Table 1Transition record

nitroglycerin separator operatortochemical mixer

A nitroglycerin separator operator already meets 21% of what the chemical mixer role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From nitroglycerin separator operator

21%

Overlap1

To chemical mixer

5 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

73.3 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

21%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

73.3/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the chemical mixer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the nitroglycerin separator operator 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 chemical mixer role treats 3 of its required skills as things a nitroglycerin separator operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

optimise production processes parameters
segregate raw materials
transfer chemicals

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 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A chemical mixer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a nitroglycerin separator operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held segregate raw materials handling and moving
already held transfer chemicals handling and moving
already held monitor centrifugal separators working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held hazardous waste storage services
already held optimise production processes parameters communication, collaboration and creativity

All 5 carried skills, including the 3 the chemical mixer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 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 information skills 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held prepare chemical ingredients required
required, not held check quality of raw materials required
required, not held write batch record documentation required

optional, not held manage chemical testing procedures optional
optional, not held monitor manufacturing impact optional

02 handling and moving 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held handle delivery of raw materials required
required, not held mix pencil lead materials required

optional, not held clean mixer optional
optional, not held unload equipment optional
optional, not held load equipment optional

03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held measure chemical substance viscosity required
required, not held fill the mixing tank required

optional, not held stir rubber cement mixture optional
optional, not held adjust solutions' consistency optional
optional, not held operate lifting equipment optional

04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held mathematics required

optional, not held centrifugal force optional

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required

required, not held communicate test results to other departments required

06 constructing 1 required

required, not held maintain chemical mixers required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a chemical mixer 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 5 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held optimise production processes parameters skill
already held segregate raw materials skill
already held transfer chemicals skill
already held hazardous waste storage knowledge
already held monitor centrifugal separators skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 supplementary

optional, not held manufacturing plant equipment optional
optional, not held mechanics optional

08 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held test production input materials optional

12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held clean mixer optional
optional, not held manufacturing plant equipment optional
optional, not held stir rubber cement mixture optional
optional, not held test production input materials optional
optional, not held unload equipment optional
optional, not held adjust solutions' consistency optional
optional, not held centrifugal force optional
optional, not held load equipment optional
optional, not held manage chemical testing procedures optional
optional, not held mechanics optional
optional, not held monitor manufacturing impact optional
optional, not held operate lifting equipment optional

19 held skills the chemical mixer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role dispose of chemicals skill
not needed by the target role dispose of non-hazardous waste skill
not needed by the target role drain hazardous liquids skill
not needed by the target role draw off wash water skill
not needed by the target role dump contents into vat skill
not needed by the target role explosives knowledge
not needed by the target role fill the vat with specific ingredients skill
not needed by the target role handle chemicals skill
not needed by the target role monitor nitroglycerin flow skill
not needed by the target role monitor tank thermometer skill
not needed by the target role operate explosives production equipment skill
not needed by the target role operate gas extraction equipment skill
not needed by the target role operate raw mineral separation equipment skill
not needed by the target role separate nitroglycerin from acids skill
not needed by the target role sort waste skill
not needed by the target role store spent acids skill
not needed by the target role tend vats following a nitration process skill
not needed by the target role test nitroglycerin mixture skill
not needed by the target role use chemical analysis equipment 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

required, not held mathematics required
optional, not held manufacturing plant equipment optional
optional, not held centrifugal force optional
optional, not held mechanics optional

Index

Other moves recorded from nitroglycerin separator operator

Full index of moves from nitroglycerin separator operator

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.