water network operativetowastewater treatment operator
A water network operative already meets 46% of what the wastewater treatment operator role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.
46%
55/ 100
1 Share of the wastewater treatment operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the water network operative 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 this move works
A wastewater treatment operator role treats 8 of its required skills as things a water network operative already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- document analysis results
- interpret scientific data to assess water quality
- maintain water treatment equipment
- measure water quality parameters
- monitor water quality
- percolation
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 · What you already bring
Of the 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A wastewater treatment operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a water network operative background worth leading with.
- already held maintain water distribution equipment constructing
- already held percolation natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held maintain water treatment equipment constructing
- already held perform water treatments information skills
- already held interpret scientific data to assess water quality information skills
- already held use water disinfection equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
All 13 carried skills, including the 8 the wastewater treatment operator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 20 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.
- required, not held perform water treatment procedures required
- required, not held carry out waste water treatment required
- required, not held operate water purifying equipment required
- optional, not held maintain desalination control system optional
- optional, not held maintain specified water characteristics optional
- optional, not held manage desalination control system optional
- optional, not held operate pumping equipment optional
- optional, not held operate sewage treatment plans on ships optional
- required, not held collect samples required
- required, not held dispose of sewage sludge required
- optional, not held prepare samples for testing optional
- required, not held perform water chemistry analysis required
- optional, not held ensure proper water storage optional
- optional, not held perform sample testing optional
- required, not held water chemistry analysis required
- optional, not held laboratory techniques optional
- optional, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation optional
- optional, not held water reuse optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a wastewater treatment operator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 collect samples skill · sector specific
- 02 perform water chemistry analysis skill · sector specific
- 03 perform water treatment procedures skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 13 skills that carry over
- already held document analysis results skill
- already held interpret scientific data to assess water quality skill
- already held maintain water treatment equipment skill
- already held measure water quality parameters skill
- already held monitor water quality skill
- already held percolation knowledge
- already held perform water treatments skill
- already held use water disinfection equipment skill
- already held apply health and safety standards skill
- already held maintain water distribution equipment skill
- already held operate hydraulic machinery controls skill
- already held test samples for pollutants skill
- already held use personal protection equipment skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held ensure equipment maintenance optional
- optional, not held water policies optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held ensure proper water storage optional
- optional, not held maintain desalination control system optional
- optional, not held maintain specified water characteristics optional
- optional, not held manage desalination control system optional
- optional, not held operate pumping equipment optional
- optional, not held operate sewage treatment plans on ships optional
- optional, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation optional
- optional, not held ensure equipment maintenance optional
- optional, not held laboratory techniques optional
- optional, not held perform sample testing optional
- optional, not held prepare samples for testing optional
- optional, not held water policies optional
- optional, not held water reuse optional
25 held skills the wastewater treatment operator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on equipment maintenance skill
- not needed by the target role assemble manufactured pipeline parts skill
- not needed by the target role carry out cleaning of road drains skill
- not needed by the target role collect samples for analysis skill
- not needed by the target role consider the impact of material characteristics on pipeline flows skill
- not needed by the target role detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure skill
- not needed by the target role develop water supply schedule skill
- not needed by the target role ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures skill
- not needed by the target role inspect drilling equipment skill
- not needed by the target role inspect pipelines skill
- not needed by the target role lay pipe installation skill
- not needed by the target role maintain drilling equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain pipeline coating properties skill
- not needed by the target role maintain septic tanks skill
- not needed by the target role maintain water storage equipment skill
- not needed by the target role mitigate environmental impact of pipeline projects skill
- not needed by the target role operate drilling equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate pumps skill
- not needed by the target role operate sumps skill
- not needed by the target role perform demarcation skill
- not needed by the target role pipeline coating properties knowledge
- not needed by the target role prevent pipeline deterioration skill
- not needed by the target role regulate the flow of substances in pipelines skill
- not needed by the target role repair pipelines skill
- not needed by the target role types of pipelines knowledge
4 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held water chemistry analysis required
- optional, not held laboratory techniques optional
- optional, not held water policies optional
- optional, not held water reuse optional
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.