Table 1Transition record

pipeline maintenance workertodrain technician

A pipeline maintenance worker already meets 40% of what the drain technician role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From pipeline maintenance worker

40%

Overlap1

To drain technician

10 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

56.1 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

40%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

56.1/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the drain technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the pipeline maintenance 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 drain technician role treats 6 of its required skills as things a pipeline maintenance worker already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

apply health and safety standards
assemble manufactured pipeline parts
detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure
ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures
test pipeline infrastructure operations
types of pipelines

What stands in the way is 6 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A drain technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a pipeline maintenance worker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held assemble manufactured pipeline parts constructing
already held test pipeline infrastructure operations information skills
already held detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure constructing
already held ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures assisting and caring
already held types of pipelines engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held inspect pipelines constructing

All 10 carried skills, including the 6 the drain technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 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 constructing 4 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held install drainage well systems required
required, not held adjust cylinder valves required
required, not held install plumbing systems required
required, not held lay pipe installation required

optional, not held maintain water distribution equipment optional
optional, not held maintain water storage equipment optional
optional, not held maintain water treatment equipment optional
optional, not held maintain industrial equipment optional
optional, not held repair pipelines optional

02 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held read standard blueprints required

optional, not held examine engineering principles optional
optional, not held maintain records of maintenance interventions optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held liaise with engineers required

optional, not held advise on equipment maintenance optional

04 assisting and caring 2 supplementary

optional, not held regulate the flow of substances in pipelines optional
optional, not held mitigate environmental impact of pipeline projects optional

05 management skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held perform follow-up on pipeline route services optional
optional, not held supervise sewerage systems construction optional

06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held engineering principles optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a drain technician 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 10 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply health and safety standards skill
already held assemble manufactured pipeline parts skill
already held detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure skill
already held ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures skill
already held test pipeline infrastructure operations skill
already held types of pipelines knowledge
already held inspect pipelines skill
already held operate soldering equipment skill
already held operate welding equipment skill
already held use personal protection equipment skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held carry out cleaning of road drains optional

14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held maintain water distribution equipment optional
optional, not held maintain water storage equipment optional
optional, not held maintain water treatment equipment optional
optional, not held perform follow-up on pipeline route services optional
optional, not held regulate the flow of substances in pipelines optional
optional, not held supervise sewerage systems construction optional
optional, not held advise on equipment maintenance optional
optional, not held carry out cleaning of road drains optional
optional, not held engineering principles optional
optional, not held examine engineering principles optional
optional, not held maintain industrial equipment optional
optional, not held maintain records of maintenance interventions optional
optional, not held mitigate environmental impact of pipeline projects optional
optional, not held repair pipelines optional

14 held skills the drain technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role comply with pipeline transport regulations skill
not needed by the target role cooperate with colleagues 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 handle chemicals skill
not needed by the target role maintain equipment skill
not needed by the target role maintain pipeline coating properties skill
not needed by the target role measure parts of manufactured products skill
not needed by the target role monitor storage vessels used to transport goods via pipeline skill
not needed by the target role pipeline coating properties knowledge
not needed by the target role prevent pipeline deterioration skill
not needed by the target role security requirements of goods transported via pipelines knowledge
not needed by the target role use rigging equipment 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

optional, not held engineering principles optional

Index

Other moves recorded from pipeline maintenance worker

Full index of moves from pipeline maintenance worker

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.