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

overhead line workertostreet lighting electrician

A overhead line worker already meets 63% of what the street lighting electrician role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From overhead line worker
63%
Overlap1
To street lighting electrician
20 Skills carried over
3 Required, not held
41.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

63%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

41.8/ 100

1 Share of the street lighting electrician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the overhead line worker 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 street lighting electrician role treats 9 of its required skills as things a overhead line worker already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • electric current
  • electrical discharge
  • electrical power safety regulations
  • inspect underground power cables
  • install power lines
  • repair underground power cables

What stands in the way is 3 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 20 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A street lighting electrician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a overhead line worker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held install power lines working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held assess areas for power line installation information skills
  • already held repair overhead power lines working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held repair underground power cables working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held inspect overhead power lines constructing
  • already held inspect underground power cables constructing

All 20 carried skills, including the 9 the street lighting electrician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 8 supplementary
  • required, not held prevent technical problems with lighting equipment required
  • optional, not held apply airport lighting maintenance procedures optional
  • optional, not held handle high voltage of airport lighting optional
  • optional, not held supervise routine maintenance of airport lighting systems optional
  • optional, not held ensure functionality of airport lighting systems optional
  • optional, not held maintain automated lighting equipment optional
  • optional, not held maintain lighting equipment optional
  • optional, not held read electricity meter optional
  • optional, not held maintain electrical equipment optional
02 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held comply with electrical safety regulations required
  • optional, not held ensure safety of mobile electrical systems optional
03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held artificial lighting systems required
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held advise on safety improvements optional
05 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held test procedures in electricity transmission optional
06 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held handle veterinary emergencies optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a street lighting electrician 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 20 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held electric current knowledge
  • already held electrical discharge knowledge
  • already held electrical power safety regulations knowledge
  • already held inspect underground power cables skill
  • already held install power lines skill
  • already held repair underground power cables skill
  • already held transmission towers knowledge
  • already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
  • already held work ergonomically skill
  • already held assess areas for power line installation skill
  • already held calculate needs for construction supplies skill
  • already held electricity consumption knowledge
  • already held ensure compliance with electricity distribution schedule skill
  • already held ensure safety in electrical power operations skill
  • already held follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
  • already held inspect construction supplies skill
  • already held inspect overhead power lines skill
  • already held power engineering knowledge
  • already held repair overhead power lines skill
  • already held respond to electrical power contingencies skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held manage risk of lighting failure optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held apply airport lighting maintenance procedures optional
  • optional, not held handle high voltage of airport lighting optional
  • optional, not held manage risk of lighting failure optional
  • optional, not held supervise routine maintenance of airport lighting systems optional
  • optional, not held ensure functionality of airport lighting systems optional
  • optional, not held ensure safety of mobile electrical systems optional
  • optional, not held maintain automated lighting equipment optional
  • optional, not held maintain lighting equipment optional
  • optional, not held read electricity meter optional
  • optional, not held advise on safety improvements optional
  • optional, not held handle veterinary emergencies optional
  • optional, not held maintain electrical equipment optional
  • optional, not held test procedures in electricity transmission optional
3 held skills the street lighting electrician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
  • not needed by the target role provide power connection from bus bars skill
  • not needed by the target role transport construction supplies skill
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 artificial lighting systems required
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.