drill operatortodesalination technician
A drill operator already meets 26% of what the desalination technician role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.
26%
66.6/ 100
1 Share of the desalination technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the drill operator 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 desalination technician role treats 3 of its required skills as things a drill operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- present reports
- work ergonomically
- write work-related reports
What stands in the way is 10 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A desalination technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a drill operator background worth leading with.
- already held chemistry natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held present reports communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held work ergonomically assisting and caring
- already held write work-related reports communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held mechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held train employees communication, collaboration and creativity
All 6 carried skills, including the 3 the desalination technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 14 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.
- required, not held maintain desalination control system required
- required, not held manage desalination control system required
- required, not held perform water treatment procedures required
- optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
- required, not held maintain records of mining operations required
- required, not held perform water testing procedures required
- required, not held troubleshoot required
- optional, not held conduct inter-shift communication optional
- required, not held apply health and safety standards required
- required, not held environmental legislation required
- required, not held collect samples required
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a desalination technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 collect samples skill · sector specific
- 02 maintain desalination control system skill · sector specific
- 03 maintain records of mining operations skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 6 skills that carry over
- already held present reports skill
- already held work ergonomically skill
- already held write work-related reports skill
- already held chemistry knowledge
- already held mechanics knowledge
- already held train employees skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- required, not held health and safety in the workplace required
- optional, not held biofilter systems optional
- optional, not held electricity optional
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held biofilter systems optional
- optional, not held conduct inter-shift communication optional
- optional, not held electricity optional
- optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
17 held skills the desalination technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role connect equipment to wellheads skill
- not needed by the target role evaluate employees work skill
- not needed by the target role follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
- not needed by the target role health and safety hazards underground knowledge
- not needed by the target role inspect pipelines skill
- not needed by the target role inspect water wells skill
- not needed by the target role install oil rig skill
- not needed by the target role keep task records skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
- not needed by the target role maintain circulation system skill
- not needed by the target role mine safety legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role monitor stock level skill
- not needed by the target role operate drilling equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate pumping equipment skill
- not needed by the target role plan shifts of employees skill
- not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
- not needed by the target role supervise worker safety 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.
- required, not held environmental legislation required
- required, not held health and safety in the workplace required
- optional, not held biofilter systems optional
- optional, not held electricity 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.