
- already held keep personal administration skill
- already held process incoming construction supplies skill
- already held transport construction supplies skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held test soil load bearing capacity optional
- optional, not held use remote control equipment optional
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held guide operation of heavy construction equipment optional
- optional, not held operate mobile crane optional
- optional, not held set up temporary construction site infrastructure optional
- optional, not held test soil load bearing capacity optional
- optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
- optional, not held operate tower crane optional
- optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
- optional, not held set up tower crane optional
- optional, not held use remote control equipment optional
80 held skills the rigger role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role 3D modelling knowledge
- not needed by the target role 3D printing process knowledge
- not needed by the target role CAD software knowledge
- not needed by the target role ICT software specifications knowledge
- not needed by the target role alternative energy knowledge
- not needed by the target role analyse big data skill
- not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
- not needed by the target role answer requests for quotation skill
- not needed by the target role assemble mechatronic units skill
- not needed by the target role assemble sensors skill
- not needed by the target role automation technology knowledge
- not needed by the target role building codes knowledge
- not needed by the target role business intelligence knowledge
- not needed by the target role calculate needs for construction supplies skill
- not needed by the target role calculate solar panel orientation skill
- not needed by the target role check compatibility of materials skill
- not needed by the target role cloud technologies knowledge
- not needed by the target role comply with legal regulations skill
- not needed by the target role control engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role data mining knowledge
- not needed by the target role data storage knowledge
- not needed by the target role demonstrate products' features skill
- not needed by the target role design prototypes skill
- not needed by the target role determine suitability of materials skill
- not needed by the target role electric heating systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role electrical wiring plans knowledge
- not needed by the target role energy conservation knowledge
- not needed by the target role estimate profitability skill
- not needed by the target role information extraction knowledge
- not needed by the target role information structure knowledge
- not needed by the target role inspect electrical supplies skill
- not needed by the target role install automation components skill
- not needed by the target role install circuit breakers skill
- not needed by the target role install concentrated solar power systems skill
- not needed by the target role install electrical and electronic equipment skill
- not needed by the target role install inverter skill
- not needed by the target role install mechatronic equipment skill
- not needed by the target role install photovoltaic systems skill
- not needed by the target role maintain equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain robotic equipment skill
40 further entries not listed here
3 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held crane load charts required
- required, not held rigging terminology required
- required, not held mechanical tools required
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.