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

pile driving hammer operatortorigger

A pile driving hammer operator already meets 62% of what the rigger role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From pile driving hammer operator
62%
Overlap1
To rigger
18 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
38.8 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 38.8

This move: 38.8 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the rigger role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the pile driving hammer 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 18 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A rigger role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a pile driving hammer operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held test soil load bearing capacity assisting and caring
  • already held crane load charts services
  • already held secure heavy construction equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held keep heavy construction equipment in good condition constructing
  • already held guide operation of heavy construction equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held use remote control equipment working with computers

All 18 carried skills, including the 10 the rigger role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 11 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 information skills 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held interpret 2D plans required
  • required, not held inspect construction supplies required
  • required, not held interpret 3D plans required
  • optional, not held process incoming construction supplies optional
02 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights required
03 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held rig loads required
04 services 1 required
  • required, not held rigging terminology required
05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate mobile crane optional
  • optional, not held operate tower crane optional
06 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held set up tower crane optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a rigger 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 18 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held crane load charts knowledge
  • already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
  • already held inspect construction sites skill
  • already held keep heavy construction equipment in good condition skill
  • already held mechanical tools knowledge
  • already held react to events in time-critical environments skill
  • already held secure heavy construction equipment skill
  • already held use safety equipment in construction skill
  • already held work ergonomically skill
  • already held work in a construction team skill
  • already held guide operation of heavy construction equipment skill
  • already held keep personal administration skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held perform minor repairs to equipment skill
  • already held set up temporary construction site infrastructure skill
  • already held test soil load bearing capacity skill
  • already held transport construction supplies skill
  • already held use remote control equipment skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held electricity optional
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held operate mobile crane optional
  • optional, not held process incoming construction supplies optional
  • optional, not held electricity optional
  • optional, not held operate tower crane optional
  • optional, not held set up tower crane optional
13 held skills the rigger role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role attach protective attachments to timber piles skill
  • not needed by the target role drive concrete piles skill
  • not needed by the target role drive metal sheet piles skill
  • not needed by the target role drive mobile heavy construction equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role drive steel piles skill
  • not needed by the target role drive timber piles skill
  • not needed by the target role mechanical systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate heavy construction machinery without supervision skill
  • not needed by the target role operate pile driver hammer skill
  • not needed by the target role operate press-in pile driver skill
  • not needed by the target role operate vibratory pile hammer skill
  • not needed by the target role prevent damage to utility infrastructure skill
  • not needed by the target role set up pile helmets or sleeves 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
  • required, not held rigging terminology required
  • optional, not held electricity 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.