Table 1Transition record

waste treatment engineertoradiation protection officer

A waste treatment engineer 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 treatment engineer

42%

Overlap1

To radiation protection officer

12 Skills carried over

12 Required, not held

60.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 60.1

This move: 60.1 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the radiation protection officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the waste treatment engineer 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.

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 treatment engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held develop radiation protection strategies management skills
already held instruct employees on radiation protection communication, collaboration and creativity
already held monitor radiation levels information skills
already held radioactive contamination natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held monitor disposal of radioactive substances handling and moving
already held ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations 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 assisting and caring 5 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held follow nuclear plant safety precautions required
required, not held respond to nuclear emergencies required
required, not held apply radiation protection procedures required
required, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation required
required, not held use personal protection equipment required

optional, not held avoid contamination optional

02 information skills 1 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held calculate exposure to radiation 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
optional, not held test safety strategies optional

03 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held nuclear legislation required

04 constructing 1 required

required, not held monitor nuclear power plant systems required

05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required

required, not held nuclear energy required

06 health and welfare 1 required

required, not held radiation physics in healthcare 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 advise on pollution prevention skill
already held develop radiation protection strategies skill
already held ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations skill
already held environmental legislation knowledge
already held instruct employees on radiation protection skill
already held monitor radiation levels skill
already held perform risk analysis skill
already held pollution prevention knowledge
already held radiation protection knowledge
already held radioactive contamination knowledge
already held monitor disposal of radioactive substances skill
already held pollution legislation knowledge

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 management skills 1 required

required, not held design strategies for nuclear emergencies required

08 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required

required, not held nuclear physics 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 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
optional, not held test safety strategies optional

35 held skills the radiation protection officer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adjust engineering designs skill
not needed by the target role advise on environmental remediation skill
not needed by the target role advise on environmental risk management systems skill
not needed by the target role advise on waste management procedures skill
not needed by the target role analyse experimental laboratory data skill
not needed by the target role approve engineering design skill
not needed by the target role assess environmental impact skill
not needed by the target role assess waste type skill
not needed by the target role characteristics of waste knowledge
not needed by the target role circular economy knowledge
not needed by the target role decontamination techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role develop environmental remediation strategies skill
not needed by the target role develop hazardous waste management strategies skill
not needed by the target role develop non-hazardous waste management strategies skill
not needed by the target role develop waste management processes skill
not needed by the target role document analysis results skill
not needed by the target role energy knowledge
not needed by the target role energy market knowledge
not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations skill
not needed by the target role hazardous waste types knowledge
not needed by the target role liaise with local authorities skill
not needed by the target role maintain waste collection records skill
not needed by the target role manage environmental impact of operations skill
not needed by the target role monitor legislation developments skill
not needed by the target role monitor waste treatment equipment skill
not needed by the target role perform scientific research skill
not needed by the target role promote environmental awareness skill
not needed by the target role report test findings skill
not needed by the target role technical drawings knowledge
not needed by the target role test samples for pollutants skill
not needed by the target role use technical drawing software skill
not needed by the target role use testing equipment skill
not needed by the target role waste and scrap products knowledge

5 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 legislation required
required, not held nuclear physics required
required, not held nuclear energy required
required, not held radiation physics in healthcare required
optional, not held contamination exposure regulations optional

Index

Other moves recorded from waste treatment engineer

Full index of moves from waste treatment engineer

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.