waterway construction labourertodredge operator
A waterway construction labourer already meets 32% of what the dredge operator role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.
32%
62.3/ 100
1 Share of the dredge operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the waterway construction labourer 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 dredge operator role treats 5 of its required skills as things a waterway construction labourer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- dredging consoles
- follow health and safety procedures in construction
- maintain dredging equipment
- measure water depth
- position dredger
What stands in the way is 6 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A dredge operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a waterway construction labourer background worth leading with.
- already held maintain dredging equipment constructing
- already held dredging consoles information and communication technologies (icts)
- already held position dredger handling and moving
- already held measure water depth information skills
- already held excavation techniques engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held follow health and safety procedures in construction assisting and caring
All 6 carried skills, including the 5 the dredge operator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 21 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 use safety equipment in construction required
- required, not held work ergonomically required
- required, not held mechanical systems required
- optional, not held soil mechanics optional
- optional, not held machinery load capacity optional
- required, not held collect samples required
- optional, not held clear pipelines optional
- required, not held use rigging tools required
- required, not held prevent damage to utility infrastructure required
- optional, not held replace cutterhead teeth optional
- optional, not held control cutterheads optional
- optional, not held control suction booms optional
- optional, not held guide placement of anchors optional
- optional, not held operate bucket wheel excavator optional
- optional, not held operate excavator optional
- optional, not held position anchor poles optional
- optional, not held secure heavy construction equipment optional
- optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a dredge 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 mechanical systems knowledge · cross sector
- 03 prevent damage to utility infrastructure skill · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 6 skills that carry over
- already held dredging consoles knowledge
- already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
- already held maintain dredging equipment skill
- already held measure water depth skill
- already held position dredger skill
- already held excavation techniques knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held keep personal administration optional
- optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
- optional, not held operate GPS systems optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held replace cutterhead teeth optional
- optional, not held clear pipelines optional
- optional, not held control cutterheads optional
- optional, not held control suction booms optional
- optional, not held guide placement of anchors optional
- optional, not held operate bucket wheel excavator optional
- optional, not held operate excavator optional
- optional, not held position anchor poles optional
- optional, not held secure heavy construction equipment optional
- optional, not held soil mechanics optional
- optional, not held keep personal administration optional
- optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
- optional, not held machinery load capacity optional
- optional, not held operate GPS systems optional
- optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
41 held skills the dredge operator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role check borehole depth skill
- not needed by the target role conduct erosion control skill
- not needed by the target role conduct sediment control skill
- not needed by the target role construct canal locks skill
- not needed by the target role construct dams skill
- not needed by the target role demolition techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role design dams skill
- not needed by the target role develop flood remediation strategies skill
- not needed by the target role dig soil mechanically skill
- not needed by the target role european classification of inland waterways knowledge
- not needed by the target role flood remediation equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify defects in concrete skill
- not needed by the target role identify risk of flooding skill
- not needed by the target role insert charges into drill holes skill
- not needed by the target role inspect concrete structures skill
- not needed by the target role inspect construction sites skill
- not needed by the target role inspect drainage channels skill
- not needed by the target role inspect pipelines skill
- not needed by the target role install tunnel segments skill
- not needed by the target role international waterways knowledge
- not needed by the target role manage sumps skill
- not needed by the target role mix construction grouts skill
- not needed by the target role national waterways knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate cranes 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 operate vacuum dewatering system skill
- not needed by the target role perform drainage work skill
- not needed by the target role perform underwater bridge inspection skill
- not needed by the target role plan surface slope skill
- not needed by the target role pour concrete underwater skill
- not needed by the target role quality assurance procedures knowledge
- not needed by the target role read standard blueprints skill
- not needed by the target role set up temporary construction site infrastructure skill
- not needed by the target role types of waterways knowledge
- not needed by the target role use rigging equipment skill
- not needed by the target role water policies knowledge
- not needed by the target role water pressure knowledge
- not needed by the target role water reuse knowledge
1 further entry not listed here
3 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 mechanical systems required
- optional, not held soil mechanics optional
- optional, not held machinery load capacity optional
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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.