water systems engineering techniciantowastewater treatment operator
A water systems engineering technician already meets 33% of what the wastewater treatment operator role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.
33%
65.1/ 100
1 Share of the wastewater treatment operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the water systems engineering 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 this move works
A wastewater treatment operator role treats 5 of its required skills as things a water systems engineering technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- maintain water treatment equipment
- measure water quality parameters
- monitor water quality
- perform water treatments
- use water disinfection equipment
What stands in the way is 10 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 11 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 systems engineering technician background worth leading with.
- already held ensure proper water storage information skills
- already held maintain water distribution equipment constructing
- already held maintain water treatment equipment constructing
- already held perform water treatments information skills
- already held use water disinfection equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held measure water quality parameters information skills
All 11 carried skills, including the 5 the wastewater treatment operator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 22 missing skills fall into 6 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 hydraulic machinery controls optional
- optional, not held operate pumping equipment optional
- optional, not held operate sewage treatment plans on ships optional
- required, not held perform water chemistry analysis required
- required, not held document analysis results required
- required, not held interpret scientific data to assess water quality required
- optional, not held test samples for pollutants optional
- optional, not held perform sample testing 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 water chemistry analysis required
- required, not held percolation required
- optional, not held laboratory techniques optional
- optional, not held apply health and safety standards optional
- optional, not held water reuse optional
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 11 skills that carry over
- already held maintain water treatment equipment skill
- already held measure water quality parameters skill
- already held monitor water quality skill
- already held perform water treatments skill
- already held use water disinfection equipment skill
- already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
- already held ensure equipment maintenance skill
- already held ensure proper water storage skill
- already held maintain water distribution equipment skill
- already held use personal protection equipment skill
- already held water policies knowledge
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not 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 hydraulic machinery controls optional
- optional, not held operate pumping equipment optional
- optional, not held operate sewage treatment plans on ships optional
- optional, not held test samples for pollutants optional
- optional, not held apply health and safety standards 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 reuse optional
15 held skills the wastewater treatment operator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adjust engineering designs skill
- not needed by the target role analyse route possibilities in pipeline projects skill
- not needed by the target role detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure skill
- not needed by the target role ensure equipment availability skill
- not needed by the target role ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures skill
- not needed by the target role flood remediation equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role follow water supply schedule skill
- not needed by the target role hydraulics knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform follow-up on pipeline route services skill
- not needed by the target role perform water testing procedures skill
- 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 survey sites for pipeline installation skill
- not needed by the target role test pipeline infrastructure operations 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
- required, not held percolation required
- optional, not held laboratory techniques optional
- optional, not held water reuse optional
Other moves recorded from water systems engineering technician
- gas transmission system operator 48% covered · moderate
- water plant technician 44% covered · substantial
- drainage engineer 34% covered · substantial
- water network operative 32% covered · substantial
Full index of moves from water systems engineering technician
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.