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

environmental engineertohazardous waste inspector

A environmental engineer already meets 46% of what the hazardous waste inspector role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From environmental engineer
46%
Overlap1
To hazardous waste inspector
14 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
53.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

46%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

53.8/ 100

1 Share of the hazardous waste inspector role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the environmental 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.

Why

Why this move works

A hazardous waste inspector role treats 7 of its required skills as things a environmental engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • advise on waste management procedures
  • carry out environmental audits
  • hazardous waste storage
  • hazardous waste treatment
  • hazardous waste types
  • inspect compliance with hazardous waste regulations

What stands in the way is 7 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 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A hazardous waste inspector role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a environmental engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held inspect compliance with hazardous waste regulations information skills
  • already held develop hazardous waste management strategies management skills
  • already held hazardous waste treatment services
  • already held develop environmental remediation strategies management skills
  • already held advise on environmental remediation communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held hazardous waste types services

All 14 carried skills, including the 7 the hazardous waste inspector role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 missing skills fall into 5 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held educate on hazardous waste required
  • required, not held write inspection reports required
  • optional, not held educate on recycling regulations optional
  • optional, not held train staff on waste management optional
  • optional, not held liaise with industrial professionals optional
  • optional, not held report on environmental issues optional
02 services 2 required
  • required, not held hazardous materials transportation required
  • required, not held waste management required
03 information skills 1 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held inspect waste disposal facilities required
  • optional, not held inspect freight optional
  • optional, not held inspect recycling procedures optional
  • optional, not held investigate pollution optional
  • optional, not held report pollution incidents optional
  • optional, not held monitor legislation developments optional
04 assisting and caring 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations required
  • optional, not held assess environmental impact optional
  • optional, not held implement environmental protection measures optional
  • optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional
05 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held quality assurance procedures required
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a hazardous waste inspector 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 14 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held advise on waste management procedures skill
  • already held carry out environmental audits skill
  • already held hazardous waste storage knowledge
  • already held hazardous waste treatment knowledge
  • already held hazardous waste types knowledge
  • already held inspect compliance with hazardous waste regulations skill
  • already held inspect industrial equipment skill
  • already held advise on environmental remediation skill
  • already held advise on pollution prevention skill
  • already held analyse environmental data skill
  • already held develop environmental remediation strategies skill
  • already held develop hazardous waste management strategies skill
  • already held pollution legislation knowledge
  • already held pollution prevention knowledge
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held educate on recycling regulations optional
  • optional, not held inspect freight optional
  • optional, not held inspect recycling procedures optional
  • optional, not held investigate pollution optional
  • optional, not held report pollution incidents optional
  • optional, not held train staff on waste management optional
  • optional, not held assess environmental impact optional
  • optional, not held implement environmental protection measures optional
  • optional, not held liaise with industrial professionals optional
  • optional, not held monitor legislation developments optional
  • optional, not held report on environmental issues optional
  • optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional
69 held skills the hazardous waste inspector role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role Internet of Things knowledge
  • not needed by the target role abide by regulations on banned materials skill
  • not needed by the target role address public health issues skill
  • not needed by the target role adjust engineering designs skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on mining environmental issues skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse big data skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse energy consumption skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse information processes skill
  • not needed by the target role approve engineering design skill
  • not needed by the target role assess the life cycle of resources skill
  • not needed by the target role augmented reality knowledge
  • not needed by the target role biology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role business intelligence knowledge
  • not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role circular economy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role civil engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role cloud technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role coastal management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role collect samples for analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct environmental surveys skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct field work skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct quality control analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct quantitative research skill
  • not needed by the target role consumer protection knowledge
  • not needed by the target role cyber security knowledge
  • not needed by the target role data storage knowledge
  • not needed by the target role design strategies for nuclear emergencies skill
  • not needed by the target role develop non-hazardous waste management strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role ecosystem management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role energy efficiency 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 safety legislation skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure material compliance skill
  • not needed by the target role environmental design knowledge
  • not needed by the target role environmental engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role environmental policy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ethics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hydrology knowledge

29 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 hazardous materials transportation required
  • required, not held quality assurance procedures required
  • required, not held waste management required
Index

Other moves recorded from environmental engineer

Full index of moves from environmental engineer

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.