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.
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 · 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.
- 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 · 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.
- 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
- required, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights required
- required, not held rig loads required
- required, not held rigging terminology required
- optional, not held operate mobile crane optional
- optional, not held operate tower crane optional
- optional, not held set up tower crane optional
1 further area in the appendix
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.
- 01 interpret 2D plans skill · sector specific
- 02 rigging terminology knowledge · sector specific
- 03 follow safety procedures when working at heights skill · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 18 skills that carry over
- 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
- optional, not held electricity optional
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- 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
- 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.
- required, not held rigging terminology required
- optional, not held electricity optional
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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.