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

concrete finishertorigger

A concrete finisher already meets 60% of what the rigger role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From concrete finisher
60%
Overlap1
To rigger
15 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
41.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

60%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

41.9/ 100

1 Share of the rigger 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 rigger role treats 11 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
  • follow safety procedures when working at heights
  • inspect construction supplies
  • interpret 2D plans
  • interpret 3D plans
  • keep heavy construction equipment in good condition

What stands in the way is 5 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 rigger 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 keep heavy construction equipment in good condition constructing
  • already held rig loads handling and moving
  • already held set up temporary construction site infrastructure constructing
  • already held react to events in time-critical environments communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held transport construction supplies handling and moving
  • already held interpret 2D plans information skills

All 15 carried skills, including the 11 the rigger role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 14 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 services 2 required
  • required, not held crane load charts required
  • required, not held rigging terminology required
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held secure heavy construction equipment required
  • optional, not held guide operation of heavy construction equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate mobile crane optional
  • optional, not held operate tower crane optional
  • optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held mechanical tools required
  • optional, not held electricity optional
04 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held inspect construction sites required
  • optional, not held keep personal administration optional
05 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held test soil load bearing capacity optional
06 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held set up tower crane optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a rigger 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 follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
  • already held follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
  • already held inspect construction supplies skill
  • already held interpret 2D plans skill
  • already held interpret 3D plans skill
  • already held keep heavy construction equipment in good condition skill
  • already held react to events in time-critical environments skill
  • already held rig loads skill
  • already held use safety equipment in construction skill
  • already held work ergonomically skill
  • already held work in a construction team skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held process incoming construction supplies skill
  • already held set up temporary construction site infrastructure skill
  • already held transport construction supplies skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use remote control equipment optional
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held guide operation of heavy construction equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate mobile crane optional
  • optional, not held test soil load bearing capacity optional
  • optional, not held electricity optional
  • optional, not held keep personal administration optional
  • optional, not held operate tower crane optional
  • optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
  • optional, not held set up tower crane optional
  • optional, not held use remote control equipment optional
34 held skills the rigger role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply finish to concrete skill
  • not needed by the target role apply proofing membranes skill
  • not needed by the target role apply spray foam insulation skill
  • not needed by the target role calculate needs for construction supplies 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 drive mobile heavy construction equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role feed hoppers skill
  • not needed by the target role guide concrete hose skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect concrete structures skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect supplied concrete skill
  • not needed by the target role install insulation blocks skill
  • not needed by the target role mix concrete skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor concrete curing process skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor stock level skill
  • not needed by the target role operate concrete mixer truck skill
  • not needed by the target role operate road roller skill
  • not needed by the target role order construction supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role place concrete forms skill
  • not needed by the target role plan surface slope skill
  • not needed by the target role pour concrete skill
  • not needed by the target role prevent damage to utility infrastructure skill
  • not needed by the target role recognise signs of corrosion skill
  • not needed by the target role remove concrete forms skill
  • not needed by the target role report defective manufacturing materials skill
  • not needed by the target role screed concrete skill
  • not needed by the target role set up reinforcing steel 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 types of concrete forms knowledge
  • not needed by the target role types of concrete pumps knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use measurement instruments skill
  • not needed by the target role use sander skill
4 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 crane load charts required
  • required, not held rigging terminology required
  • required, not held mechanical tools required
  • optional, not held electricity 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.