bricklayertoconcrete finisher
A bricklayer already meets 60% of what the concrete finisher role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.
60%
46.6/ 100
1 Share of the concrete finisher role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the bricklayer 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 this move works
A concrete finisher role treats 12 of its required skills as things a bricklayer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- follow health and safety procedures in construction
- inspect supplied concrete
- mix concrete
- place concrete forms
- pour concrete
- remove concrete forms
What stands in the way is 6 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 27 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A concrete finisher role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a bricklayer background worth leading with.
- already held remove concrete forms constructing
- already held place concrete forms constructing
- already held apply finish to concrete handling and moving
- already held discharge cement working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held inspect supplied concrete information skills
- already held pour concrete constructing
All 27 carried skills, including the 12 the concrete finisher role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 22 missing skills fall into 7 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.
- required, not held inspect concrete structures required
- required, not held monitor concrete curing process required
- required, not held recognise signs of corrosion required
- optional, not held report defective manufacturing materials optional
- required, not held clean wood surface required
- optional, not held use sander optional
- optional, not held feed hoppers optional
- required, not held react to events in time-critical environments required
- required, not held prevent damage to utility infrastructure required
- optional, not held guide concrete hose optional
- optional, not held install insulation blocks optional
- optional, not held plan surface slope optional
- optional, not held set up reinforcing steel optional
- optional, not held tie reinforcing steel optional
- optional, not held apply spray foam insulation optional
- optional, not held keep heavy construction equipment in good condition optional
- optional, not held check mixer capability optional
- optional, not held operate road roller optional
- optional, not held drive mobile heavy construction equipment optional
- optional, not held operate concrete mixer truck optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a concrete finisher role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 inspect concrete structures skill · sector specific
- 02 monitor concrete curing process skill · sector specific
- 03 clean wood surface skill · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 27 skills that carry over
- already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
- already held inspect supplied concrete skill
- already held mix concrete skill
- already held place concrete forms skill
- already held pour concrete skill
- already held remove concrete forms skill
- already held screed concrete skill
- already held transport construction supplies skill
- already held use measurement instruments skill
- already held use safety equipment in construction skill
- already held work ergonomically skill
- already held work in a construction team skill
- already held apply finish to concrete skill
- already held apply proofing membranes skill
- already held calculate needs for construction supplies skill
- already held discharge cement skill
- already held follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
- already held inspect construction supplies skill
- already held interpret 2D plans skill
- already held interpret 3D plans skill
- already held keep records of work progress skill
- already held monitor stock level skill
- already held order construction supplies skill
- already held process incoming construction supplies skill
- already held rig loads skill
- already held set up temporary construction site infrastructure skill
- already held sort waste skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held types of concrete forms optional
- optional, not held types of concrete pumps optional
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held check mixer capability optional
- optional, not held guide concrete hose optional
- optional, not held install insulation blocks optional
- optional, not held operate road roller optional
- optional, not held plan surface slope optional
- optional, not held set up reinforcing steel optional
- optional, not held tie reinforcing steel optional
- optional, not held types of concrete forms optional
- optional, not held types of concrete pumps optional
- optional, not held use sander optional
- optional, not held apply spray foam insulation optional
- optional, not held drive mobile heavy construction equipment optional
- optional, not held feed hoppers optional
- optional, not held keep heavy construction equipment in good condition optional
- optional, not held operate concrete mixer truck optional
- optional, not held report defective manufacturing materials optional
22 held skills the concrete finisher role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply restoration techniques skill
- not needed by the target role build scaffolding skill
- not needed by the target role building codes knowledge
- not needed by the target role check straightness of brick skill
- not needed by the target role document survey operations skill
- not needed by the target role estimate restoration costs skill
- not needed by the target role finish mortar joints skill
- not needed by the target role install construction profiles skill
- not needed by the target role install falsework skill
- not needed by the target role install insulation material skill
- not needed by the target role keep personal administration skill
- not needed by the target role lay bricks skill
- not needed by the target role maintain equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain work area cleanliness skill
- not needed by the target role mix construction grouts skill
- not needed by the target role operate masonry power saw skill
- not needed by the target role operate surveying instruments skill
- not needed by the target role reinforce concrete skill
- not needed by the target role secure working area skill
- not needed by the target role snap chalk line skill
- not needed by the target role split bricks skill
- not needed by the target role use squaring pole 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.
- optional, not held types of concrete forms optional
- optional, not held types of concrete pumps optional
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.