Table 1Transition record

asphalt plant operatortolacquer maker

A asphalt plant operator already meets 28% of what the lacquer maker role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From asphalt plant operator

28%

Overlap1

To lacquer maker

12 Skills carried over

11 Required, not held

69.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 69.6

This move: 69.6 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the lacquer maker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the asphalt plant 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A lacquer maker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a asphalt plant operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held handle delivery of raw materials handling and moving
already held write batch record documentation information skills
already held perform product testing information skills
already held report defective manufacturing materials information skills
already held perform machine maintenance working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held record production data for quality control information skills

All 12 carried skills, including the 2 the lacquer maker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 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 handling and moving 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held heat lacquer mixture required
required, not held select lacquer ingredients required
required, not held prepare chemical samples required

optional, not held clean mixer optional
optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional

02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held operate jar mill required
required, not held measure chemical substance viscosity required

optional, not held perform laboratory tests optional

03 assisting and caring 2 required

required, not held work safely with chemicals required
required, not held wear appropriate protective gear required

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held troubleshoot required

optional, not held communicate with external laboratories optional
optional, not held optimise production processes parameters optional

05 constructing 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held add colour required

optional, not held spray test panel optional

06 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held measure materials required

optional, not held report test findings optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a lacquer maker 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 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held set up the controller of a machine skill
already held supply machine skill
already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
already held handle delivery of raw materials skill
already held monitor stock level skill
already held perform machine maintenance skill
already held perform product testing skill
already held record production data for quality control skill
already held record test data skill
already held report defective manufacturing materials skill
already held work ergonomically skill
already held write batch record documentation skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held quality standards required

08 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional

09 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held program a CNC controller optional

9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held spray test panel optional
optional, not held clean mixer optional
optional, not held communicate with external laboratories optional
optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
optional, not held optimise production processes parameters optional
optional, not held perform laboratory tests optional
optional, not held program a CNC controller optional
optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional
optional, not held report test findings optional

26 held skills the lacquer maker role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role asphalt mixes knowledge
not needed by the target role clean equipment skill
not needed by the target role collect samples for analysis skill
not needed by the target role composite materials knowledge
not needed by the target role construction industry knowledge
not needed by the target role control temperature skill
not needed by the target role drive mobile heavy construction equipment skill
not needed by the target role excavation techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role feed raw material into plant machinery skill
not needed by the target role keep records of work progress skill
not needed by the target role load bulk trucks skill
not needed by the target role maintain mixer truck skill
not needed by the target role material mechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor automated machines skill
not needed by the target role operate concrete mixer truck skill
not needed by the target role operate heat treatment furnace skill
not needed by the target role operate raw mineral separation equipment skill
not needed by the target role operate raw mineral size reduction equipment skill
not needed by the target role prepare raw materials skill
not needed by the target role segregate raw materials skill
not needed by the target role stack goods skill
not needed by the target role tend asphalt mixing machine skill
not needed by the target role tend packaging machines skill
not needed by the target role transport construction supplies skill
not needed by the target role types of asphalt coverings knowledge
not needed by the target role weigh materials skill

2 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 quality standards required
optional, not held quality and cycle time optimisation optional

Index

Other moves recorded from asphalt plant operator

Full index of moves from asphalt plant 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.