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

chemical processing supervisortoassayer

A chemical processing supervisor already meets 29% of what the assayer role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From chemical processing supervisor
29%
Overlap1
To assayer
7 Skills carried over
11 Required, not held
67.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

29%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

67.8/ 100

1 Share of the assayer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the chemical processing supervisor 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 assayer role treats 5 of its required skills as things a chemical processing supervisor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • analytical chemistry
  • chemical processes
  • chemistry
  • laboratory techniques
  • use chemical analysis equipment

What stands in the way is 11 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A assayer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a chemical processing supervisor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held analytical chemistry natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held use chemical analysis equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held prepare chemical samples handling and moving
  • already held manage chemical testing procedures information skills
  • already held chemical processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held laboratory techniques natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

All 7 carried skills, including the 5 the assayer 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 required
  • required, not held metal and metal ore products required
  • required, not held good laboratory practice required
  • required, not held precious metals required
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required
  • required, not held separate metals from ores required
  • required, not held perform laboratory tests required
03 arts and humanities 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held characteristics of precious metals required
  • optional, not held jewellery processes optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of jewellery optional
04 handling and moving 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held handle chemicals required
  • optional, not held heat jewellery metals optional
  • optional, not held label samples optional
05 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held test raw minerals required
  • optional, not held record test data optional
  • optional, not held report test findings optional
06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held statistics required
  • optional, not held geology optional
  • optional, not held physics optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a assayer 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 analytical chemistry knowledge
  • already held chemical processes knowledge
  • already held chemistry knowledge
  • already held laboratory techniques knowledge
  • already held use chemical analysis equipment skill
  • already held manage chemical testing procedures skill
  • already held prepare chemical samples skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held apply safety procedures in laboratory required
08 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held identify customer's needs required
09 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held supervise laboratory operations optional
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held heat jewellery metals optional
  • optional, not held jewellery processes optional
  • optional, not held label samples optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of jewellery optional
  • optional, not held geology optional
  • optional, not held physics optional
  • optional, not held record test data optional
  • optional, not held report test findings optional
  • optional, not held supervise laboratory operations optional
30 held skills the assayer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse energy consumption skill
  • not needed by the target role assess environmental impact skill
  • not needed by the target role avoid contamination skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate test results to other departments skill
  • not needed by the target role contamination exposure regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role corrosion types knowledge
  • not needed by the target role define manufacturing quality criteria skill
  • not needed by the target role develop calibration procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role document analysis results skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
  • not needed by the target role gas contaminant removal processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role handle residual gases skill
  • not needed by the target role instrumentation equipment knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain stock control systems skill
  • not needed by the target role manage chemical processes inspection skill
  • not needed by the target role manage waste skill
  • not needed by the target role metrology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor chemical process condition skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor nuclear power plant systems skill
  • not needed by the target role nuclear energy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role plan shifts of employees skill
  • not needed by the target role radiochemistry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role recognise signs of corrosion skill
  • not needed by the target role remove contaminants skill
  • not needed by the target role remove contaminated materials skill
  • not needed by the target role run laboratory simulations skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise worker safety skill
  • not needed by the target role test chemical samples skill
  • not needed by the target role train employees skill
  • not needed by the target role validate raw materials skill
9 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 metal and metal ore products required
  • required, not held characteristics of precious metals required
  • required, not held good laboratory practice required
  • required, not held precious metals required
  • required, not held statistics required
  • optional, not held jewellery processes optional
  • optional, not held manufacturing of jewellery optional
  • optional, not held geology optional
  • optional, not held physics optional
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.