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

water quality analysttowater systems engineering technician

A water quality analyst already meets 41% of what the water systems engineering technician role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From water quality analyst
41%
Overlap1
To water systems engineering technician
7 Skills carried over
4 Required, not held
55.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

41%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

55.8/ 100

1 Share of the water systems engineering technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the water quality analyst 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 quality analyst 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 7 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 quality analyst background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held perform water testing procedures information skills
  • already held use water disinfection equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held measure water quality parameters information skills
  • already held water policies services
  • already held monitor water quality information skills
  • already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation assisting and caring

All 7 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 19 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 management skills 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held perform follow-up on pipeline route services required
  • optional, not held follow water supply schedule optional
  • optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
  • optional, not held ensure equipment maintenance optional
03 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
04 information skills 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held analyse route possibilities in pipeline projects optional
  • optional, not held ensure proper water storage optional
  • optional, not held perform water treatments optional
  • optional, not held survey sites for pipeline installation optional
  • optional, not held test pipeline infrastructure operations optional
05 constructing 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure optional
  • optional, not held maintain water distribution equipment optional
  • optional, not held maintain water treatment equipment 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 7 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 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
15 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 ensure proper water storage optional
  • optional, not held follow water supply schedule optional
  • optional, not held maintain water distribution equipment optional
  • optional, not held maintain water treatment equipment optional
  • optional, not held perform water treatments 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 ensure equipment availability optional
  • optional, not held ensure equipment maintenance optional
  • optional, not held flood remediation equipment optional
  • optional, not held prevent pipeline deterioration optional
37 held skills the water systems engineering technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on chemical use reduction skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on environmental remediation skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on pollution prevention skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on soil and water protection skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse environmental data skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse experimental laboratory data skill
  • not needed by the target role botany knowledge
  • not needed by the target role calibrate laboratory equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role chemical processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role collect samples skill
  • not needed by the target role collect samples for analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role develop environmental remediation strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role develop scientific research protocols skill
  • not needed by the target role develop water purification methods skill
  • not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role fish identification and classification knowledge
  • not needed by the target role inspect water wells skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret scientific data to assess water quality skill
  • not needed by the target role laboratory techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain test equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role manage chemical testing procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role manage water quality testing skill
  • not needed by the target role microbiology-bacteriology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform laboratory tests skill
  • not needed by the target role perform water chemistry analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role pollution prevention knowledge
  • not needed by the target role prepare chemical samples skill
  • not needed by the target role promote environmental awareness skill
  • not needed by the target role record test data skill
  • not needed by the target role report on environmental issues skill
  • not needed by the target role report pollution incidents skill
  • not needed by the target role report test findings skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise laboratory operations skill
  • not needed by the target role test chemical samples skill
  • not needed by the target role test samples for pollutants skill
  • not needed by the target role water chemistry analysis 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 quality analyst

Full index of moves from water quality analyst

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.