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

waste management supervisortonuclear engineer

A waste management supervisor already meets 21% of what the nuclear engineer role asks for. The move turns on 25 required skills not yet in the profile.

From waste management supervisor
21%
Overlap1
To nuclear engineer
9 Skills carried over
25 Required, not held
81 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

21%

Learning distance A rebuild

81/ 100

1 Share of the nuclear engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the waste management supervisor 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 nuclear engineer role treats 7 of its required skills as things a waste management supervisor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • design strategies for nuclear emergencies
  • develop radiation protection strategies
  • ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations
  • follow nuclear plant safety precautions
  • nuclear energy
  • nuclear legislation

What stands in the way is 25 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A nuclear engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a waste management supervisor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held nuclear legislation business, administration and law
  • already held design strategies for nuclear emergencies management skills
  • already held develop radiation protection strategies management skills
  • already held respond to nuclear emergencies assisting and caring
  • already held ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations assisting and caring
  • already held follow nuclear plant safety precautions assisting and caring

All 9 carried skills, including the 7 the nuclear engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 36 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 10 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held engineering processes required
  • required, not held mechanical engineering required
  • required, not held mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products required
  • required, not held civil engineering required
  • required, not held electric generators required
  • required, not held engineering principles required
  • required, not held mechanics required
  • required, not held nuclear reprocessing required
  • required, not held safety engineering required
  • required, not held technical drawings required
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
  • optional, not held electrical power safety regulations optional
  • optional, not held electricity consumption optional
02 information skills 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held calculate exposure to radiation required
  • required, not held perform risk analysis required
  • required, not held perform scientific research required
  • optional, not held monitor radiation levels optional
03 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 3 required
  • required, not held nuclear physics required
  • required, not held radioactive contamination required
  • required, not held thermodynamics required
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held adjust engineering designs required
  • required, not held approve engineering design required
  • optional, not held design power plant systems optional
  • optional, not held design automation components optional
  • optional, not held resolve equipment malfunctions optional
05 assisting and caring 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation required
  • required, not held ensure compliance with safety legislation required
  • optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional
06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held calibrate precision instrument required
  • optional, not held ensure equipment cooling optional
  • optional, not held maintain nuclear reactors optional

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a nuclear engineer 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 9 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held design strategies for nuclear emergencies skill
  • already held develop radiation protection strategies skill
  • already held ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations skill
  • already held follow nuclear plant safety precautions skill
  • already held nuclear energy knowledge
  • already held nuclear legislation knowledge
  • already held radiation protection knowledge
  • already held respond to nuclear emergencies skill
  • already held test safety strategies skill
The 5 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held monitor nuclear power plant systems required
08 education 1 required
  • required, not held metrology required
09 services 1 required
  • required, not held contamination exposure regulations required
10 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held use technical drawing software required
11 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held develop strategies for electricity contingencies optional
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held design power plant systems optional
  • optional, not held develop strategies for electricity contingencies optional
  • optional, not held ensure equipment cooling optional
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
  • optional, not held design automation components optional
  • optional, not held electrical power safety regulations optional
  • optional, not held electricity consumption optional
  • optional, not held maintain nuclear reactors optional
  • optional, not held monitor radiation levels optional
  • optional, not held resolve equipment malfunctions optional
  • optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional
21 held skills the nuclear engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply radiation protection procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role design plant waste procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role dispose of hazardous waste skill
  • not needed by the target role dispose of non-hazardous waste skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with policies 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 health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role instruct employees on radiation protection skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
  • not needed by the target role manage recycling program budget skill
  • not needed by the target role manage staff skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor disposal of radioactive substances skill
  • not needed by the target role perform project management skill
  • not needed by the target role project management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role protective safety equipment knowledge
  • not needed by the target role supervise staff skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise waste disposal skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise work skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise worker safety skill
  • not needed by the target role waste management knowledge
18 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 engineering processes required
  • required, not held mechanical engineering required
  • required, not held mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products required
  • required, not held nuclear physics required
  • required, not held radioactive contamination required
  • required, not held civil engineering required
  • required, not held contamination exposure regulations required
  • required, not held electric generators required
  • required, not held engineering principles required
  • required, not held mechanics required
  • required, not held metrology required
  • required, not held nuclear reprocessing required
  • required, not held safety engineering required
  • required, not held technical drawings required
  • required, not held thermodynamics required
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
  • optional, not held electrical power safety regulations optional
  • optional, not held electricity consumption optional
Index

Other moves recorded from waste management supervisor

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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.