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

decontamination workertoradiation protection technician

A decontamination worker already meets 38% of what the radiation protection technician role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From decontamination worker
38%
Overlap1
To radiation protection technician
16 Skills carried over
12 Required, not held
60.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

38%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

60.3/ 100

1 Share of the radiation protection technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the decontamination 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.

Why

Why this move works

A radiation protection technician role treats 5 of its required skills as things a decontamination worker already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • hazardous waste treatment
  • health, safety and hygiene legislation
  • radiation protection
  • radioactive contamination
  • wear appropriate protective gear

What stands in the way is 12 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 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A radiation protection technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a decontamination worker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held assist people in contaminated areas assisting and caring
  • already held remove contaminated materials handling and moving
  • already held investigate contamination information skills
  • already held hazardous materials transportation services
  • already held perform demarcation constructing
  • already held remove contaminants handling and moving

All 16 carried skills, including the 5 the radiation protection technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 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 information skills 3 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held calculate exposure to radiation required
  • required, not held monitor radiation levels required
  • required, not held perform risk analysis required
  • optional, not held document survey operations optional
  • optional, not held inspect compliance with hazardous waste regulations optional
  • optional, not held test safety strategies optional
02 assisting and caring 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations required
  • required, not held use personal protection equipment required
  • optional, not held follow nuclear plant safety precautions optional
03 management skills 2 required
  • required, not held develop hazardous waste management strategies required
  • required, not held develop radiation protection strategies required
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held instruct employees on radiation protection required
  • optional, not held advise on pollution prevention optional
05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held nuclear reprocessing required
  • optional, not held pollution prevention optional
06 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held monitor nuclear power plant systems required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a radiation protection technician 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 16 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held hazardous waste treatment knowledge
  • already held health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
  • already held radiation protection knowledge
  • already held radioactive contamination knowledge
  • already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
  • already held assess contamination skill
  • already held assist people in contaminated areas skill
  • already held avoid contamination skill
  • already held contamination exposure regulations knowledge
  • already held dispose of hazardous waste skill
  • already held hazardous materials transportation knowledge
  • already held hazardous waste storage knowledge
  • already held investigate contamination skill
  • already held perform demarcation skill
  • already held remove contaminants skill
  • already held remove contaminated materials skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 education 1 required
  • required, not held metrology required
08 services 1 required
  • required, not held hazardous waste types required
09 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held monitor disposal of radioactive substances optional
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held document survey operations optional
  • optional, not held follow nuclear plant safety precautions optional
  • optional, not held advise on pollution prevention optional
  • optional, not held inspect compliance with hazardous waste regulations optional
  • optional, not held monitor disposal of radioactive substances optional
  • optional, not held pollution prevention optional
  • optional, not held test safety strategies optional
15 held skills the radiation protection technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on soil and water protection skill
  • not needed by the target role cleaning industry health and safety measures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role decontamination techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role disinfect surfaces skill
  • not needed by the target role document analysis results skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure operability of protective equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
  • not needed by the target role handle chemical cleaning agents skill
  • not needed by the target role identify damage to buildings skill
  • not needed by the target role report on building damage skill
  • not needed by the target role secure working area skill
  • not needed by the target role store contaminated materials skill
  • not needed by the target role tend asbestos blower skill
  • not needed by the target role test samples for pollutants 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 hazardous waste types required
  • required, not held metrology required
  • required, not held nuclear reprocessing required
  • optional, not held pollution prevention optional
Index

Other moves recorded from decontamination worker

Full index of moves from decontamination worker

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.