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

waste treatment engineertosteam engineer

A waste treatment engineer already meets 45% of what the steam engineer role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From waste treatment engineer
45%
Overlap1
To steam engineer
10 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
54.7 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

45%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

54.7/ 100

1 Share of the steam engineer 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.

Why

Why this move works

A steam engineer role treats 9 of its required skills as things a waste treatment engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adjust engineering designs
  • approve engineering design
  • energy
  • energy market
  • engineering principles
  • engineering processes

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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A steam engineer 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 energy market engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held energy engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held approve engineering design communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held use testing equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held use technical drawing software working with computers
  • already held technical drawings engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 10 carried skills, including the 9 the steam engineer 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 4 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held manufacturing of steam generators required
  • required, not held heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts required
  • required, not held hydraulics required
  • required, not held refrigerants required
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
  • optional, not held electricity optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held design utility equipment required
  • optional, not held design automation components optional
  • optional, not held resolve equipment malfunctions optional
03 constructing 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held monitor utility equipment required
  • optional, not held perform maintenance on installed equipment optional
04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held thermodynamics required
05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate hydraulic machinery controls optional
  • optional, not held operate steam turbine optional
  • optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
  • optional, not held operate automated process control optional
06 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a steam 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 10 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adjust engineering designs skill
  • already held approve engineering design skill
  • already held energy knowledge
  • already held energy market knowledge
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held engineering processes knowledge
  • already held perform scientific research skill
  • already held technical drawings knowledge
  • already held use technical drawing software skill
  • already held use testing equipment skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held CAD software optional
08 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held balance hydraulics of hot water systems optional
09 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use CAD software optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held balance hydraulics of hot water systems optional
  • optional, not held operate hydraulic machinery controls optional
  • optional, not held operate steam turbine optional
  • optional, not held CAD software optional
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
  • optional, not held design automation components optional
  • optional, not held electricity optional
  • optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
  • optional, not held operate automated process control optional
  • optional, not held perform maintenance on installed equipment optional
  • optional, not held resolve equipment malfunctions optional
  • optional, not held use CAD software optional
  • optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional
37 held skills the steam engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • 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 pollution prevention 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 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 radiation protection 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 ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hazardous waste types knowledge
  • not needed by the target role instruct employees on radiation protection skill
  • 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 disposal of radioactive substances skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor legislation developments skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor radiation levels skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor waste treatment equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role perform risk analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role pollution legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role pollution prevention knowledge
  • not needed by the target role promote environmental awareness skill
  • not needed by the target role radiation protection knowledge
  • not needed by the target role radioactive contamination knowledge
  • not needed by the target role report test findings skill
  • not needed by the target role test samples for pollutants skill
  • not needed by the target role waste and scrap products knowledge
8 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 manufacturing of steam generators required
  • required, not held heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts required
  • required, not held hydraulics required
  • required, not held refrigerants required
  • required, not held thermodynamics required
  • optional, not held CAD software optional
  • optional, not held automation technology optional
  • optional, not held electricity 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.