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

nitroglycerin separator operatortonitrator operator

A nitroglycerin separator operator already meets 32% of what the nitrator operator role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From nitroglycerin separator operator
32%
Overlap1
To nitrator operator
5 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
59.7 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 59.7

This move: 59.7 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the nitrator operator 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.

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 nitrator operator 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 operate explosives production equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held transfer chemicals handling and moving
  • already held explosives engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held hazardous waste storage services
  • already held optimise production processes parameters communication, collaboration and creativity

All 5 carried skills, including the 4 the nitrator operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 13 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 assisting and caring 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held regulate chemical reaction required
  • required, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation required
  • required, not held ensure compliance with safety legislation required
  • optional, not held test production input materials optional
02 handling and moving 2 required
  • required, not held feed the nitrator required
  • required, not held stack goods required
03 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held write batch record documentation required
  • optional, not held examine engineering principles optional
  • optional, not held manage chemical processes inspection optional
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required
  • required, not held tend agitation machine required
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held assist scientific research optional
06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held mechanics optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a nitrator operator 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 explosives knowledge
  • already held operate explosives production equipment skill
  • already held optimise production processes parameters skill
  • already held transfer chemicals skill
  • already held hazardous waste storage knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held mathematics optional
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held test production input materials optional
  • optional, not held assist scientific research optional
  • optional, not held examine engineering principles optional
  • optional, not held manage chemical processes inspection optional
  • optional, not held mathematics optional
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
19 held skills the nitrator operator 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 fill the vat with specific ingredients skill
  • not needed by the target role handle chemicals skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor centrifugal separators 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 gas extraction equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate raw mineral separation equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role segregate raw materials 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
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 mathematics optional
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
Index
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.