Table 1Transition record

wastewater treatment techniciantoscrap metal operative

A wastewater treatment technician already meets 31% of what the scrap metal operative role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From wastewater treatment technician

31%

Overlap1

To scrap metal operative

4 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

59.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 59.2

This move: 59.2 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the scrap metal operative role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the wastewater treatment technician 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 4 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A scrap metal operative role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a wastewater treatment technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held operate hydraulic machinery controls working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held resolve equipment malfunctions communication, collaboration and creativity
already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation assisting and caring
already held apply health and safety standards assisting and caring

All 4 carried skills, including the 4 the scrap metal operative role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 missing skills fall into 8 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 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held operate metal fabricating machines required

optional, not held guide cranes optional
optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
optional, not held use shaping machinery optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held follow verbal instructions required

optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
optional, not held follow written instructions optional

03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held hydraulics required

optional, not held types of metal manufacturing processes optional
optional, not held manufacturing processes optional

04 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held apply various lifting techniques required

optional, not held cut metal products optional

05 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights required

06 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held quality standards optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a scrap metal operative 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 4 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply health and safety standards skill
already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
already held operate hydraulic machinery controls skill
already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held maximise efficiency of crane operations optional

08 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held physics optional

11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held guide cranes optional
optional, not held maximise efficiency of crane operations optional
optional, not held types of metal manufacturing processes optional
optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
optional, not held cut metal products optional
optional, not held follow written instructions optional
optional, not held manufacturing processes optional
optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
optional, not held physics optional
optional, not held quality standards optional
optional, not held use shaping machinery optional

26 held skills the scrap metal operative role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role dispose of sewage sludge skill
not needed by the target role ensure equipment maintenance skill
not needed by the target role ensure proper water storage skill
not needed by the target role interpret scientific data to assess water quality skill
not needed by the target role keep records of work progress skill
not needed by the target role laboratory techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain desalination control system skill
not needed by the target role maintain records of maintenance interventions skill
not needed by the target role maintain specified water characteristics skill
not needed by the target role maintain water storage equipment skill
not needed by the target role maintain water treatment equipment skill
not needed by the target role monitor water quality skill
not needed by the target role operate pumping equipment skill
not needed by the target role operate sewage treatment plans on ships skill
not needed by the target role operate water purifying equipment skill
not needed by the target role percolation knowledge
not needed by the target role perform sample testing skill
not needed by the target role perform water treatments skill
not needed by the target role prepare samples for testing skill
not needed by the target role repair plumbing systems skill
not needed by the target role replace machines skill
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 use personal protection equipment skill
not needed by the target role use testing equipment skill
not needed by the target role use water disinfection equipment skill

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 hydraulics required
optional, not held types of metal manufacturing processes optional
optional, not held manufacturing processes optional
optional, not held physics optional
optional, not held quality standards optional

Index

Other moves recorded from wastewater treatment technician

Full index of moves from wastewater treatment technician

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.