structural ironworkertorigger
A structural ironworker already meets 54% of what the rigger role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.
54%
47.1/ 100
1 Share of the rigger role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the structural ironworker 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 structural ironworker 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 15 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 structural ironworker background worth leading with.
- already held guide operation of heavy construction equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held rig loads handling and moving
- already held set up temporary construction site infrastructure constructing
- already held transport construction supplies handling and moving
- already held interpret 2D plans information skills
- already held interpret 3D plans information skills
All 15 carried skills, including the 9 the rigger role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 14 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 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 tower crane optional
- required, not held mechanical tools required
- optional, not held electricity optional
- required, not held react to events in time-critical environments required
- required, not held inspect construction sites 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 15 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 guide operation of heavy construction equipment skill
- already held keep personal administration skill
- already held keep records of work progress skill
- already held process incoming construction supplies skill
- already held set up temporary construction site infrastructure 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
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held operate mobile crane optional
- optional, not held test soil load bearing capacity optional
- optional, not held electricity 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
33 held skills the rigger role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role align components skill
- not needed by the target role apply arc welding techniques skill
- not needed by the target role apply brazing techniques skill
- not needed by the target role apply spot welding techniques skill
- not needed by the target role apply thermite welding techniques skill
- not needed by the target role cutting technologies knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure equipment availability skill
- not needed by the target role guide cranes skill
- not needed by the target role manipulate glass skill
- not needed by the target role metal joining technologies knowledge
- not needed by the target role metal smoothing technologies knowledge
- not needed by the target role metal thermal conductivity knowledge
- not needed by the target role monitor automated machines skill
- not needed by the target role operate handheld riveting equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate manual planer skill
- not needed by the target role operate oxy-fuel cutting torch skill
- not needed by the target role operate rust proofing spray gun skill
- not needed by the target role operate soldering equipment skill
- not needed by the target role prepare pieces for joining skill
- not needed by the target role program a CNC controller skill
- not needed by the target role recognise signs of corrosion skill
- not needed by the target role remove rust from motor vehicles skill
- not needed by the target role replace defect components skill
- not needed by the target role rivet types knowledge
- not needed by the target role set up reinforcing steel skill
- not needed by the target role set window skill
- not needed by the target role spot metal imperfections skill
- not needed by the target role tend metal planer skill
- not needed by the target role tend metal sawing machine skill
- not needed by the target role tend riveting machine skill
- not needed by the target role tie reinforcing steel skill
- not needed by the target role types of metal knowledge
- not needed by the target role types of sawing blades knowledge
4 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
- optional, not held electricity optional
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.