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

pipe weldertopipeline engineer

A pipe welder already meets 48% of what the pipeline engineer role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From pipe welder
48%
Overlap1
To pipeline engineer
15 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
55.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

48%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

55.2/ 100

1 Share of the pipeline engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the pipe welder 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 pipeline engineer role treats 10 of its required skills as things a pipe welder already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply health and safety standards
  • consider the impact of material characteristics on pipeline flows
  • ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures
  • isometric perspective
  • measure parts of manufactured products
  • perform water analysis

What stands in the way is 9 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 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A pipeline engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a pipe welder background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held isometric perspective natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held perform water analysis information skills
  • already held consider the impact of material characteristics on pipeline flows constructing
  • already held assemble manufactured pipeline parts constructing
  • already held pipeline coating properties engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held comply with pipeline transport regulations assisting and caring

All 15 carried skills, including the 10 the pipeline engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held design pipelines with different coating solutions required
  • required, not held create designs for pipeline engineering required
  • required, not held integrate measures in architectural designs required
  • optional, not held advise on construction materials optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 required
  • required, not held mechanical engineering required
  • required, not held engineering principles required
  • required, not held metal bending techniques required
03 information skills 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held perform pipeline routing studies required
  • required, not held oversee wetlands in project development required
  • optional, not held combine multiple fields of knowledge optional
  • optional, not held stay up-to-date with maritime transportation technology optional
  • optional, not held survey sites for pipeline installation optional
04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held geometry required
  • optional, not held chemistry optional
  • optional, not held physics optional
05 assisting and caring 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held mitigate environmental impact of pipeline projects optional
  • optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional
06 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held CAD software optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a pipeline engineer 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 15 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply health and safety standards skill
  • already held consider the impact of material characteristics on pipeline flows skill
  • already held ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures skill
  • already held isometric perspective knowledge
  • already held measure parts of manufactured products skill
  • already held perform water analysis skill
  • already held pipeline coating properties knowledge
  • already held technical drawings knowledge
  • already held types of pipelines knowledge
  • already held use measurement instruments skill
  • already held assemble manufactured pipeline parts skill
  • already held comply with pipeline transport regulations skill
  • already held detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure skill
  • already held operate soldering equipment skill
  • already held operate welding equipment skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use CAD software optional
08 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held maintain pipeline coating properties optional
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held combine multiple fields of knowledge optional
  • optional, not held stay up-to-date with maritime transportation technology optional
  • optional, not held survey sites for pipeline installation optional
  • optional, not held CAD software optional
  • optional, not held advise on construction materials optional
  • optional, not held chemistry optional
  • optional, not held maintain pipeline coating properties optional
  • optional, not held mitigate environmental impact of pipeline projects optional
  • optional, not held physics optional
  • optional, not held use CAD software optional
  • optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional
56 held skills the pipeline engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role 3D printing process knowledge
  • not needed by the target role adjust feeder tubes skill
  • not needed by the target role automation technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role cast metal skill
  • not needed by the target role clear pipelines skill
  • not needed by the target role cooperate with colleagues skill
  • not needed by the target role determine suitability of materials skill
  • not needed by the target role develop assembly instructions skill
  • not needed by the target role follow up pipeline integrity management priorities skill
  • not needed by the target role follow verbal instructions skill
  • not needed by the target role follow written instructions skill
  • not needed by the target role guide drill pipes skill
  • not needed by the target role handle chemicals skill
  • not needed by the target role health and safety hazards underground knowledge
  • not needed by the target role heat metals skill
  • not needed by the target role hydraulics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role inspect pipelines skill
  • not needed by the target role install metal gas piping skill
  • not needed by the target role install septic systems skill
  • not needed by the target role join metals skill
  • not needed by the target role keep task records skill
  • not needed by the target role lay pipe installation skill
  • not needed by the target role lay sewer pipe skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain mechatronic equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain robotic equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintenance of printing machines knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintenance operations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mechatronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role metal and metal ore products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate 3D computer graphics software skill
  • not needed by the target role operate automated process control skill
  • not needed by the target role operate forklift skill
  • not needed by the target role operate hydraulic pumps skill
  • not needed by the target role operate printing machinery skill
  • not needed by the target role operate pumping equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate pumps skill
  • not needed by the target role operate sumps skill
  • not needed by the target role perform follow-up on pipeline route services skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare copper gas-lines pipes skill

16 further entries not listed here

7 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 mechanical engineering required
  • required, not held engineering principles required
  • required, not held geometry required
  • required, not held metal bending techniques required
  • optional, not held CAD software optional
  • optional, not held chemistry optional
  • optional, not held physics optional
Index

Other moves recorded from pipe welder

Full index of moves from pipe welder

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.