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

forest workertotree surgeon

A forest worker already meets 42% of what the tree surgeon role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From forest worker
42%
Overlap1
To tree surgeon
10 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
55.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

42%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

55.2/ 100

1 Share of the tree surgeon role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the forest worker 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 tree surgeon role treats 5 of its required skills as things a forest worker already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • carry out aerial tree rigging
  • climb trees
  • de-limb trees
  • execute disease and pest control activities
  • perform tree thinning

What stands in the way is 6 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A tree surgeon role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a forest worker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held carry out aerial tree rigging constructing
  • already held control tree diseases handling and moving
  • already held perform tree thinning handling and moving
  • already held operate forestry equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held assist tree identification handling and moving
  • already held nurse trees handling and moving

All 10 carried skills, including the 5 the tree surgeon role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 missing skills fall into 7 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 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held protect trees required
  • required, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights required
  • optional, not held conserve forests optional
02 information skills 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held minimize risks in tree operations required
  • optional, not held analyse tree population optional
  • optional, not held estimate damage optional
  • optional, not held inspect trees optional
  • optional, not held measure trees optional
03 handling and moving 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held operate chainsaw required
  • optional, not held monitor tree health optional
  • optional, not held fell trees optional
  • optional, not held identify trees to fell optional
04 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 required
  • required, not held tree preservation and conservation required
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held advise on tree issues required
06 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held select tree felling methods optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a tree surgeon 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 carry out aerial tree rigging skill
  • already held climb trees skill
  • already held de-limb trees skill
  • already held execute disease and pest control activities skill
  • already held perform tree thinning skill
  • already held assist tree identification skill
  • already held control tree diseases skill
  • already held maintain forestry equipment skill
  • already held nurse trees skill
  • already held operate forestry equipment skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held forest ecology optional
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held analyse tree population optional
  • optional, not held conserve forests optional
  • optional, not held estimate damage optional
  • optional, not held monitor tree health optional
  • optional, not held select tree felling methods optional
  • optional, not held fell trees optional
  • optional, not held forest ecology optional
  • optional, not held identify trees to fell optional
  • optional, not held inspect trees optional
  • optional, not held measure trees optional
26 held skills the tree surgeon role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role act with a high level of safety awareness skill
  • not needed by the target role adapt to changes in forestry skill
  • not needed by the target role agroforestry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role animal hunting knowledge
  • not needed by the target role assist forest survey crew skill
  • not needed by the target role build fences skill
  • not needed by the target role develop forestry strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role habitat restoration knowledge
  • not needed by the target role handle forest products skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain camping facilities skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain the trails skill
  • not needed by the target role make decisions regarding forestry management skill
  • not needed by the target role manage forest fires skill
  • not needed by the target role pay attention to safety while performing forestry operations skill
  • not needed by the target role perform pest control skill
  • not needed by the target role perform weed control operations skill
  • not needed by the target role plant green plants skill
  • not needed by the target role plant trees skill
  • not needed by the target role pollution prevention knowledge
  • not needed by the target role put up signs skill
  • not needed by the target role reforestation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role report pollution incidents skill
  • not needed by the target role safeguard biodiversity skill
  • not needed by the target role spray pesticides skill
  • not needed by the target role sustainable forest management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role work independently in forestry services skill
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 tree preservation and conservation required
  • optional, not held forest ecology optional
Index

Other moves recorded from forest worker

Full index of moves from forest worker

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.