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

concrete finishertoconcrete finisher supervisor

A concrete finisher already meets 60% of what the concrete finisher supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From concrete finisher
60%
Overlap1
To concrete finisher supervisor
31 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
47.7 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

60%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

47.7/ 100

1 Share of the concrete finisher supervisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the concrete finisher 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 concrete finisher supervisor role treats 16 of its required skills as things a concrete finisher already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • follow health and safety procedures in construction
  • inspect concrete structures
  • inspect construction supplies
  • inspect supplied concrete
  • interpret 2D plans
  • interpret 3D plans

What stands in the way is 9 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 31 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A concrete finisher supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a concrete finisher background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held monitor concrete curing process information skills
  • already held guide concrete hose constructing
  • already held remove concrete forms constructing
  • already held types of concrete forms engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held apply finish to concrete handling and moving
  • already held place concrete forms constructing

All 31 carried skills, including the 16 the concrete finisher supervisor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 missing skills fall into 8 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 management skills 5 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure compliance with construction project deadline required
  • required, not held ensure equipment availability required
  • required, not held evaluate employees work required
  • required, not held plan shifts of employees required
  • required, not held supervise staff required
  • optional, not held recruit employees optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held advise on construction materials required
  • required, not held liaise with managers required
  • optional, not held answer requests for quotation optional
  • optional, not held manage contracts optional
  • optional, not held negotiate supplier arrangements optional
  • optional, not held plan scaffolding optional
  • optional, not held provide technical expertise optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
03 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held manage health and safety standards required
  • optional, not held provide first aid optional
04 information skills 1 required
  • required, not held check compatibility of materials required
05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held energy efficiency optional
  • optional, not held building codes optional
  • optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
06 business, administration and law 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held construction product regulation optional
  • optional, not held cost management optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a concrete finisher supervisor 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 31 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
  • already held inspect concrete structures skill
  • already held inspect construction supplies skill
  • already held inspect supplied concrete skill
  • already held interpret 2D plans skill
  • already held interpret 3D plans skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held monitor concrete curing process skill
  • already held monitor stock level skill
  • already held order construction supplies skill
  • already held plan surface slope skill
  • already held prevent damage to utility infrastructure skill
  • already held process incoming construction supplies skill
  • already held use measurement instruments skill
  • already held use safety equipment in construction 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 drive mobile heavy construction equipment skill
  • already held follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
  • already held guide concrete hose skill
  • already held mix concrete skill
  • already held operate concrete mixer truck 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 types of concrete forms knowledge
  • already held use sander skill
  • already held work ergonomically skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held apply wood finishes optional
08 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held crane load charts optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held construction product regulation optional
  • optional, not held cost management optional
  • optional, not held crane load charts optional
  • optional, not held energy efficiency optional
  • optional, not held answer requests for quotation optional
  • optional, not held apply wood finishes optional
  • optional, not held building codes optional
  • optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
  • optional, not held manage contracts optional
  • optional, not held negotiate supplier arrangements optional
  • optional, not held plan scaffolding optional
  • optional, not held provide first aid optional
  • optional, not held provide technical expertise optional
  • optional, not held recruit employees optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
18 held skills the concrete finisher supervisor role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply spray foam insulation skill
  • not needed by the target role check mixer capability skill
  • not needed by the target role clean wood surface skill
  • not needed by the target role discharge cement skill
  • not needed by the target role feed hoppers skill
  • not needed by the target role install insulation blocks skill
  • not needed by the target role keep heavy construction equipment in good condition skill
  • not needed by the target role operate road roller skill
  • not needed by the target role react to events in time-critical environments skill
  • not needed by the target role recognise signs of corrosion skill
  • not needed by the target role report defective manufacturing materials skill
  • not needed by the target role rig loads skill
  • not needed by the target role set up reinforcing steel skill
  • not needed by the target role set up temporary construction site infrastructure skill
  • not needed by the target role sort waste skill
  • not needed by the target role tie reinforcing steel skill
  • not needed by the target role transport construction supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role types of concrete pumps 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
  • optional, not held construction product regulation optional
  • optional, not held cost management optional
  • optional, not held crane load charts optional
  • optional, not held energy efficiency optional
  • optional, not held building codes optional
  • optional, not held energy performance of buildings 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.