Table 1Transition record

civil engineering workertoroad sign installer

A civil engineering worker already meets 55% of what the road sign installer role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From civil engineering worker

55%

Overlap1

To road sign installer

14 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

42.9 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 42.9

This move: 42.9 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the road sign installer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the civil engineering worker 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 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A road sign installer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a civil engineering worker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held road signage standards services
already held remove road surface handling and moving
already held inspect road signs information skills
already held operate mobile crane working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held place temporary road signage management skills
already held pour concrete constructing

All 14 carried skills, including the 7 the road sign installer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 11 missing skills fall into 5 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 information skills 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held interpret 2D plans required
required, not held interpret 3D plans required

optional, not held process incoming construction supplies optional
optional, not held keep personal administration optional
optional, not held keep records of work progress optional

02 assisting and caring 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held interpret traffic signals required
required, not held work ergonomically required

optional, not held handle fragile items optional

03 handling and moving 1 required

required, not held operate hand drill required

04 working with computers 1 required

required, not held operate GPS systems required

05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held operate vibratory pile hammer optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a road sign installer 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 14 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
already held inspect construction sites skill
already held inspect construction supplies skill
already held place temporary road signage skill
already held road signage standards knowledge
already held road traffic laws knowledge
already held use safety equipment in construction skill
already held inspect road signs skill
already held mix concrete skill
already held operate mobile crane skill
already held pour concrete skill
already held remove road surface skill
already held use measurement instruments skill
already held work in a construction team skill

5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held handle fragile items optional
optional, not held operate vibratory pile hammer optional
optional, not held process incoming construction supplies optional
optional, not held keep personal administration optional
optional, not held keep records of work progress optional

43 held skills the road sign installer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role asphalt mixes knowledge
not needed by the target role civil engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role compaction techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role construction methods knowledge
not needed by the target role coordinate construction activities skill
not needed by the target role dig soil mechanically skill
not needed by the target role dredging consoles knowledge
not needed by the target role drive mobile heavy construction equipment skill
not needed by the target role excavation techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role guide operation of heavy construction equipment skill
not needed by the target role inspect asphalt skill
not needed by the target role inspect drainage channels skill
not needed by the target role inspect railways visually skill
not needed by the target role keep heavy construction equipment in good condition skill
not needed by the target role lay base courses skill
not needed by the target role lay concrete slabs skill
not needed by the target role lay pipe installation skill
not needed by the target role maintain rail infrastructure skill
not needed by the target role mechanical tools knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor ballast regulator skill
not needed by the target role monitor rail laying machine skill
not needed by the target role monitor rail pickup machine skill
not needed by the target role monitor tamping car skill
not needed by the target role operate drones in civil engineering skill
not needed by the target role operate grappler skill
not needed by the target role operate pavement surface friction measuring devices skill
not needed by the target role operate rail grinder skill
not needed by the target role operate road marking machine skill
not needed by the target role operate road roller skill
not needed by the target role operate sleeper clipping unit skill
not needed by the target role pave asphalt layers skill
not needed by the target role perform drainage work skill
not needed by the target role position guardrails and toeboards skill
not needed by the target role prepare subgrade for road pavement skill
not needed by the target role provide pipe bedding skill
not needed by the target role rail infrastructure knowledge
not needed by the target role screed concrete skill
not needed by the target role secure heavy construction equipment skill
not needed by the target role secure working area skill
not needed by the target role set up temporary construction site infrastructure skill

3 further entries not listed here

Index

Other moves recorded from civil engineering worker

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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.