Table 1Transition record

water treatment systems operatortowater plant technician

A water treatment systems operator already meets 70% of what the water plant technician role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From water treatment systems operator

70%

Overlap1

To water plant technician

25 Skills carried over

4 Required, not held

32.5 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 32.5

This move: 32.5 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the water plant technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the water treatment systems operator 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 25 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A water plant technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a water treatment systems operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held follow water supply schedule management skills
already held maintain desalination control system working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held manage desalination control system working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held maintain water distribution equipment constructing
already held ensure proper water storage information skills
already held operate water purifying equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 25 carried skills, including the 8 the water plant technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 10 missing skills fall into 4 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 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held maintain specified water characteristics required
required, not held operate pumping systems required

optional, not held perform laboratory tests optional

02 constructing 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held maintain water storage equipment required

optional, not held install hydraulic systems optional
optional, not held install plumbing systems optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required

required, not held troubleshoot required

04 information skills 3 supplementary

optional, not held test samples for pollutants optional
optional, not held document analysis results optional
optional, not held maintain records of maintenance interventions optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a water plant 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 25 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
already held maintain water distribution equipment skill
already held maintain water treatment equipment skill
already held measure water quality parameters skill
already held monitor water quality skill
already held operate hydraulic machinery controls skill
already held water policies knowledge
already held water pressure knowledge
already held carry out waste water treatment skill
already held collect samples for analysis skill
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 desalination control system skill
already held manage desalination control system skill
already held operate water purifying equipment skill
already held percolation knowledge
already held perform water testing procedures skill
already held perform water treatment procedures skill
already held perform water treatments skill
already held use personal protection equipment skill
already held use water disinfection equipment skill
already held water chemistry analysis knowledge
already held water reuse knowledge

6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held test samples for pollutants optional
optional, not held document analysis results optional
optional, not held install hydraulic systems optional
optional, not held install plumbing systems optional
optional, not held maintain records of maintenance interventions optional
optional, not held perform laboratory tests optional

37 held skills the water plant technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adhere to organisational guidelines skill
not needed by the target role apply GMP skill
not needed by the target role apply HACCP skill
not needed by the target role apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages skill
not needed by the target role automatic control system knowledge
not needed by the target role be at ease in unsafe environments skill
not needed by the target role beverages filtration processes knowledge
not needed by the target role biology knowledge
not needed by the target role boil water skill
not needed by the target role check bottles for packaging skill
not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role clean food and beverage machinery skill
not needed by the target role collect samples skill
not needed by the target role disassemble equipment skill
not needed by the target role dispose food waste skill
not needed by the target role exert quality control to processing food skill
not needed by the target role filter liquids skill
not needed by the target role follow hygienic procedures during food processing skill
not needed by the target role health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role label samples skill
not needed by the target role liaise with colleagues skill
not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
not needed by the target role maintain tanks skill
not needed by the target role manage environmental management system skill
not needed by the target role measure water flow skill
not needed by the target role monitor centrifugal separators skill
not needed by the target role operate a heat treatment process skill
not needed by the target role operate centrifuges skill
not needed by the target role operate pumping equipment skill
not needed by the target role perform carbonation processes skill
not needed by the target role perform water chemistry analysis skill
not needed by the target role risks associated to physical, chemical, biological hazards in food and beverages knowledge
not needed by the target role separate unstable elements in the water skill
not needed by the target role set up equipment for food production skill
not needed by the target role strive to conserve the composition of water skill
not needed by the target role tend beverage gasifier equipment skill
not needed by the target role work in a food processing team skill

Index

Other moves recorded from water treatment systems operator

Full index of moves from water treatment systems operator

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.