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

environmental engineertoindustrial waste inspector

A environmental engineer already meets 39% of what the industrial waste inspector role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From environmental engineer
39%
Overlap1
To industrial waste inspector
14 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
59 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 59

This move: 59 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the industrial 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.

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 industrial 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 develop non-hazardous waste management strategies management skills
  • already held inspect compliance with hazardous waste regulations information skills
  • already held develop hazardous waste management strategies management skills
  • already held develop environmental remediation strategies management skills
  • already held hazardous waste treatment services
  • already held hazardous waste types services

All 14 carried skills, including the 4 the industrial waste inspector role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 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 4 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held issue penalties to violators of the sanitation code required
  • required, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation required
  • required, not held ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations required
  • required, not held manage health and safety standards required
  • optional, not held issue licences optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held write inspection reports required
  • optional, not held communicate with external laboratories optional
  • optional, not held investigate complaints about improper waste handling optional
  • optional, not held provide advice on breaches of regulation optional
03 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held quality assurance procedures required
04 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held label samples required
05 services 1 required
  • required, not held waste management required
06 information skills 7 supplementary
  • optional, not held review waste-treatment facilities construction plans optional
  • optional, not held measure water quality parameters optional
  • optional, not held test samples for pollutants optional
  • optional, not held inspect sewers optional
  • optional, not held inspect waste disposal facilities optional
  • optional, not held lead inspections optional
  • optional, not held record test data optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a industrial 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 chemistry knowledge
  • already held collect samples for analysis skill
  • already held environmental engineering knowledge
  • already held environmental legislation knowledge
  • already held advise on waste management procedures skill
  • already held biology knowledge
  • already held develop environmental remediation strategies skill
  • already held develop hazardous waste management strategies skill
  • already held develop non-hazardous waste management strategies 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 perform laboratory tests skill
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held review waste-treatment facilities construction plans optional
  • optional, not held measure water quality parameters optional
  • optional, not held test samples for pollutants optional
  • optional, not held communicate with external laboratories optional
  • optional, not held inspect sewers optional
  • optional, not held inspect waste disposal facilities optional
  • optional, not held investigate complaints about improper waste handling optional
  • optional, not held issue licences optional
  • optional, not held lead inspections optional
  • optional, not held provide advice on breaches of regulation optional
  • optional, not held record test data optional
69 held skills the industrial 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 environmental remediation skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on mining environmental issues skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on pollution prevention 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 environmental data 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 business intelligence knowledge
  • not needed by the target role carry out environmental audits skill
  • 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 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 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 policy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ethics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hydrology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role implement traceability systems skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect industrial equipment skill

29 further entries not listed here

2 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 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.