Table 1Transition record

hazardous waste techniciantohazardous materials inspector

A hazardous waste technician already meets 54% of what the hazardous materials inspector role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From hazardous waste technician

54%

Overlap1

To hazardous materials inspector

17 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

49.7 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

54%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

49.7/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the hazardous materials inspector role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the hazardous waste technician 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 12 of its required skills as things a hazardous waste technician 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 6 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 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 technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held educate on hazardous waste communication, collaboration and creativity
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

All 17 carried skills, including the 12 the hazardous materials inspector role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 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 assisting and caring 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held ensure appropriate packaging of dangerous goods required
required, not held revise certifications for dangerous good transportation required
required, not held implement environmental protection measures required

optional, not held carry out environmental audits optional
optional, not held select hazard control optional

02 information skills 2 required, 3 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 monitor legislation developments optional
optional, not held test safety strategies optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held advise on chemical use reduction required

optional, not held educate on recycling regulations optional
optional, not held train staff on waste management optional
optional, not held advise on pollution prevention optional
optional, not held educate on emergency management optional
optional, not held train staff on recycling programs optional

04 business, administration and law 2 supplementary

optional, not held import export regulations of dangerous chemicals optional
optional, not held waste transport legislation optional

05 management skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held develop contingency plans for emergencies optional
optional, not held develop recycling programs optional

06 services 2 supplementary

optional, not held hazardous freight regulations optional
optional, not held hazards associated with loading dangerous goods optional

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 17 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 inspect compliance with hazardous waste regulations skill
already held pollution prevention knowledge
already held radioactive contamination knowledge
already held waste and scrap products knowledge
already held waste management knowledge
already held educate on hazardous waste skill
already held issue licences skill
already held pollution legislation knowledge
already held radiation protection knowledge
already held wear appropriate protective gear skill

16 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 educate on recycling regulations 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 train staff on waste management optional
optional, not held advise on pollution prevention optional
optional, not held carry out environmental audits optional
optional, not held educate on emergency management optional
optional, not held hazards associated with loading dangerous goods optional
optional, not held monitor legislation developments 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

36 held skills the hazardous materials inspector role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role assess contamination skill
not needed by the target role assess waste type skill
not needed by the target role avoid contamination skill
not needed by the target role characteristics of waste knowledge
not needed by the target role clean up spilled oil skill
not needed by the target role collect industrial waste skill
not needed by the target role collect samples for analysis skill
not needed by the target role contamination exposure regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role decontamination techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role develop radiation protection strategies skill
not needed by the target role dispose of hazardous waste skill
not needed by the target role document analysis results skill
not needed by the target role drain hazardous liquids skill
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations skill
not needed by the target role establish waste collection routes skill
not needed by the target role follow nuclear plant safety precautions skill
not needed by the target role follow standards for machinery safety skill
not needed by the target role heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts knowledge
not needed by the target role hydraulics knowledge
not needed by the target role instruct employees on radiation protection skill
not needed by the target role maintain recycling records skill
not needed by the target role maintain waste collection records skill
not needed by the target role monitor disposal of radioactive substances skill
not needed by the target role monitor radiation levels skill
not needed by the target role operate recycling processing equipment skill
not needed by the target role pneumatics knowledge
not needed by the target role radiochemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role read maps skill
not needed by the target role remove contaminants skill
not needed by the target role remove contaminated materials skill
not needed by the target role report pollution incidents skill
not needed by the target role respond to nuclear emergencies skill
not needed by the target role sort waste skill
not needed by the target role store contaminated materials skill
not needed by the target role test electrical equipment skill
not needed by the target role test samples for pollutants skill

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

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 waste transport legislation optional

Index

Other moves recorded from hazardous waste technician

Full index of moves from hazardous waste technician

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.