demolition supervisortodemolition worker
A demolition supervisor already meets 80% of what the demolition worker role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.
80%
23.7/ 100
1 Share of the demolition worker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the demolition 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 this move works
A demolition worker role treats 13 of its required skills as things a demolition supervisor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- demolish structures
- dispose of non-hazardous waste
- drive mobile heavy construction equipment
- follow health and safety procedures in construction
- mechanical tools
- operate heavy construction machinery without supervision
What stands in the way is 3 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 29 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A demolition worker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a demolition supervisor background worth leading with.
- already held demolish structures working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held operate wrecking ball working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held operate jackhammer handling and moving
- already held operate oxygen cutting torch working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held operate plasma cutting torch working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held perform selective demolition constructing
All 29 carried skills, including the 13 the demolition worker role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 8 missing skills fall into 6 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.
- required, not held keep heavy construction equipment in good condition required
- optional, not held set up temporary construction site infrastructure optional
- required, not held secure working area required
- required, not held transport construction supplies required
- optional, not held secure heavy construction equipment optional
- optional, not held tend asbestos blower optional
- optional, not held decontamination techniques optional
- optional, not held keep personal administration optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a demolition worker role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 transport construction supplies skill · sector specific
- 02 keep heavy construction equipment in good condition skill · cross sector
- 03 secure working area skill · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 29 skills that carry over
- already held demolish structures skill
- already held dispose of non-hazardous waste skill
- already held drive mobile heavy construction equipment skill
- already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
- already held mechanical tools knowledge
- already held operate heavy construction machinery without supervision skill
- already held operate jackhammer skill
- already held prevent damage to utility infrastructure skill
- already held react to events in time-critical environments skill
- already held recognise the hazards of dangerous goods skill
- already held use safety equipment in construction skill
- already held work ergonomically skill
- already held work in a construction team skill
- already held asbestos removal regulations knowledge
- already held demolition techniques knowledge
- already held dispose of hazardous waste skill
- already held excavation techniques knowledge
- already held follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
- already held guide operation of heavy construction equipment skill
- already held keep records of work progress skill
- already held operate excavator skill
- already held operate laser cutting equipment skill
- already held operate oxygen cutting torch skill
- already held operate plasma cutting torch skill
- already held operate wrecking ball skill
- already held perform selective demolition skill
- already held radiation protection knowledge
- already held rig loads skill
- already held sort waste skill
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held decontamination techniques optional
- optional, not held secure heavy construction equipment optional
- optional, not held set up temporary construction site infrastructure optional
- optional, not held tend asbestos blower optional
- optional, not held keep personal administration optional
22 held skills the demolition worker role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role construction product regulation knowledge
- not needed by the target role coordinate construction activities skill
- not needed by the target role cost management knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with construction project deadline skill
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations skill
- not needed by the target role ensure equipment availability skill
- not needed by the target role evaluate employees work skill
- not needed by the target role explosives knowledge
- not needed by the target role follow nuclear plant safety precautions skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
- not needed by the target role manage health and safety standards skill
- not needed by the target role nuclear energy knowledge
- not needed by the target role physics knowledge
- not needed by the target role plan resource allocation skill
- not needed by the target role plan shifts of employees skill
- not needed by the target role process incoming construction supplies skill
- not needed by the target role provide first aid skill
- not needed by the target role provide technical expertise skill
- not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
- not needed by the target role report defective manufacturing materials skill
- not needed by the target role supervise staff skill
- not needed by the target role train employees skill
1 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- optional, not held decontamination techniques optional
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.