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

gas production engineertogas processing plant supervisor

A gas production engineer already meets 52% of what the gas processing plant supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From gas production engineer
52%
Overlap1
To gas processing plant supervisor
17 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
50.4 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

52%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

50.4/ 100

1 Share of the gas processing plant supervisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the gas production 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.

Why

Why this move works

A gas processing plant supervisor role treats 10 of its required skills as things a gas production engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • ensure correct gas pressure
  • ensure equipment maintenance
  • fuel gas
  • gas contaminant removal processes
  • gas dehydration processes
  • operate gas extraction equipment

What stands in the way is 5 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 processing plant supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a gas production engineer 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 operate gas extraction equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held test gas purity working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 17 carried skills, including the 10 the gas processing plant supervisor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 missing skills fall into 9 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 2 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held document analysis results required
  • required, not held monitor valves required
  • optional, not held monitor stock level optional
  • optional, not held manage manufacturing documentation optional
  • optional, not held monitor manufacturing impact optional
  • optional, not held write batch record documentation optional
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held tend compressor engine required
  • optional, not held operate pumping equipment optional
  • optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
  • optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
  • optional, not held read gas meter optional
03 handling and moving 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held handle gas cylinders required
  • optional, not held apply liquid chromatography optional
  • optional, not held manage waste optional
  • optional, not held prepare chemical samples optional
04 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held schedule production required
05 assisting and caring 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held comply with pipeline transport regulations optional
  • optional, not held ensure stock storage safety optional
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held agree on repair arrangements optional
  • optional, not held resolve equipment malfunctions optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a gas processing plant supervisor 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 correct gas pressure skill
  • already held ensure equipment maintenance skill
  • already held fuel gas knowledge
  • already held gas contaminant removal processes knowledge
  • already held gas dehydration processes knowledge
  • already held operate gas extraction equipment skill
  • already held optimise production processes parameters skill
  • already held test chemical samples skill
  • already held test gas purity skill
  • already held use chemical analysis equipment skill
  • already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
  • already held gas chromatography knowledge
  • already held manage chemical testing procedures skill
  • already held natural gas knowledge
  • already held natural gas liquids fractionation processes knowledge
  • already held natural gas liquids recovery processes knowledge
  • already held operate hydrogen extraction equipment skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held gas market optional
  • optional, not held types of pipelines optional
08 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held inspect pipelines optional
09 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use chromatography software optional
19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held agree on repair arrangements optional
  • optional, not held apply liquid chromatography optional
  • optional, not held comply with pipeline transport regulations optional
  • optional, not held ensure stock storage safety optional
  • optional, not held gas market optional
  • optional, not held inspect pipelines optional
  • optional, not held monitor stock level optional
  • optional, not held operate pumping equipment optional
  • optional, not held types of pipelines optional
  • optional, not held use chromatography software optional
  • optional, not held manage manufacturing documentation optional
  • optional, not held manage waste optional
  • optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
  • optional, not held monitor manufacturing impact optional
  • optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
  • optional, not held prepare chemical samples optional
  • optional, not held read gas meter optional
  • optional, not held resolve equipment malfunctions optional
  • optional, not held write batch record documentation optional
17 held skills the gas processing plant supervisor role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adjust engineering designs skill
  • not needed by the target role approve engineering design skill
  • not needed by the target role design natural gas processing systems skill
  • not needed by the target role design utility equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role develop scientific research protocols skill
  • not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role gas consumption knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hydraulic fracturing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role industrial engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor utility equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role perform scientific research skill
  • not needed by the target role production processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role technical drawings knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use technical drawing software skill
  • not needed by the target role wear appropriate protective gear 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
  • optional, not held gas market optional
  • optional, not held types of pipelines optional
Index
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.