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

plumbertoplumbing supervisor

A plumber already meets 63% of what the plumbing supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From plumber
63%
Overlap1
To plumbing supervisor
32 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
42.8 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 42.8

This move: 42.8 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the plumbing supervisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the plumber 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 32 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A plumbing supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a plumber background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held clear out drains handling and moving
  • already held install solar water heater constructing
  • already held replace faucets constructing
  • already held attach PEX pipe constructing
  • already held types of piping engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held set up water filtration system constructing

All 32 carried skills, including the 14 the plumbing supervisor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 missing skills fall into 6 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 management skills 5 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure compliance with construction project deadline required
  • required, not held ensure equipment availability required
  • required, not held evaluate employees work required
  • required, not held plan shifts of employees required
  • required, not held supervise staff required
  • optional, not held recruit employees optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held liaise with managers required
  • optional, not held manage contracts optional
  • optional, not held negotiate supplier arrangements optional
  • optional, not held provide technical expertise optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
03 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held manage health and safety standards required
  • optional, not held provide first aid optional
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held metal bending techniques required
05 information skills 1 required
  • required, not held check compatibility of materials required
06 business, administration and law 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held construction product regulation optional
  • optional, not held cost management optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a plumbing supervisor 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 32 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held answer requests for quotation skill
  • already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
  • already held inspect construction supplies skill
  • already held interpret 2D plans skill
  • already held interpret 3D plans skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held monitor stock level skill
  • already held order construction supplies skill
  • already held plumbing tools knowledge
  • already held process incoming construction supplies skill
  • already held types of piping knowledge
  • already held use safety equipment in construction skill
  • already held water pressure knowledge
  • already held work in a construction team skill
  • already held attach PEX pipe skill
  • already held calculate needs for construction supplies skill
  • already held check water pressure skill
  • already held clear out drains skill
  • already held cut metal products skill
  • already held cut wall chases skill
  • already held install PVC piping skill
  • already held install metal gas piping skill
  • already held install plumbing systems skill
  • already held install solar water heater skill
  • already held keep personal administration skill
  • already held operate welding equipment skill
  • already held prepare copper gas-lines pipes skill
  • already held replace faucets skill
  • already held set up water filtration system skill
  • already held use measurement instruments skill
  • already held use sander skill
  • already held work ergonomically skill
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held construction product regulation optional
  • optional, not held cost management optional
  • optional, not held manage contracts optional
  • optional, not held negotiate supplier arrangements optional
  • optional, not held provide first aid optional
  • optional, not held provide technical expertise optional
  • optional, not held recruit employees optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
11 held skills the plumbing supervisor role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply a protective layer skill
  • not needed by the target role apply proofing membranes skill
  • not needed by the target role consult technical resources skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain work area cleanliness skill
  • not needed by the target role place sanitary equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role protect surfaces during construction work skill
  • not needed by the target role set up temporary construction site infrastructure skill
  • not needed by the target role snap chalk line skill
  • not needed by the target role transport construction supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role types of heat pumps knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use metal bending techniques skill
3 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 metal bending techniques required
  • optional, not held construction product regulation optional
  • optional, not held cost management optional
Index

Other moves recorded from plumber

Full index of moves from plumber

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.