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

pump operatortofirefighter

A pump operator already meets 42% of what the firefighter role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From pump operator
42%
Overlap1
To firefighter
22 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
65.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

42%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

65.8/ 100

1 Share of the firefighter role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the pump 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.

Why

Why this move works

A firefighter role treats 11 of its required skills as things a pump operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • ensure public safety and security
  • extinguish fires
  • fire prevention procedures
  • fire safety regulations
  • fire-fighting systems
  • first aid

What stands in the way is 7 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 22 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A firefighter role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a pump operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held operate emergency vehicle working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held operate emergency equipment handling and moving
  • already held perform preventive maintenance on fire fighting vehicles constructing
  • already held manage emergency care situations management skills
  • already held maintain safety systems assisting and caring
  • already held relay messages through radio and telephone systems communication, collaboration and creativity

All 22 carried skills, including the 11 the firefighter role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 46 missing skills fall into 12 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 assisting and caring 5 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held perform search and rescue missions required
  • required, not held apply first response required
  • required, not held evacuate people from buildings required
  • required, not held provide first aid required
  • required, not held select hazard control required
  • optional, not held rescue in road accidents optional
  • optional, not held assist people in contaminated areas optional
  • optional, not held contain fires optional
  • optional, not held work safely with chemicals optional
  • optional, not held avoid contamination optional
  • optional, not held evacuate people from heights optional
02 management skills 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held implement fire safety management plans required
  • optional, not held manage factory operations optional
  • optional, not held organise fire drills optional
  • optional, not held manage personal professional development optional
03 services 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held health and safety regulations required
  • optional, not held dock operations optional
  • optional, not held navy operations optional
04 information skills 7 supplementary
  • optional, not held ensure vessel security optional
  • optional, not held investigate maritime accidents optional
  • optional, not held maintain logbooks optional
  • optional, not held prevent marine pollution optional
  • optional, not held assess contamination optional
  • optional, not held assess impact of industrial activities optional
  • optional, not held assess risk factors optional
05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held industrial tools optional
  • optional, not held mechanics of vessels optional
  • optional, not held types of maritime vessels optional
  • optional, not held vessel electrical system optional
  • optional, not held industrial engineering optional
06 handling and moving 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held handle flammable substances optional
  • optional, not held climb trees optional
  • optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
  • optional, not held monitor disposal of radioactive substances optional
  • optional, not held work with chemicals optional

6 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a firefighter 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 22 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held ensure public safety and security skill
  • already held extinguish fires skill
  • already held fire prevention procedures knowledge
  • already held fire safety regulations knowledge
  • already held fire-fighting systems knowledge
  • already held first aid knowledge
  • already held hydraulics knowledge
  • already held manage emergency care situations skill
  • already held manage major incidents skill
  • already held use different types of fire extinguishers skill
  • already held work as a team in a hazardous environment skill
  • already held educate public on fire safety skill
  • already held environmental policy knowledge
  • already held maintain safety systems skill
  • already held operate emergency equipment skill
  • already held operate emergency vehicle skill
  • already held perform minor repairs to equipment skill
  • already held perform preventive maintenance on fire fighting vehicles skill
  • already held perform risk analysis skill
  • already held pollution legislation knowledge
  • already held relay messages through radio and telephone systems skill
  • already held use different communication channels skill
The 6 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held drive firetruck under emergency conditions optional
  • optional, not held install vessel's safety equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate marine machinery systems optional
  • optional, not held monitor chemical process condition optional
  • optional, not held operate marine communication systems optional
08 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held assist community optional
  • optional, not held liaise with industrial professionals optional
09 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held pyrotechnic articles legislation optional
10 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held inspect industrial equipment optional
11 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held regulations on substances optional
12 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use geographic information systems optional
39 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held assist community optional
  • optional, not held rescue in road accidents optional
  • optional, not held assist people in contaminated areas optional
  • optional, not held contain fires optional
  • optional, not held dock operations optional
  • optional, not held drive firetruck under emergency conditions optional
  • optional, not held ensure vessel security optional
  • optional, not held handle flammable substances optional
  • optional, not held industrial tools optional
  • optional, not held install vessel's safety equipment optional
  • optional, not held investigate maritime accidents optional
  • optional, not held maintain logbooks optional
  • optional, not held manage factory operations optional
  • optional, not held mechanics of vessels optional
  • optional, not held navy operations optional
  • optional, not held operate marine machinery systems optional
  • optional, not held organise fire drills optional
  • optional, not held prevent marine pollution optional
  • optional, not held regulations on substances optional
  • optional, not held types of maritime vessels optional
  • optional, not held use geographic information systems optional
  • optional, not held vessel electrical system optional
  • optional, not held work safely with chemicals optional
  • optional, not held assess contamination optional
  • optional, not held assess impact of industrial activities optional
  • optional, not held assess risk factors optional
  • optional, not held avoid contamination optional
  • optional, not held climb trees optional
  • optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
  • optional, not held evacuate people from heights optional
  • optional, not held industrial engineering optional
  • optional, not held inspect industrial equipment optional
  • optional, not held liaise with industrial professionals optional
  • optional, not held manage personal professional development optional
  • optional, not held monitor chemical process condition optional
  • optional, not held monitor disposal of radioactive substances optional
  • optional, not held operate marine communication systems optional
  • optional, not held pyrotechnic articles legislation optional
  • optional, not held work with chemicals optional
8 held skills the firefighter role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role coordinate fire fighting skill
  • not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hydraulic fluid knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain hydraulic systems skill
  • not needed by the target role operate fire extinguishers skill
  • not needed by the target role operate hydraulic machinery controls skill
  • not needed by the target role operate hydraulic pumps skill
  • not needed by the target role operate pumps for fire extinguishing skill
10 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 health and safety regulations required
  • optional, not held dock operations optional
  • optional, not held industrial tools optional
  • optional, not held mechanics of vessels optional
  • optional, not held navy operations optional
  • optional, not held regulations on substances optional
  • optional, not held types of maritime vessels optional
  • optional, not held vessel electrical system optional
  • optional, not held industrial engineering optional
  • optional, not held pyrotechnic articles legislation optional
Index

Other moves recorded from pump operator

Full index of moves from pump operator

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.