Table 1Transition record

well-diggertogauger

A well-digger already meets 26% of what the gauger role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From well-digger

26%

Overlap1

To gauger

4 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

68.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 68.4

This move: 68.4 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the gauger role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the well-digger 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 4 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A gauger role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a well-digger background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held coordinate oil well operations management skills
already held operate pumping equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held maintain mechanical equipment constructing
already held keep task records information skills

All 4 carried skills, including the 4 the gauger role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 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.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 information skills 6 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held analyse oil operations data required
required, not held calculate oil deliveries required
required, not held measure oil tank temperatures required
required, not held perform oil tests required
required, not held test oil samples required
required, not held verify oil circulation required

optional, not held monitor the transfer of oil optional

02 handling and moving 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held collect samples required

optional, not held clean oil processing units optional
optional, not held manage fuelling system optional

03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required

required, not held mechanical tools required

04 working with computers 1 required

required, not held set equipment controls required

05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 supplementary

optional, not held chemistry optional
optional, not held mathematics optional

06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 supplementary

optional, not held contribute to bilge and ballast operations optional
optional, not held synchronise pumphouse activities optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a gauger 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 4 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held coordinate oil well operations skill
already held keep task records skill
already held maintain mechanical equipment skill
already held operate pumping equipment skill

7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held clean oil processing units optional
optional, not held monitor the transfer of oil optional
optional, not held contribute to bilge and ballast operations optional
optional, not held manage fuelling system optional
optional, not held synchronise pumphouse activities optional
optional, not held chemistry optional
optional, not held mathematics optional

24 held skills the gauger role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role clean up spilled oil skill
not needed by the target role clear drill sites skill
not needed by the target role connect equipment to wellheads skill
not needed by the target role dig wells skill
not needed by the target role follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
not needed by the target role guide cranes skill
not needed by the target role health and safety hazards underground knowledge
not needed by the target role inspect pipelines skill
not needed by the target role inspect water wells skill
not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
not needed by the target role manage well interaction skill
not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role operate core drilling equipment skill
not needed by the target role plan oil wells skill
not needed by the target role repair wells skill
not needed by the target role report well results skill
not needed by the target role select well equipment skill
not needed by the target role suggest well maintenance skill
not needed by the target role supervise well operations skill
not needed by the target role supervise worker safety skill
not needed by the target role use rigging equipment skill
not needed by the target role well testing operations knowledge
not needed by the target role work ergonomically skill
not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill

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 mechanical tools required
optional, not held chemistry optional
optional, not held mathematics optional

Index

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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.