Table 1Transition record

gas processing plant supervisortogas production engineer

A gas processing plant supervisor already meets 45% of what the gas production engineer role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From gas processing plant supervisor

45%

Overlap1

To gas production engineer

17 Skills carried over

13 Required, not held

57.6 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

45%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

57.6/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the gas production engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the gas processing plant supervisor 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 gas production engineer role treats 9 of its required skills as things a gas processing plant supervisor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

ensure compliance with environmental legislation
fuel gas
gas chromatography
gas contaminant removal processes
gas dehydration processes
natural gas

What stands in the way is 13 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 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A gas production engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a gas processing plant supervisor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held gas dehydration processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held natural gas liquids fractionation processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held gas contaminant removal processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held natural gas liquids recovery processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held test gas purity working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held operate gas extraction equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 17 carried skills, including the 9 the gas production engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 7 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held engineering processes required
required, not held hydraulic fracturing required
required, not held engineering principles required
required, not held industrial engineering required
required, not held manufacturing processes required
required, not held production processes required
required, not held technical drawings required

optional, not held gas consumption optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required

required, not held design natural gas processing systems required
required, not held design utility equipment required
required, not held adjust engineering designs required
required, not held approve engineering design required

03 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held perform scientific research required

optional, not held develop scientific research protocols optional

04 working with computers 1 required

required, not held use technical drawing software required

05 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional

06 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held monitor utility equipment optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a gas production engineer 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 17 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
already held fuel gas knowledge
already held gas chromatography knowledge
already held gas contaminant removal processes knowledge
already held gas dehydration processes knowledge
already held natural gas knowledge
already held natural gas liquids fractionation processes knowledge
already held natural gas liquids recovery processes knowledge
already held test gas purity skill
already held ensure correct gas pressure skill
already held ensure equipment maintenance skill
already held manage chemical testing procedures skill
already held operate gas extraction equipment skill
already held operate hydrogen extraction equipment skill
already held optimise production processes parameters skill
already held test chemical samples skill
already held use chemical analysis equipment skill

4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held gas consumption optional
optional, not held monitor utility equipment optional
optional, not held develop scientific research protocols optional
optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional

24 held skills the gas production engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role agree on repair arrangements skill
not needed by the target role apply liquid chromatography skill
not needed by the target role comply with pipeline transport regulations skill
not needed by the target role document analysis results skill
not needed by the target role ensure stock storage safety skill
not needed by the target role gas market knowledge
not needed by the target role handle gas cylinders skill
not needed by the target role inspect pipelines skill
not needed by the target role manage manufacturing documentation skill
not needed by the target role manage waste skill
not needed by the target role monitor automated machines skill
not needed by the target role monitor manufacturing impact skill
not needed by the target role monitor stock level skill
not needed by the target role monitor valves skill
not needed by the target role operate pumping equipment skill
not needed by the target role perform minor repairs to equipment skill
not needed by the target role prepare chemical samples skill
not needed by the target role read gas meter skill
not needed by the target role resolve equipment malfunctions skill
not needed by the target role schedule production skill
not needed by the target role tend compressor engine skill
not needed by the target role types of pipelines knowledge
not needed by the target role use chromatography software skill
not needed by the target role write batch record documentation skill

8 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 engineering processes required
required, not held hydraulic fracturing required
required, not held engineering principles required
required, not held industrial engineering required
required, not held manufacturing processes required
required, not held production processes required
required, not held technical drawings required
optional, not held gas consumption optional

Index

Other moves recorded from gas processing plant supervisor

Full index of moves from gas processing plant supervisor

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.