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

water plant techniciantowater systems engineering technician

A water plant technician already meets 56% of what the water systems engineering technician role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From water plant technician
56%
Overlap1
To water systems engineering technician
14 Skills carried over
4 Required, not held
42.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

56%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

42.3/ 100

1 Share of the water systems engineering technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the water plant 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.

Why

Why this move works

A water systems engineering technician role treats 6 of its required skills as things a water plant technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • ensure compliance with environmental legislation
  • measure water quality parameters
  • monitor water quality
  • perform water testing procedures
  • use personal protection equipment
  • water policies

What stands in the way is 4 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 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A water systems engineering technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a water plant technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held follow water supply schedule management skills
  • already held ensure proper water storage information skills
  • already held maintain water distribution equipment constructing
  • already held perform water testing procedures information skills
  • already held maintain water treatment equipment constructing
  • already held perform water treatments information skills

All 14 carried skills, including the 6 the water systems engineering technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 12 missing skills fall into 7 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 2 required
  • required, not held types of pipelines required
  • required, not held hydraulics required
02 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures required
  • optional, not held regulate the flow of substances in pipelines optional
03 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held perform follow-up on pipeline route services required
04 information skills 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held analyse route possibilities in pipeline projects optional
  • optional, not held survey sites for pipeline installation optional
  • optional, not held test pipeline infrastructure operations optional
05 constructing 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure optional
  • optional, not held prevent pipeline deterioration optional
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held adjust engineering designs optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a water systems engineering technician 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 14 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
  • already held measure water quality parameters skill
  • already held monitor water quality skill
  • already held perform water testing procedures skill
  • already held use personal protection equipment skill
  • already held water policies knowledge
  • already held ensure equipment availability skill
  • already held ensure equipment maintenance skill
  • already held ensure proper water storage skill
  • already held follow water supply schedule skill
  • already held maintain water distribution equipment skill
  • already held maintain water treatment equipment skill
  • already held perform water treatments skill
  • already held use water disinfection equipment skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held flood remediation equipment optional
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held analyse route possibilities in pipeline projects optional
  • optional, not held detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure optional
  • optional, not held regulate the flow of substances in pipelines optional
  • optional, not held survey sites for pipeline installation optional
  • optional, not held test pipeline infrastructure operations optional
  • optional, not held adjust engineering designs optional
  • optional, not held flood remediation equipment optional
  • optional, not held prevent pipeline deterioration optional
21 held skills the water systems engineering technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role carry out waste water treatment skill
  • not needed by the target role collect samples for analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role document analysis results skill
  • not needed by the target role install hydraulic systems skill
  • not needed by the target role install plumbing systems skill
  • 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 manage desalination control system skill
  • not needed by the target role operate hydraulic machinery controls skill
  • not needed by the target role operate pumping systems 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 laboratory tests skill
  • not needed by the target role perform water treatment procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role test samples for pollutants skill
  • not needed by the target role troubleshoot skill
  • not needed by the target role water chemistry analysis knowledge
  • not needed by the target role water pressure knowledge
  • not needed by the target role water reuse knowledge
3 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 types of pipelines required
  • required, not held hydraulics required
  • optional, not held flood remediation equipment optional
Index

Other moves recorded from water plant technician

Full index of moves from water plant 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.