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

building caretakertohouse sitter

A building caretaker already meets 22% of what the house sitter role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From building caretaker
22%
Overlap1
To house sitter
7 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
68.8 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 68.8

This move: 68.8 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the house sitter role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the building caretaker 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A house sitter role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a building caretaker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held register information on arrivals and departures information skills
  • already held execute inspection walkway assisting and caring
  • already held use gardening equipment handling and moving
  • already held clean rooms handling and moving
  • already held clean surfaces handling and moving
  • already held handle veterinary emergencies handling and moving

All 7 carried skills, including the 1 the house sitter role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held follow verbal instructions required
  • required, not held follow written instructions required
  • required, not held promote human rights required
  • optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
  • optional, not held stay alert optional
02 management skills 2 required
  • required, not held collect mail required
  • required, not held disseminate messages to people required
03 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure private property security required
  • optional, not held apply company policies optional
04 information skills 1 required
  • required, not held monitor building security required
05 handling and moving 6 supplementary
  • optional, not held feed pets optional
  • optional, not held maintain pool cleanliness optional
  • optional, not held nurse plants optional
  • optional, not held provide dog walking services optional
  • optional, not held provide home pet sitting services optional
  • optional, not held vacuum surfaces optional
06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held drive vehicles optional
  • optional, not held park vehicles optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a house sitter 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 7 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held register information on arrivals and departures skill
  • already held clean rooms skill
  • already held clean surfaces skill
  • already held comply with legal regulations skill
  • already held execute inspection walkway skill
  • already held handle veterinary emergencies skill
  • already held use gardening equipment skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held credit card payments optional
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held feed pets optional
  • optional, not held maintain pool cleanliness optional
  • optional, not held nurse plants optional
  • optional, not held provide dog walking services optional
  • optional, not held provide home pet sitting services optional
  • optional, not held vacuum surfaces optional
  • optional, not held apply company policies optional
  • optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
  • optional, not held credit card payments optional
  • optional, not held drive vehicles optional
  • optional, not held park vehicles optional
  • optional, not held stay alert optional
17 held skills the house sitter role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply conflict management skill
  • not needed by the target role budgetary principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role deliver correspondence skill
  • not needed by the target role energy conservation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with noise standards skill
  • not needed by the target role examine the conditions of buildings skill
  • not needed by the target role fill out forms skill
  • not needed by the target role follow company standards skill
  • not needed by the target role handle customer complaints skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect building systems skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
  • not needed by the target role manage cleaning activities skill
  • not needed by the target role manage ground maintenance skill
  • not needed by the target role perform ground maintenance activities skill
  • not needed by the target role perform minor repairs to equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role perform park safety inspections skill
  • not needed by the target role write work-related reports 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
  • optional, not held credit card payments optional
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.