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

waste management supervisortoradiation protection officer

A waste management supervisor already meets 42% of what the radiation protection officer role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From waste management supervisor
42%
Overlap1
To radiation protection officer
12 Skills carried over
12 Required, not held
59.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

42%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

59.1/ 100

1 Share of the radiation protection officer 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 radiation protection officer role treats 10 of its required skills as things a waste management supervisor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply radiation protection procedures
  • design strategies for nuclear emergencies
  • develop radiation protection strategies
  • ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations
  • follow nuclear plant safety precautions
  • instruct employees on radiation protection

What stands in the way is 12 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A radiation protection officer 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 apply radiation protection procedures assisting and caring
  • already held develop radiation protection strategies management skills
  • already held instruct employees on radiation protection communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held respond to nuclear emergencies assisting and caring

All 12 carried skills, including the 10 the radiation protection officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 missing skills fall into 9 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 information skills 3 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held calculate exposure to radiation required
  • required, not held monitor radiation levels required
  • required, not held perform risk analysis required
  • optional, not held investigate pollution optional
  • optional, not held assess contamination optional
  • optional, not held inspect compliance with hazardous waste regulations optional
  • optional, not held inspect government policy compliance optional
  • optional, not held investigate contamination optional
02 assisting and caring 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation required
  • required, not held use personal protection equipment required
  • optional, not held avoid contamination optional
03 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 required
  • required, not held nuclear physics required
  • required, not held radioactive contamination required
04 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held environmental legislation required
  • optional, not held pollution legislation optional
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held advise on pollution prevention required
06 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held monitor nuclear power plant systems required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a radiation protection officer 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 12 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply radiation protection procedures skill
  • 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 instruct employees on radiation protection 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 monitor disposal of radioactive substances skill
  • already held test safety strategies skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held pollution prevention required
08 health and welfare 1 required
  • required, not held radiation physics in healthcare required
09 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held contamination exposure regulations optional
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held investigate pollution optional
  • optional, not held pollution legislation optional
  • optional, not held assess contamination optional
  • optional, not held avoid contamination optional
  • optional, not held contamination exposure regulations optional
  • optional, not held inspect compliance with hazardous waste regulations optional
  • optional, not held inspect government policy compliance optional
  • optional, not held investigate contamination optional
18 held skills the radiation protection officer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • 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 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 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
7 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 nuclear physics required
  • required, not held radioactive contamination required
  • required, not held environmental legislation required
  • required, not held pollution prevention required
  • required, not held radiation physics in healthcare required
  • optional, not held pollution legislation optional
  • optional, not held contamination exposure regulations optional
Index
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.