Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a pump operator can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a pump operator already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Pump operators assist firefighting operations by controlling the pumps which supply water and other substances for extinguishing fires. They ensure the substance is delivered in the right amount and under the correct pressure through the firehose.

Service and sales workers 30 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: fire service vehicle operator, 56%

fire service vehicle operator 56% covered marine firefighter 49% covered chief fire officer 48% covered fire protection technician 48% covered firefighter 42% covered pump operator You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from pump operator. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a pump operator already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Index

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pump operator is filed under Service and sales workers, ISCO major group 5. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a pump operator already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.