Steeplejack to road marker
A steeplejack already meets 34% of what the road marker role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.
62.4/ 100
1 How much of what a road marker is expected to do is already part of a steeplejack’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 road marker role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A road marker role treats 5 of its required skills as things a steeplejack already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- follow health and safety procedures in construction
- inspect construction supplies
- inspect paintwork
- use safety equipment in construction
- work ergonomically
What stands in the way is 9 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 road marker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a steeplejack background worth leading with.
- already held inspect paintwork information skills
- already held set up temporary construction site infrastructure constructing
- already held inspect construction supplies information skills
- already held work in a construction team communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held use safety equipment in construction assisting and caring
- already held follow health and safety procedures in construction assisting and caring
All 9 carried skills, including the 5 the road marker role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 19 missing skills fall into 10 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 dispose of hazardous waste required
- still to learn dispose of non-hazardous waste required
- optional, not held carry out pressure washing activities optional
- optional, not held mix paint optional
- still to learn inspect asphalt required
- optional, not held interpret 2D plans optional
- optional, not held process incoming construction supplies optional
- optional, not held interpret 3D plans optional
- still to learn operate road marking machine required
- optional, not held guide operation of heavy construction equipment optional
- optional, not held drive mobile heavy construction equipment optional
- optional, not held operate motorised street sweeping machine optional
- still to learn work safely with chemicals required
- still to learn road traffic laws required
- still to learn paint with a paint gun required
4 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a road marker role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 operate road marking machine practise this
- 02 place temporary road signage practise this
- 03 work safely with chemicals 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 follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
- already held inspect construction supplies skill
- already held inspect paintwork skill
- already held use safety equipment in construction skill
- already held work ergonomically skill
- already held keep personal administration skill
- already held keep records of work progress skill
- already held set up temporary construction site infrastructure skill
- already held work in a construction team skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn place temporary road signage required
- still to learn types of paint required
- optional, not held types of asphalt coverings optional
- optional, not held road signage standards optional
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held guide operation of heavy construction equipment optional
- optional, not held interpret 2D plans optional
- optional, not held process incoming construction supplies optional
- optional, not held road signage standards optional
- optional, not held carry out pressure washing activities optional
- optional, not held drive mobile heavy construction equipment optional
- optional, not held interpret 3D plans optional
- optional, not held mix paint optional
- optional, not held operate motorised street sweeping machine optional
- optional, not held types of asphalt coverings optional
24 held skills the road marker role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role blast surface skill
- not needed by the target role build scaffolding skill
- not needed by the target role clean building facade skill
- not needed by the target role clean glass surfaces skill
- not needed by the target role climbing equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role construct working platform skill
- not needed by the target role follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
- not needed by the target role handle equipment while suspended skill
- not needed by the target role inspect climbing equipment skill
- not needed by the target role inspect concrete structures skill
- not needed by the target role inspect insulation skill
- not needed by the target role inspect masonry work skill
- not needed by the target role inspect roofs skill
- not needed by the target role inspect scaffolding skill
- not needed by the target role inspect wind turbines skill
- not needed by the target role install insulation material skill
- not needed by the target role lay bricks skill
- not needed by the target role paint surfaces skill
- not needed by the target role perform search and rescue missions skill
- not needed by the target role prune hedges and trees skill
- not needed by the target role risk assessment for window cleaning knowledge
- not needed by the target role set window skill
- not needed by the target role spot other climbers skill
- not needed by the target role work from suspended access cradle skill
4 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 road traffic laws required
- still to learn types of paint required
- optional, not held road signage standards optional
- optional, not held types of asphalt coverings optional
Common questions about this move
Can a steeplejack become a road marker?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A steeplejack already covers 34% of what a road marker is expected to do: 9 skills carry over, 5 of which the road marker role treats as required.
What skills does a steeplejack need to become a road marker?
9 required skills are missing, plus 10 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is operate road marking machine.
How hard is the move from steeplejack to road marker?
Its learning distance is 62.4 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.