Table 1Transition record

liquid fuel engineertowell-digger

A liquid fuel engineer already meets 24% of what the well-digger role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From liquid fuel engineer

24%

Overlap1

To well-digger

6 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

70.7 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

24%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

70.7/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the well-digger role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the liquid fuel 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 well-digger role treats 3 of its required skills as things a liquid fuel engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

report well results
select well equipment
well testing operations

What stands in the way is 8 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A well-digger role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a liquid fuel engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held manage well interaction management skills
already held plan oil wells communication, collaboration and creativity
already held supervise well operations management skills
already held select well equipment handling and moving
already held well testing operations engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held report well results information skills

All 6 carried skills, including the 3 the well-digger 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held dig wells required
required, not held repair wells required

optional, not held connect equipment to wellheads optional
optional, not held guide cranes optional
optional, not held operate core drilling equipment optional
optional, not held operate pumping equipment optional
optional, not held use rigging equipment optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required

required, not held liaise with managers required
required, not held write work-related reports required

03 information skills 2 required

required, not held inspect water wells required
required, not held keep task records required

04 assisting and caring 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held work ergonomically required

optional, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights optional
optional, not held supervise worker safety optional

05 constructing 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held suggest well maintenance required

optional, not held inspect pipelines optional
optional, not held maintain mechanical equipment optional

06 handling and moving 2 supplementary

optional, not held clean up spilled oil optional
optional, not held clear drill sites optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a well-digger 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 6 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held report well results skill
already held select well equipment skill
already held well testing operations knowledge
already held manage well interaction skill
already held plan oil wells skill
already held supervise well operations skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held mechanics optional

08 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held coordinate oil well operations optional

09 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held health and safety hazards underground optional

14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held clean up spilled oil optional
optional, not held clear drill sites optional
optional, not held connect equipment to wellheads optional
optional, not held coordinate oil well operations optional
optional, not held guide cranes optional
optional, not held inspect pipelines optional
optional, not held maintain mechanical equipment optional
optional, not held operate core drilling equipment optional
optional, not held operate pumping equipment optional
optional, not held use rigging equipment optional
optional, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights optional
optional, not held health and safety hazards underground optional
optional, not held mechanics optional
optional, not held supervise worker safety optional

32 held skills the well-digger role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role address problems critically skill
not needed by the target role alcohol fuels knowledge
not needed by the target role biodiesel knowledge
not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role compile reservoir performance plans skill
not needed by the target role control pumping operations in petroleum production skill
not needed by the target role design natural gas processing systems skill
not needed by the target role design well flow systems skill
not needed by the target role design well for petroleum production skill
not needed by the target role determine flow rate enhancement skill
not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role fossil fuels knowledge
not needed by the target role fossil-fuel power plant operations knowledge
not needed by the target role geology knowledge
not needed by the target role interpret extraction data skill
not needed by the target role liaise with mine professionals skill
not needed by the target role liaise with well test engineers skill
not needed by the target role manage environmental impact skill
not needed by the target role manage fluid production in gas skill
not needed by the target role manage production fluid in oil production skill
not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor extraction logging operations skill
not needed by the target role monitor fuel storage tanks skill
not needed by the target role natural gas knowledge
not needed by the target role petroleum knowledge
not needed by the target role prepare extraction proposals skill
not needed by the target role prepare scientific reports skill
not needed by the target role prepare well formation evaluation programmes skill
not needed by the target role provide petroleum engineering support skill
not needed by the target role troubleshoot skill
not needed by the target role types of fuels knowledge
not needed by the target role use reservoir surveillance 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 health and safety hazards underground optional
optional, not held mechanics optional

Index

Other moves recorded from liquid fuel engineer

Full index of moves from liquid fuel engineer

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.