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

oil rig motorhandtodriller

A oil rig motorhand already meets 18% of what the driller role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From oil rig motorhand
18%
Overlap1
To driller
3 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
73 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

18%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

73/ 100

1 Share of the driller role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the oil rig motorhand 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 driller role treats 2 of its required skills as things a oil rig motorhand already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • set up drilling rigs
  • transport drilling rigs

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 3 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A driller role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a oil rig motorhand background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held set up drilling rigs working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held transport drilling rigs working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held mechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 3 carried skills, including the 2 the driller role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 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 constructing 3 required
  • required, not held check borehole depth required
  • required, not held inspect drilling equipment required
  • required, not held maintain drilling equipment required
02 handling and moving 2 required
  • required, not held position drills required
  • required, not held operate drilling equipment required
03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held coordinate drilling required
  • optional, not held operate core drilling equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate drilling jumbo optional
04 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held record drilling required
  • optional, not held inspect water wells optional
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held troubleshoot required
06 assisting and caring 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held follow health and safety procedures in construction optional
  • optional, not held provide first aid optional
  • optional, not held work ergonomically optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a driller 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 3 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held set up drilling rigs skill
  • already held transport drilling rigs skill
  • already held mechanics knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held impact of geological factors on mining operations optional
08 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held health and safety hazards underground optional
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held impact of geological factors on mining operations optional
  • optional, not held operate core drilling equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate drilling jumbo optional
  • optional, not held follow health and safety procedures in construction optional
  • optional, not held health and safety hazards underground optional
  • optional, not held inspect water wells optional
  • optional, not held provide first aid optional
  • optional, not held work ergonomically optional
15 held skills the driller role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role connect equipment to wellheads skill
  • not needed by the target role direct rigging equipment operators skill
  • not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
  • not needed by the target role guide cranes skill
  • not needed by the target role guide drill pipes skill
  • not needed by the target role lead drilling crews skill
  • not needed by the target role lift heavy weights skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain mechanical equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role mechanical tools knowledge
  • not needed by the target role move rigging equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate rig motors skill
  • not needed by the target role rigging terminology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role train crew members skill
  • not needed by the target role use rigging equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role work in drilling teams 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 impact of geological factors on mining operations optional
  • optional, not held health and safety hazards underground 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.