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

hazardous materials inspectortoradiation protection technician

A hazardous materials inspector already meets 39% of what the radiation protection technician role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From hazardous materials inspector
39%
Overlap1
To radiation protection technician
13 Skills carried over
10 Required, not held
59.7 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

39%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

59.7/ 100

1 Share of the radiation protection technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the hazardous materials inspector 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 radiation protection technician role treats 7 of its required skills as things a hazardous materials inspector already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • develop hazardous waste management strategies
  • hazardous waste treatment
  • hazardous waste types
  • perform risk analysis
  • radiation protection
  • radioactive contamination

What stands in the way is 10 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A radiation protection technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a hazardous materials inspector background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held inspect compliance with hazardous waste regulations information skills
  • already held hazardous materials transportation services
  • already held radioactive contamination natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held develop hazardous waste management strategies management skills
  • already held hazardous waste treatment services
  • already held hazardous waste types services

All 13 carried skills, including the 7 the radiation protection technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 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 assisting and caring 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations required
  • required, not held use personal protection equipment required
  • optional, not held assist people in contaminated areas optional
  • optional, not held follow nuclear plant safety precautions optional
  • optional, not held avoid contamination optional
02 information skills 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held calculate exposure to radiation required
  • required, not held monitor radiation levels required
  • optional, not held document survey operations optional
  • optional, not held assess contamination optional
  • optional, not held investigate contamination optional
03 constructing 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held monitor nuclear power plant systems required
  • optional, not held perform demarcation optional
04 services 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation required
  • optional, not held contamination exposure regulations optional
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held instruct employees on radiation protection required
06 education 1 required
  • required, not held metrology required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a radiation protection 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 13 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held develop hazardous waste management strategies skill
  • already held hazardous waste treatment knowledge
  • already held hazardous waste types knowledge
  • already held perform risk analysis skill
  • already held radiation protection knowledge
  • already held radioactive contamination knowledge
  • already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
  • already held advise on pollution prevention skill
  • already held hazardous materials transportation knowledge
  • already held hazardous waste storage knowledge
  • already held inspect compliance with hazardous waste regulations skill
  • already held pollution prevention knowledge
  • already held test safety strategies skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held nuclear reprocessing required
08 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held develop radiation protection strategies required
09 handling and moving 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held remove contaminated materials optional
  • optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
  • optional, not held monitor disposal of radioactive substances optional
  • optional, not held remove contaminants optional
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held assist people in contaminated areas optional
  • optional, not held document survey operations optional
  • optional, not held follow nuclear plant safety precautions optional
  • optional, not held remove contaminated materials optional
  • optional, not held assess contamination optional
  • optional, not held avoid contamination optional
  • optional, not held contamination exposure regulations optional
  • optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
  • optional, not held investigate contamination optional
  • optional, not held monitor disposal of radioactive substances optional
  • optional, not held perform demarcation optional
  • optional, not held remove contaminants optional
26 held skills the radiation protection technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on chemical use reduction skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on waste management procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role carry out environmental audits skill
  • not needed by the target role develop contingency plans for emergencies skill
  • not needed by the target role develop recycling programs skill
  • not needed by the target role educate on emergency management skill
  • not needed by the target role educate on hazardous waste skill
  • not needed by the target role educate on recycling regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure appropriate packaging of dangerous goods skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure material compliance skill
  • not needed by the target role hazardous freight regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hazards associated with loading dangerous goods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role implement environmental protection measures skill
  • not needed by the target role import export regulations of dangerous chemicals knowledge
  • not needed by the target role inspect hazardous freight in accordance with regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role issue licences skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor legislation developments skill
  • not needed by the target role pollution legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role revise certifications for dangerous good transportation skill
  • not needed by the target role select hazard control skill
  • not needed by the target role train staff on recycling programs skill
  • not needed by the target role train staff on waste management skill
  • not needed by the target role waste and scrap products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role waste management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role waste transport legislation knowledge
4 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 health, safety and hygiene legislation required
  • required, not held metrology required
  • required, not held nuclear reprocessing required
  • optional, not held contamination exposure regulations optional
Index

Other moves recorded from hazardous materials inspector

Full index of moves from hazardous materials inspector

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.