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

meter readertobicycle courier

A meter reader already meets 24% of what the bicycle courier role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From meter reader
24%
Overlap1
To bicycle courier
4 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
68.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

24%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

68.2/ 100

1 Share of the bicycle courier role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the meter reader 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 bicycle courier role treats 3 of its required skills as things a meter reader already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • communicate with customers
  • interpret traffic signals
  • road traffic laws

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 4 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A bicycle courier role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a meter reader background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held interpret traffic signals assisting and caring
  • already held operate GPS systems working with computers
  • already held road traffic laws business, administration and law
  • already held communicate with customers communication, collaboration and creativity

All 4 carried skills, including the 3 the bicycle courier role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 missing skills fall into 7 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 handling and moving 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held differentiate types of packages required
  • required, not held ensure the integrity of mail required
  • optional, not held handle delivery of furniture goods optional
  • optional, not held handle delivered packages optional
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held drive two-wheeled vehicles required
  • optional, not held drive in urban areas optional
  • optional, not held solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools optional
03 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held obey traffic rules required
  • optional, not held handle fragile items optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held act reliably required
  • optional, not held follow written instructions optional
05 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held analyse travel alternatives required
  • optional, not held operate mailing information systems optional
06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held geographic areas required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a bicycle courier 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 4 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held communicate with customers skill
  • already held interpret traffic signals skill
  • already held road traffic laws knowledge
  • already held operate GPS systems skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 management skills 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held handle mail optional
  • optional, not held organise mail deliveries optional
  • optional, not held check deliveries on receipt optional
  • optional, not held process payments optional
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held drive in urban areas optional
  • optional, not held handle delivery of furniture goods optional
  • optional, not held handle fragile items optional
  • optional, not held handle mail optional
  • optional, not held operate mailing information systems optional
  • optional, not held organise mail deliveries optional
  • optional, not held solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools optional
  • optional, not held check deliveries on receipt optional
  • optional, not held follow written instructions optional
  • optional, not held handle delivered packages optional
  • optional, not held process payments optional
20 held skills the bicycle courier role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on heating systems energy efficiency skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on utility consumption skill
  • not needed by the target role automatic meter reading knowledge
  • not needed by the target role calculate utility payments skill
  • not needed by the target role electricity consumption knowledge
  • not needed by the target role examine meters in connections skill
  • not needed by the target role gas consumption knowledge
  • not needed by the target role handle customer complaints skill
  • not needed by the target role identify faults in utility meters skill
  • not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor utility equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate electronic measuring instruments skill
  • not needed by the target role read electricity meter skill
  • not needed by the target role read gas meter skill
  • not needed by the target role read heat meter skill
  • not needed by the target role read water meter skill
  • not needed by the target role recognise signs of corrosion skill
  • not needed by the target role report utility meter readings skill
  • not needed by the target role respond to enquiries skill
  • not needed by the target role water consumption knowledge
1 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 geographic areas required
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.