Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

asphalt laboratory techniciantobridge inspector

A asphalt laboratory technician already meets 17% of what the bridge inspector role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From asphalt laboratory technician
17%
Overlap1
To bridge inspector
4 Skills carried over
12 Required, not held
77.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

17%

Learning distance A rebuild

77.1/ 100

1 Share of the bridge inspector role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the asphalt laboratory 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

Why this move works

A bridge inspector role treats 3 of its required skills as things a asphalt laboratory technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • follow health and safety procedures in construction
  • test concrete
  • use safety equipment in construction

What stands in the way is 12 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

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 bridge inspector role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a asphalt laboratory technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held test concrete constructing
  • already held set up temporary construction site infrastructure constructing
  • already held use safety equipment in construction assisting and caring
  • already held follow health and safety procedures in construction assisting and caring

All 4 carried skills, including the 3 the bridge inspector role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 missing skills fall into 9 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, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held check compatibility of materials required
  • required, not held identify external risks to bridge integrity required
  • required, not held keep records of bridge investigation findings required
  • required, not held estimate repair priority required
  • required, not held inspect supplied concrete required
  • required, not held recognise signs of corrosion required
  • optional, not held advise on bridge inspection optional
  • optional, not held identify wood warp optional
  • optional, not held inspect construction sites optional
  • optional, not held inspect road signs optional
  • optional, not held perform underwater bridge inspection optional
  • optional, not held recognise signs of wood rot optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held mechanical systems required
  • required, not held mechanics required
  • optional, not held types of wood optional
  • optional, not held wood cuts optional
03 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held work ergonomically required
04 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held construction product regulation required
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held advise on bridge replacement required
06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required
  • required, not held identify defects in concrete required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a bridge inspector 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 follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
  • already held test concrete skill
  • already held use safety equipment in construction skill
  • already held set up temporary construction site infrastructure skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 constructing 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held apply a protective layer optional
  • optional, not held operate rust proofing spray gun optional
  • optional, not held operate welding equipment optional
08 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held remove rust from motor vehicles optional
09 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held place temporary road signage optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held advise on bridge inspection optional
  • optional, not held identify wood warp optional
  • optional, not held inspect construction sites optional
  • optional, not held inspect road signs optional
  • optional, not held perform underwater bridge inspection optional
  • optional, not held place temporary road signage optional
  • optional, not held apply a protective layer optional
  • optional, not held operate rust proofing spray gun optional
  • optional, not held operate welding equipment optional
  • optional, not held recognise signs of wood rot optional
  • optional, not held remove rust from motor vehicles optional
  • optional, not held types of wood optional
  • optional, not held wood cuts optional
13 held skills the bridge inspector role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply safety procedures in laboratory skill
  • not needed by the target role asphalt mixes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role check quality of raw materials skill
  • not needed by the target role civil engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role conduct soil sample tests skill
  • not needed by the target role construction industry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role construction methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role inspect asphalt skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect construction supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role run laboratory simulations skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise laboratory operations skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise site maintenance skill
  • not needed by the target role write inspection reports skill
5 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 construction product regulation required
  • required, not held mechanical systems required
  • required, not held mechanics required
  • optional, not held types of wood optional
  • optional, not held wood cuts optional
Index

Other moves recorded from asphalt laboratory technician

Full index of moves from asphalt laboratory technician

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.