Table 1Transition record

sorter labourertohazardous waste technician

A sorter labourer already meets 38% of what the hazardous waste technician role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From sorter labourer

38%

Overlap1

To hazardous waste technician

15 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

66.6 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

38%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

66.6/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the hazardous waste technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the sorter labourer 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 hazardous waste technician role treats 9 of its required skills as things a sorter labourer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

assess contamination
assess waste type
avoid contamination
dispose of hazardous waste
ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations
hazardous waste storage

What stands in the way is 8 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 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A hazardous waste technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a sorter labourer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held drain hazardous liquids handling and moving
already held operate recycling processing equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held remove contaminants handling and moving
already held assess waste type handling and moving
already held assess contamination information skills
already held maintain recycling records information skills

All 15 carried skills, including the 9 the hazardous waste technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 38 missing skills fall into 11 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 services 5 required

required, not held characteristics of waste required
required, not held hazardous materials transportation required
required, not held contamination exposure regulations required
required, not held hazardous waste treatment required
required, not held hazardous waste types required

02 handling and moving 2 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held remove contaminated materials required
required, not held store contaminated materials required

optional, not held clean up spilled oil optional
optional, not held collect industrial waste optional
optional, not held collect samples for analysis optional
optional, not held monitor disposal of radioactive substances optional

03 assisting and caring 1 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held follow standards for machinery safety required

optional, not held follow nuclear plant safety precautions optional
optional, not held respond to nuclear emergencies optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations optional
optional, not held issue licences optional
optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional

04 information skills 6 supplementary

optional, not held maintain waste collection records optional
optional, not held test samples for pollutants optional
optional, not held document analysis results optional
optional, not held inspect compliance with hazardous waste regulations optional
optional, not held monitor radiation levels optional
optional, not held read maps optional

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary

optional, not held educate on hazardous waste optional
optional, not held advise on waste management procedures optional
optional, not held instruct employees on radiation protection optional

06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 supplementary

optional, not held decontamination techniques optional
optional, not held heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts optional
optional, not held hydraulics optional

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a hazardous waste 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 15 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held assess contamination skill
already held assess waste type skill
already held avoid contamination skill
already held dispose of hazardous waste skill
already held ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations skill
already held hazardous waste storage knowledge
already held remove contaminants skill
already held waste and scrap products knowledge
already held waste management knowledge
already held drain hazardous liquids skill
already held maintain recycling records skill
already held operate recycling processing equipment skill
already held pollution prevention knowledge
already held report pollution incidents skill
already held sort waste skill

The 5 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 management skills 3 supplementary

optional, not held establish waste collection routes optional
optional, not held develop hazardous waste management strategies optional
optional, not held develop radiation protection strategies optional

08 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 3 supplementary

optional, not held radioactive contamination optional
optional, not held radiochemistry optional
optional, not held pneumatics optional

09 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held pollution legislation optional

10 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held test electrical equipment optional

11 health and welfare 1 supplementary

optional, not held radiation protection optional

30 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held clean up spilled oil optional
optional, not held decontamination techniques optional
optional, not held educate on hazardous waste optional
optional, not held establish waste collection routes optional
optional, not held follow nuclear plant safety precautions optional
optional, not held maintain waste collection records optional
optional, not held pollution legislation optional
optional, not held radioactive contamination optional
optional, not held radiochemistry optional
optional, not held respond to nuclear emergencies optional
optional, not held test samples for pollutants optional
optional, not held advise on waste management procedures optional
optional, not held collect industrial waste optional
optional, not held collect samples for analysis optional
optional, not held develop hazardous waste management strategies optional
optional, not held develop radiation protection strategies optional
optional, not held document analysis results optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations optional
optional, not held heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts optional
optional, not held hydraulics optional
optional, not held inspect compliance with hazardous waste regulations optional
optional, not held instruct employees on radiation protection optional
optional, not held issue licences optional
optional, not held monitor disposal of radioactive substances optional
optional, not held monitor radiation levels optional
optional, not held pneumatics optional
optional, not held radiation protection optional
optional, not held read maps optional
optional, not held test electrical equipment optional
optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional

12 held skills the hazardous waste technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role communicate with waste collectors skill
not needed by the target role dispose of non-hazardous waste skill
not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
not needed by the target role electronics principles knowledge
not needed by the target role handle chemical cleaning agents skill
not needed by the target role health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain sorting equipment skill
not needed by the target role manage waste skill
not needed by the target role operate forklift skill
not needed by the target role stack goods skill
not needed by the target role store sorted waste skill
not needed by the target role use personal protection equipment skill

13 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 characteristics of waste required
required, not held hazardous materials transportation required
required, not held contamination exposure regulations required
required, not held hazardous waste treatment required
required, not held hazardous waste types required
optional, not held decontamination techniques optional
optional, not held pollution legislation optional
optional, not held radioactive contamination optional
optional, not held radiochemistry optional
optional, not held heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts optional
optional, not held hydraulics optional
optional, not held pneumatics optional
optional, not held radiation protection optional

Index

Other moves recorded from sorter labourer

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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.