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

asphalt plant operatortonailing machine operator

A asphalt plant operator already meets 26% of what the nailing machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From asphalt plant operator
26%
Overlap1
To nailing machine operator
6 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
64.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

26%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

64.8/ 100

1 Share of the nailing machine operator 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.

Why

Why this move works

A nailing machine operator role treats 3 of its required skills as things a asphalt plant operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • monitor automated machines
  • set up the controller of a machine
  • supply machine

What stands in the way is 8 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A nailing machine operator 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 perform machine maintenance working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held record production data for quality control information skills
  • already held supply machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held monitor automated machines working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held set up the controller of a machine working with computers
  • already held keep records of work progress information skills

All 6 carried skills, including the 3 the nailing machine operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 handling and moving 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held remove inadequate workpieces required
  • required, not held remove processed workpiece required
  • optional, not held dispose of cutting waste material optional
02 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held wear appropriate protective gear required
  • optional, not held ensure conformity to specifications optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held troubleshoot required
  • optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
04 constructing 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held perform test run required
  • optional, not held inspect machinery optional
05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held work safely with machines required
  • optional, not held conduct routine machinery checks optional
06 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held quality standards required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a nailing machine operator 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 6 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held monitor automated machines skill
  • already held set up the controller of a machine skill
  • already held supply machine skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held perform machine maintenance skill
  • already held record production data for quality control skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held operate nailing machinery required
08 information skills 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held measure parts of manufactured products optional
  • optional, not held prepare wood production reports optional
  • optional, not held consult technical resources optional
  • optional, not held identify hazards in the workplace optional
  • optional, not held inspect quality of products optional
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held measure parts of manufactured products optional
  • optional, not held prepare wood production reports optional
  • optional, not held advise on machinery malfunctions optional
  • optional, not held conduct routine machinery checks optional
  • optional, not held consult technical resources optional
  • optional, not held dispose of cutting waste material optional
  • optional, not held ensure conformity to specifications optional
  • optional, not held identify hazards in the workplace optional
  • optional, not held inspect machinery optional
  • optional, not held inspect quality of products optional
32 held skills the nailing machine operator 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 ensure compliance with environmental legislation 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 handle delivery of raw materials 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 stock level 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 perform product testing skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare raw materials skill
  • not needed by the target role record test data skill
  • not needed by the target role report defective manufacturing 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
  • not needed by the target role work ergonomically skill
  • not needed by the target role write batch record documentation skill
1 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
Index
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.