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

hazardous waste inspectortohazardous materials inspector

A hazardous waste inspector already meets 54% of what the hazardous materials inspector role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From hazardous waste inspector
54%
Overlap1
To hazardous materials inspector
19 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
50.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

54%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

50.1/ 100

1 Share of the hazardous materials inspector role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the hazardous waste 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 hazardous materials inspector role treats 11 of its required skills as things a hazardous waste inspector already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • advise on waste management procedures
  • develop hazardous waste management strategies
  • ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations
  • hazardous materials transportation
  • hazardous waste storage
  • hazardous waste treatment

What stands in the way is 7 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 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A hazardous materials inspector role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a hazardous waste inspector background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held educate on hazardous waste communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held train staff on waste management communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held inspect compliance with hazardous waste regulations information skills
  • already held educate on recycling regulations communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held hazardous materials transportation services
  • already held develop hazardous waste management strategies management skills

All 19 carried skills, including the 11 the hazardous materials inspector role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 missing skills fall into 8 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, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure appropriate packaging of dangerous goods required
  • required, not held revise certifications for dangerous good transportation required
  • optional, not held issue licences optional
  • optional, not held select hazard control optional
02 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure material compliance required
  • required, not held perform risk analysis required
  • optional, not held inspect hazardous freight in accordance with regulations optional
  • optional, not held test safety strategies optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held advise on chemical use reduction required
  • optional, not held educate on emergency management optional
  • optional, not held train staff on recycling programs optional
04 services 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held waste and scrap products required
  • optional, not held hazardous freight regulations optional
  • optional, not held hazards associated with loading dangerous goods optional
05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held radioactive contamination required
06 business, administration and law 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held import export regulations of dangerous chemicals optional
  • optional, not held waste transport legislation optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a hazardous materials inspector 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 19 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held advise on waste management procedures skill
  • already held develop hazardous waste management strategies skill
  • already held ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations skill
  • already held hazardous materials transportation knowledge
  • already held hazardous waste storage knowledge
  • already held hazardous waste treatment knowledge
  • already held hazardous waste types knowledge
  • already held implement environmental protection measures skill
  • already held inspect compliance with hazardous waste regulations skill
  • already held pollution prevention knowledge
  • already held waste management knowledge
  • already held advise on pollution prevention skill
  • already held carry out environmental audits skill
  • already held educate on hazardous waste skill
  • already held educate on recycling regulations skill
  • already held monitor legislation developments skill
  • already held pollution legislation knowledge
  • already held train staff on waste management skill
  • already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 management skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held develop contingency plans for emergencies optional
  • optional, not held develop recycling programs optional
08 health and welfare 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held radiation protection optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held develop contingency plans for emergencies optional
  • optional, not held develop recycling programs optional
  • optional, not held hazardous freight regulations optional
  • optional, not held import export regulations of dangerous chemicals optional
  • optional, not held inspect hazardous freight in accordance with regulations optional
  • optional, not held educate on emergency management optional
  • optional, not held hazards associated with loading dangerous goods optional
  • optional, not held issue licences optional
  • optional, not held radiation protection optional
  • optional, not held select hazard control optional
  • optional, not held test safety strategies optional
  • optional, not held train staff on recycling programs optional
  • optional, not held waste transport legislation optional
14 held skills the hazardous materials inspector role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on environmental remediation skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse environmental data skill
  • not needed by the target role assess environmental impact skill
  • not needed by the target role develop environmental remediation strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect freight skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect industrial equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect recycling procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect waste disposal facilities skill
  • not needed by the target role investigate pollution skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with industrial professionals skill
  • not needed by the target role quality assurance procedures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role report on environmental issues skill
  • not needed by the target role report pollution incidents skill
  • not needed by the target role write inspection reports skill
7 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 radioactive contamination required
  • required, not held waste and scrap products required
  • optional, not held hazardous freight regulations optional
  • optional, not held import export regulations of dangerous chemicals optional
  • optional, not held hazards associated with loading dangerous goods optional
  • optional, not held radiation protection optional
  • optional, not held waste transport legislation optional
Index

Other moves recorded from hazardous waste inspector

Full index of moves from hazardous waste 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.