Table 1Transition record

forestry equipment operatortoforestry machinery technician

A forestry equipment operator already meets 29% of what the forestry machinery technician role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From forestry equipment operator

29%

Overlap1

To forestry machinery technician

8 Skills carried over

13 Required, not held

69 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 69

This move: 69 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the forestry machinery technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the forestry equipment operator 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A forestry machinery technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a forestry equipment operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held drive timber machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held operate forestry machinery working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held maintain forestry equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held maintain edged hand tools handling and moving
already held report to the team leader information skills
already held de-limb trees handling and moving

All 8 carried skills, including the 5 the forestry machinery technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 missing skills fall into 11 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 working with computers 3 required

required, not held analyse ICT system required
required, not held debug software required
required, not held solve ICT system problems required

02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 required

required, not held repair ICT devices required
required, not held manoeuvre heavy trucks required
required, not held repair equipment on site required

03 constructing 2 required

required, not held maintain mechanical equipment required
required, not held operate soldering equipment required

04 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held use technical documentation required

optional, not held carry out forestry related measurements optional
optional, not held carry out work related calculations in agriculture optional

05 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held apply health and safety standards required

optional, not held pay attention to safety while performing forestry operations optional

06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required

required, not held mechanical components of vehicles required

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a forestry machinery technician 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 8 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held de-limb trees skill
already held drive timber machine skill
already held maintain forestry equipment skill
already held operate forestry machinery skill
already held report to the team leader skill
already held maintain edged hand tools skill
already held provide first aid skill
already held report pollution incidents skill

The 5 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 handling and moving 1 required

required, not held use power tools required

08 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required

required, not held industrial software required

09 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 supplementary

optional, not held forestry regulations optional

10 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held work in a forestry team optional

11 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held manage time in forestry optional

6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held carry out forestry related measurements optional
optional, not held carry out work related calculations in agriculture optional
optional, not held forestry regulations optional
optional, not held manage time in forestry optional
optional, not held pay attention to safety while performing forestry operations optional
optional, not held work in a forestry team optional

38 held skills the forestry machinery technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on timber harvest skill
not needed by the target role advise on timber-based products skill
not needed by the target role agronomy knowledge
not needed by the target role assess felled timber quality skill
not needed by the target role assess felled timber volume skill
not needed by the target role attach protective attachments to timber piles skill
not needed by the target role carry out routine maintenance of wood cutting machinery skill
not needed by the target role comply with timber trade code of conduct skill
not needed by the target role drive agricultural machines skill
not needed by the target role extract coppice skill
not needed by the target role fell trees skill
not needed by the target role forecast timber production skill
not needed by the target role forecast workload skill
not needed by the target role forest conservation knowledge
not needed by the target role forest ecology knowledge
not needed by the target role harvest timber skill
not needed by the target role identify trees to fell skill
not needed by the target role improve timber stands skill
not needed by the target role inspect timber skill
not needed by the target role limit load to prevent damage skill
not needed by the target role load timber onto a skidder skill
not needed by the target role maintain forest inventory skill
not needed by the target role maintain the security of machinery skill
not needed by the target role manage logs segregation and stacking skill
not needed by the target role minimise environmental impact on the surrounding area skill
not needed by the target role minimize risks in tree operations skill
not needed by the target role operate GPS systems skill
not needed by the target role prepare emergency treework operations skill
not needed by the target role process arisings from treework operations skill
not needed by the target role process timber using hand-fed machinery skill
not needed by the target role reforestation knowledge
not needed by the target role select tree felling methods skill
not needed by the target role sharpen edged tools skill
not needed by the target role spray pesticides skill
not needed by the target role timber products knowledge
not needed by the target role use ICT systems skill
not needed by the target role use hand tools for forestry work skill
not needed by the target role work independently in forestry services skill

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 mechanical components of vehicles required
required, not held industrial software required
optional, not held forestry regulations optional

Index

Other moves recorded from forestry equipment operator

Full index of moves from forestry equipment operator

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.