Table 1Transition record

environmental techniciantoair pollution analyst

A environmental technician already meets 39% of what the air pollution analyst role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From environmental technician

39%

Overlap1

To air pollution analyst

10 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

59.7 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 59.7

This move: 59.7 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the air pollution analyst role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the environmental technician 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A air pollution analyst role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a environmental technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held advise on carbon emissions reduction communication, collaboration and creativity
already held advise on chemical use reduction communication, collaboration and creativity
already held report on environmental issues communication, collaboration and creativity
already held test samples for pollutants information skills
already held collect samples handling and moving
already held pollution legislation business, administration and law

All 10 carried skills, including the 7 the air pollution analyst role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 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.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 information skills 4 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held measure pollution required
required, not held perform environmental investigations required
required, not held apply scientific methods required
required, not held manage air quality required

optional, not held collect geological data optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held liaise with local authorities required
required, not held troubleshoot required
required, not held write production reports required

optional, not held conduct inter-shift communication optional
optional, not held train employees optional

03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held urban pollution implications required
required, not held emission standards required

optional, not held impact of meteorological phenomena on mining operations optional

04 handling and moving 1 required

required, not held work with chemicals required

05 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held address public health issues optional

06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held mathematics optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a air pollution analyst 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 10 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held chemistry knowledge
already held collect samples skill
already held electronics knowledge
already held pollution legislation knowledge
already held pollution prevention knowledge
already held report on environmental issues skill
already held test samples for pollutants skill
already held advise on carbon emissions reduction skill
already held advise on chemical use reduction skill
already held assess environmental impact skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held health and safety regulations optional

08 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held use technical drawing software optional

8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held collect geological data optional
optional, not held conduct inter-shift communication optional
optional, not held impact of meteorological phenomena on mining operations optional
optional, not held address public health issues optional
optional, not held health and safety regulations optional
optional, not held mathematics optional
optional, not held train employees optional
optional, not held use technical drawing software optional

59 held skills the air pollution analyst role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role Internet of Things knowledge
not needed by the target role advise on environmental remediation skill
not needed by the target role advise on environmental risk management systems skill
not needed by the target role advise on pollution prevention skill
not needed by the target role advise on soil and water protection skill
not needed by the target role alternative energy knowledge
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 experimental laboratory data skill
not needed by the target role analyse information processes skill
not needed by the target role apply numeracy skills skill
not needed by the target role apply statistical analysis techniques skill
not needed by the target role assess contamination skill
not needed by the target role avoid contamination skill
not needed by the target role biological chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role cloud technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role collect samples for analysis skill
not needed by the target role communicate with external laboratories skill
not needed by the target role conduct environmental site assessments skill
not needed by the target role contamination exposure regulations 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 thinking knowledge
not needed by the target role develop environmental remediation strategies skill
not needed by the target role develop scientific research protocols skill
not needed by the target role document analysis results skill
not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role energy efficiency knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role habitat restoration knowledge
not needed by the target role human-robot collaboration knowledge
not needed by the target role implement environmental action plans skill
not needed by the target role investigate contamination skill
not needed by the target role investigate pollution skill
not needed by the target role laboratory techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role listen actively skill
not needed by the target role machine learning knowledge
not needed by the target role metrology knowledge

19 further entries not listed here

5 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 urban pollution implications required
required, not held emission standards required
optional, not held impact of meteorological phenomena on mining operations optional
optional, not held health and safety regulations optional
optional, not held mathematics optional

Index

Other moves recorded from environmental technician

Full index of moves from environmental technician

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.