Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

tree surgeontoforestry equipment operator

A tree surgeon already meets 20% of what the forestry equipment operator role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.

From tree surgeon
20%
Overlap1
To forestry equipment operator
7 Skills carried over
15 Required, not held
83.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

20%

Learning distance A rebuild

83.5/ 100

1 Share of the forestry equipment operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the tree surgeon 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 forestry equipment operator role treats 5 of its required skills as things a tree surgeon already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • de-limb trees
  • fell trees
  • identify trees to fell
  • minimize risks in tree operations
  • select tree felling methods

What stands in the way is 15 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A forestry equipment operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a tree surgeon background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held fell trees handling and moving
  • already held identify trees to fell handling and moving
  • already held select tree felling methods management skills
  • already held minimize risks in tree operations information skills
  • already held maintain forestry equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held forest ecology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

All 7 carried skills, including the 5 the forestry equipment operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 39 missing skills fall into 10 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 6 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held load timber onto a skidder required
  • required, not held maintain the security of machinery required
  • required, not held minimise environmental impact on the surrounding area required
  • required, not held drive timber machine required
  • required, not held operate forestry machinery required
  • required, not held process timber using hand-fed machinery required
  • optional, not held drive agricultural machines optional
02 handling and moving 4 required, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held extract coppice required
  • required, not held process arisings from treework operations required
  • required, not held manage logs segregation and stacking required
  • required, not held spray pesticides required
  • optional, not held limit load to prevent damage optional
  • optional, not held use hand tools for forestry work optional
  • optional, not held attach protective attachments to timber piles optional
  • optional, not held harvest timber optional
  • optional, not held improve timber stands optional
  • optional, not held maintain edged hand tools optional
  • optional, not held sharpen edged tools optional
03 information skills 2 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held assess felled timber quality required
  • required, not held assess felled timber volume required
  • optional, not held forecast timber production optional
  • optional, not held inspect timber optional
  • optional, not held maintain forest inventory optional
  • optional, not held report pollution incidents optional
  • optional, not held report to the team leader optional
04 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held reforestation required
  • optional, not held agronomy optional
  • optional, not held forest conservation optional
05 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held prepare emergency treework operations required
  • optional, not held work independently in forestry services optional
  • optional, not held forecast workload optional
06 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held carry out routine maintenance of wood cutting machinery required

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a forestry equipment operator 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 7 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held de-limb trees skill
  • already held fell trees skill
  • already held identify trees to fell skill
  • already held minimize risks in tree operations skill
  • already held select tree felling methods skill
  • already held forest ecology knowledge
  • already held maintain forestry equipment skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 assisting and caring 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held comply with timber trade code of conduct optional
  • optional, not held provide first aid optional
08 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held advise on timber harvest optional
  • optional, not held advise on timber-based products optional
09 working with computers 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate GPS systems optional
  • optional, not held use ICT systems optional
10 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held timber products optional
24 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held limit load to prevent damage optional
  • optional, not held use hand tools for forestry work optional
  • optional, not held advise on timber harvest optional
  • optional, not held advise on timber-based products optional
  • optional, not held attach protective attachments to timber piles optional
  • optional, not held comply with timber trade code of conduct optional
  • optional, not held drive agricultural machines optional
  • optional, not held forecast timber production optional
  • optional, not held harvest timber optional
  • optional, not held improve timber stands optional
  • optional, not held inspect timber optional
  • optional, not held maintain edged hand tools optional
  • optional, not held maintain forest inventory optional
  • optional, not held report pollution incidents optional
  • optional, not held report to the team leader optional
  • optional, not held sharpen edged tools optional
  • optional, not held timber products optional
  • optional, not held work independently in forestry services optional
  • optional, not held agronomy optional
  • optional, not held forecast workload optional
  • optional, not held forest conservation optional
  • optional, not held operate GPS systems optional
  • optional, not held provide first aid optional
  • optional, not held use ICT systems optional
19 held skills the forestry equipment operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on tree issues skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse tree population skill
  • not needed by the target role assist tree identification skill
  • not needed by the target role carry out aerial tree rigging skill
  • not needed by the target role climb trees skill
  • not needed by the target role conserve forests skill
  • not needed by the target role control tree diseases skill
  • not needed by the target role estimate damage skill
  • not needed by the target role execute disease and pest control activities skill
  • not needed by the target role follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect trees skill
  • not needed by the target role measure trees skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor tree health skill
  • not needed by the target role nurse trees skill
  • not needed by the target role operate chainsaw skill
  • not needed by the target role operate forestry equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role perform tree thinning skill
  • not needed by the target role protect trees skill
  • not needed by the target role tree preservation and conservation 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held reforestation required
  • optional, not held timber products optional
  • optional, not held agronomy optional
  • optional, not held forest conservation optional
Index

Other moves recorded from tree surgeon

Full index of moves from tree surgeon

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.