Table 1Transition record

pipeline maintenance workertopipe welder

A pipeline maintenance worker already meets 39% of what the pipe welder role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From pipeline maintenance worker

39%

Overlap1

To pipe welder

20 Skills carried over

13 Required, not held

70.7 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

39%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

70.7/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the pipe welder 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 pipe welder role treats 15 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
cooperate with colleagues
detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure
ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures
follow up pipeline integrity management priorities

What stands in the way is 13 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 pipe welder 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 follow up pipeline integrity management priorities management skills
already held use rigging equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held assemble manufactured pipeline parts constructing
already held pipeline coating properties engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held security requirements of goods transported via pipelines services
already held comply with pipeline transport regulations assisting and caring

All 20 carried skills, including the 15 the pipe welder role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 51 missing skills fall into 11 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 consider the impact of material characteristics on pipeline flows required
required, not held guide drill pipes required
required, not held install metal gas piping required
required, not held lay pipe installation required

optional, not held install septic systems optional
optional, not held join metals optional
optional, not held lay sewer pipe optional
optional, not held prepare copper gas-lines pipes optional
optional, not held repair pipelines optional

02 handling and moving 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held clear pipelines required
required, not held use wrenches required
required, not held work with blacksmithing hand tools required

optional, not held heat metals optional
optional, not held cast metal optional

03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 10 supplementary

required, not held use metal bending techniques required
required, not held use measurement instruments required

optional, not held maintain mechatronic equipment optional
optional, not held maintain robotic equipment optional
optional, not held operate hydraulic pumps optional
optional, not held operate printing machinery optional
optional, not held operate pumping equipment optional
optional, not held operate sumps optional
optional, not held transport pipes optional
optional, not held operate automated process control optional
optional, not held operate forklift optional
optional, not held operate pumps optional

04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held hydraulics required
required, not held technical drawings required

optional, not held metal and metal ore products optional
optional, not held automation technology optional
optional, not held maintenance operations optional
optional, not held mechanics optional
optional, not held mechatronics optional
optional, not held robotics optional
optional, not held types of metal optional

05 management skills 1 required

required, not held perform follow-up on pipeline route services required

06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required

required, not held isometric perspective required

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a pipe welder 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 apply health and safety standards skill
already held assemble manufactured pipeline parts skill
already held cooperate with colleagues skill
already held detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure skill
already held ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures skill
already held follow up pipeline integrity management priorities skill
already held inspect pipelines skill
already held measure parts of manufactured products skill
already held operate soldering equipment skill
already held operate welding equipment skill
already held pipeline coating properties knowledge
already held prevent pipeline deterioration skill
already held test pipeline infrastructure operations skill
already held types of pipelines knowledge
already held use rigging equipment skill
already held comply with pipeline transport regulations skill
already held follow verbal instructions skill
already held follow written instructions skill
already held handle chemicals skill
already held security requirements of goods transported via pipelines knowledge

The 5 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 arts and humanities 5 supplementary

optional, not held 3D printing process optional
optional, not held maintenance of printing machines optional
optional, not held printing materials optional
optional, not held printing on large scale machines optional
optional, not held printing techniques optional

08 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary

optional, not held operate 3D computer graphics software optional
optional, not held determine suitability of materials optional
optional, not held develop assembly instructions optional

09 information skills 3 supplementary

optional, not held perform water analysis optional
optional, not held keep task records optional
optional, not held read assembly drawings optional

10 services 2 supplementary

optional, not held rigging terminology optional
optional, not held health and safety hazards underground optional

11 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held adjust feeder tubes optional

38 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held adjust feeder tubes optional
optional, not held install septic systems optional
optional, not held 3D printing process optional
optional, not held heat metals optional
optional, not held join metals optional
optional, not held lay sewer pipe optional
optional, not held maintain mechatronic equipment optional
optional, not held maintain robotic equipment optional
optional, not held maintenance of printing machines optional
optional, not held metal and metal ore products optional
optional, not held operate 3D computer graphics software optional
optional, not held operate hydraulic pumps optional
optional, not held operate printing machinery optional
optional, not held operate pumping equipment optional
optional, not held operate sumps optional
optional, not held perform water analysis optional
optional, not held printing materials optional
optional, not held printing on large scale machines optional
optional, not held rigging terminology optional
optional, not held transport pipes optional
optional, not held automation technology optional
optional, not held cast metal optional
optional, not held determine suitability of materials optional
optional, not held develop assembly instructions optional
optional, not held health and safety hazards underground optional
optional, not held keep task records optional
optional, not held maintenance operations optional
optional, not held mechanics optional
optional, not held mechatronics optional
optional, not held operate automated process control optional
optional, not held operate forklift optional
optional, not held operate pumps optional
optional, not held prepare copper gas-lines pipes optional
optional, not held printing techniques optional
optional, not held read assembly drawings optional
optional, not held repair pipelines optional
optional, not held robotics optional
optional, not held types of metal optional

4 held skills the pipe welder role does not ask for

Skill Type

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 monitor storage vessels used to transport goods via pipeline skill
not needed by the target role use personal protection equipment skill

17 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 isometric perspective required
required, not held hydraulics required
required, not held technical drawings required
optional, not held 3D printing process optional
optional, not held maintenance of printing machines optional
optional, not held metal and metal ore products optional
optional, not held printing materials optional
optional, not held printing on large scale machines optional
optional, not held rigging terminology optional
optional, not held automation technology optional
optional, not held health and safety hazards underground optional
optional, not held maintenance operations optional
optional, not held mechanics optional
optional, not held mechatronics optional
optional, not held printing techniques optional
optional, not held robotics optional
optional, not held types of metal 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.