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

building exterior cleanertoasbestos abatement worker

A building exterior cleaner already meets 52% of what the asbestos abatement worker role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From building exterior cleaner
52%
Overlap1
To asbestos abatement worker
15 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
46 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

52%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

46/ 100

1 Share of the asbestos abatement worker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the building exterior cleaner 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 asbestos abatement worker role treats 6 of its required skills as things a building exterior cleaner already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • assess contamination
  • avoid contamination
  • disinfect surfaces
  • remove contaminants
  • tend asbestos blower
  • use personal protection equipment

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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A asbestos abatement worker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a building exterior cleaner background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held operate pressure washer handling and moving
  • already held report on building damage information skills
  • already held identify damage to buildings information skills
  • already held disinfect surfaces handling and moving
  • already held tend asbestos blower working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held use solvents handling and moving

All 15 carried skills, including the 6 the asbestos abatement worker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 13 missing skills fall into 4 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 services 3 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held asbestos removal regulations required
  • required, not held contamination exposure regulations required
  • required, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation required
  • optional, not held hazardous materials transportation optional
  • optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional
  • optional, not held hazardous waste treatment optional
02 handling and moving 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held remove contaminated materials required
  • required, not held store contaminated materials required
  • optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
03 information skills 1 required
  • required, not held investigate contamination required
04 assisting and caring 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held assist people in contaminated areas optional
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations optional
  • optional, not held ensure operability of protective equipment optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a asbestos abatement worker 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 15 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held assess contamination skill
  • already held avoid contamination skill
  • already held disinfect surfaces skill
  • already held remove contaminants skill
  • already held tend asbestos blower skill
  • already held use personal protection equipment skill
  • already held assess waste type skill
  • already held follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
  • already held handle chemical cleaning agents skill
  • already held identify damage to buildings skill
  • already held operate pressure washer skill
  • already held perform demarcation skill
  • already held report on building damage skill
  • already held secure working area skill
  • already held use solvents skill
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held assist people in contaminated areas optional
  • optional, not held hazardous materials transportation optional
  • optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations optional
  • optional, not held ensure operability of protective equipment optional
  • optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional
  • optional, not held hazardous waste treatment optional
16 held skills the asbestos abatement worker role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply spraying techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role build scaffolding skill
  • not needed by the target role carry out pressure washing activities skill
  • not needed by the target role clean building facade skill
  • not needed by the target role clean building floors skill
  • not needed by the target role clean glass surfaces skill
  • not needed by the target role clean wood surface skill
  • not needed by the target role cleaning industry health and safety measures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role cleaning techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role graffiti removal techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify damage to public space skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain cleaning equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role microbiology-bacteriology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform outdoor cleaning activities skill
  • not needed by the target role sort waste skill
  • not needed by the target role waste management knowledge
6 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 asbestos removal regulations required
  • required, not held contamination exposure regulations required
  • required, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation required
  • optional, not held hazardous materials transportation optional
  • optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional
  • optional, not held hazardous waste treatment optional
Index

Other moves recorded from building exterior cleaner

Full index of moves from building exterior cleaner

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.