RecordMove

Street sweeper to sewerage cleaner

A street sweeper already meets 41% of what the sewerage cleaner role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From street sweeper

Partial match

To sewerage cleaner

8 You already bring

5 Still to learn

29 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Substantial retraining

57.3/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a sewerage cleaner is expected to do is already part of a street sweeper’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 sewerage cleaner role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A sewerage cleaner role treats 7 of its required skills as things a street sweeper already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

clean sewerage systems
ensure equipment maintenance
handle chemical cleaning agents
manage waste
perform cleaning activities in an environmentally friendly way
use personal protection equipment

What stands in the way is 5 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A sewerage cleaner role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a street sweeper background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held clean sewerage systems handling and moving
already held perform cleaning activities in an environmentally friendly way assisting and caring
already held waste transport legislation business, administration and law
already held perform outdoor cleaning activities handling and moving
already held manage waste handling and moving
already held ensure equipment maintenance management skills

All 8 carried skills, including the 7 the sewerage cleaner role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 21 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.

Skill to pick up Tier

01 assisting and caring 2 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn apply health and safety standards required
still to learn ensure compliance with legal requirements required

optional, not held regulate the flow of substances in pipelines optional

02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn operate sumps required
still to learn operate pumps required

optional, not held use pipeline video equipment optional

03 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn inspect sewerage systems required

optional, not held read standard blueprints optional

04 constructing 5 supplementary

optional, not held detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure optional
optional, not held inspect pipelines optional
optional, not held maintain septic tanks optional
optional, not held prevent pipeline deterioration optional
optional, not held repair pipelines optional

05 handling and moving 4 supplementary

optional, not held clean industrial containers optional
optional, not held clear pipelines optional
optional, not held operate drilling equipment optional
optional, not held ensure sanitation optional

06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 supplementary

optional, not held excavation techniques optional
optional, not held types of pipelines optional
optional, not held pollution prevention optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a sewerage cleaner 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 8 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held clean sewerage systems skill
already held ensure equipment maintenance skill
already held handle chemical cleaning agents skill
already held manage waste skill
already held perform cleaning activities in an environmentally friendly way skill
already held use personal protection equipment skill
already held waste transport legislation knowledge
already held perform outdoor cleaning activities skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to pick up Tier

07 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held water policies optional

16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held clean industrial containers optional
optional, not held clear pipelines optional
optional, not held detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure optional
optional, not held excavation techniques optional
optional, not held inspect pipelines optional
optional, not held maintain septic tanks optional
optional, not held operate drilling equipment optional
optional, not held regulate the flow of substances in pipelines optional
optional, not held types of pipelines optional
optional, not held use pipeline video equipment optional
optional, not held ensure sanitation optional
optional, not held pollution prevention optional
optional, not held prevent pipeline deterioration optional
optional, not held read standard blueprints optional
optional, not held repair pipelines optional
optional, not held water policies optional

53 held skills the sewerage cleaner role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adapt to different weather conditions skill
not needed by the target role carry out cleaning of road drains skill
not needed by the target role carry out pressure washing activities skill
not needed by the target role clean amusement park facilities skill
not needed by the target role clean building floors skill
not needed by the target role clean confined spaces skill
not needed by the target role clean equipment skill
not needed by the target role clean particular areas manually skill
not needed by the target role clean public areas skill
not needed by the target role clean public furniture skill
not needed by the target role cleaning industry health and safety measures knowledge
not needed by the target role cleaning products knowledge
not needed by the target role cleaning techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role clear out drains skill
not needed by the target role communicate with waste treatment facilities skill
not needed by the target role complete report sheets of activity skill
not needed by the target role discharge of collected waste knowledge
not needed by the target role disinfect surfaces skill
not needed by the target role drive vehicles skill
not needed by the target role drive waste collection vehicle skill
not needed by the target role ecology knowledge
not needed by the target role empty community waste collection bins skill
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations skill
not needed by the target role establish waste collection routes skill
not needed by the target role follow work schedule skill
not needed by the target role graffiti removal techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role local geography knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain a safe, hygienic and secure working environment skill
not needed by the target role maintain cleaning equipment skill
not needed by the target role maintain ground skill
not needed by the target role maintain inventory of cleaning supplies skill
not needed by the target role maintain personal hygiene standards when cleaning skill
not needed by the target role maintain street sweeping machine skill
not needed by the target role maintain waste collection records skill
not needed by the target role manage routine waste skill
not needed by the target role manage waste rock skill
not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role operate mechanical street sweeping equipment skill
not needed by the target role operate motorised street sweeping machine skill

13 further entries not listed here

4 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 pick up Tier

optional, not held excavation techniques optional
optional, not held types of pipelines optional
optional, not held pollution prevention optional
optional, not held water policies optional

Index

Other moves recorded from street sweeper

Full index of moves from street sweeper

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a street sweeper become a sewerage cleaner?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A street sweeper already covers 41% of what a sewerage cleaner is expected to do: 8 skills carry over, 7 of which the sewerage cleaner role treats as required.

What skills does a street sweeper need to become a sewerage cleaner?

5 required skills are missing, plus 16 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by assisting and caring. The single most important is inspect sewerage systems.

How hard is the move from street sweeper to sewerage cleaner?

Its learning distance is 57.3 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.