Table 1Transition record

electric power generation engineertohydroelectric plant operator

A electric power generation engineer already meets 77% of what the hydroelectric plant operator role asks for. The move turns on 2 required skills not yet in the profile.

From electric power generation engineer

77%

Overlap1

To hydroelectric plant operator

18 Skills carried over

2 Required, not held

22.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 22.3

This move: 22.3 of 100 · adjacent

1 Share of the hydroelectric plant operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the electric power generation engineer 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 18 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A hydroelectric plant operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a electric power generation engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held hydroelectricity engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held operate hydraulic pumps working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held maintain hydraulic systems working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held monitor electric generators constructing
already held install hydraulic systems constructing
already held coordinate electricity generation communication, collaboration and creativity

All 18 carried skills, including the 10 the hydroelectric plant operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 7 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.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held apply health and safety standards required

02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required

required, not held environmental engineering required

03 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 supplementary

optional, not held hydrography optional
optional, not held climate change impact optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held carry out energy management of facilities optional

05 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held oversee power equipment operation optional

06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held adapt energy distribution schedules optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 2 entries a hydroelectric plant operator 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 18 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held electric current knowledge
already held electric generators knowledge
already held electrical power safety regulations knowledge
already held electricity knowledge
already held hydraulics knowledge
already held hydroelectricity knowledge
already held maintain hydraulic systems skill
already held monitor electric generators skill
already held operate hydraulic machinery controls skill
already held operate hydraulic pumps skill
already held coordinate electricity generation skill
already held develop strategies for electricity contingencies skill
already held electricity consumption knowledge
already held ensure equipment maintenance skill
already held ensure safety in electrical power operations skill
already held install hydraulic systems skill
already held renewable energy knowledge
already held respond to electrical power contingencies skill

5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held adapt energy distribution schedules optional
optional, not held hydrography optional
optional, not held oversee power equipment operation optional
optional, not held carry out energy management of facilities optional
optional, not held climate change impact optional

77 held skills the hydroelectric plant operator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role CAD software knowledge
not needed by the target role adjust engineering designs skill
not needed by the target role analyse big data skill
not needed by the target role analyse energy market trends skill
not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
not needed by the target role approve engineering design skill
not needed by the target role assemble sensors skill
not needed by the target role assess financial viability skill
not needed by the target role assess hydrogen production technologies skill
not needed by the target role battery chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role battery components knowledge
not needed by the target role battery fluids knowledge
not needed by the target role biogas energy knowledge
not needed by the target role business intelligence knowledge
not needed by the target role chemical products knowledge
not needed by the target role cloud technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role collaborate with designers skill
not needed by the target role coordinate communication within a team skill
not needed by the target role data analytics knowledge
not needed by the target role data mining knowledge
not needed by the target role data mining methods knowledge
not needed by the target role data storage knowledge
not needed by the target role design drawings knowledge
not needed by the target role design electric power systems skill
not needed by the target role design principles knowledge
not needed by the target role design utility equipment skill
not needed by the target role develop electricity distribution schedule skill
not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role electricity market knowledge
not needed by the target role energy knowledge
not needed by the target role energy market knowledge
not needed by the target role energy micro-generation technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with electricity distribution schedule skill
not needed by the target role execute software tests skill
not needed by the target role fuel gas knowledge
not needed by the target role information extraction knowledge
not needed by the target role information structure knowledge
not needed by the target role innovation processes knowledge

37 further entries not listed here

3 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 environmental engineering required
optional, not held hydrography optional
optional, not held climate change impact optional

Index

Other moves recorded from electric power generation engineer

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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.