Table 1Transition record

radiation protection techniciantodecontamination worker

A radiation protection technician already meets 62% of what the decontamination worker role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From radiation protection technician

62%

Overlap1

To decontamination worker

16 Skills carried over

4 Required, not held

39.6 Difficulty2

Career overlap Strong match

62%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

39.6/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the decontamination worker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the radiation protection technician 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 decontamination worker role treats 11 of its required skills as things a radiation protection technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

assess contamination
avoid contamination
contamination exposure regulations
hazardous waste treatment
health, safety and hygiene legislation
investigate contamination

What stands in the way is 4 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 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A decontamination worker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a radiation protection technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held assist people in contaminated areas assisting and caring
already held remove contaminated materials handling and moving
already held investigate contamination information skills
already held remove contaminants handling and moving
already held hazardous materials transportation services
already held perform demarcation constructing

All 16 carried skills, including the 11 the decontamination worker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 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 handling and moving 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held store contaminated materials required
required, not held disinfect surfaces required

optional, not held handle chemical cleaning agents optional

02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required

required, not held decontamination techniques required

03 services 1 required

required, not held cleaning industry health and safety measures required

04 assisting and caring 4 supplementary

optional, not held ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations optional
optional, not held ensure operability of protective equipment optional
optional, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights optional
optional, not held secure working area optional

05 information skills 4 supplementary

optional, not held report on building damage optional
optional, not held test samples for pollutants optional
optional, not held document analysis results optional
optional, not held identify damage to buildings optional

06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held advise on soil and water protection optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a decontamination worker 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 16 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held assess contamination skill
already held avoid contamination skill
already held contamination exposure regulations knowledge
already held hazardous waste treatment knowledge
already held health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
already held investigate contamination skill
already held radiation protection knowledge
already held radioactive contamination knowledge
already held remove contaminants skill
already held remove contaminated materials skill
already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
already held assist people in contaminated areas skill
already held dispose of hazardous waste skill
already held hazardous materials transportation knowledge
already held hazardous waste storage knowledge
already held perform demarcation skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held tend asbestos blower optional

11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held advise on soil and water protection optional
optional, not held report on building damage optional
optional, not held tend asbestos blower optional
optional, not held test samples for pollutants optional
optional, not held document analysis results optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations optional
optional, not held ensure operability of protective equipment optional
optional, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights optional
optional, not held handle chemical cleaning agents optional
optional, not held identify damage to buildings optional
optional, not held secure working area optional

19 held skills the decontamination worker role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on pollution prevention skill
not needed by the target role calculate exposure to radiation skill
not needed by the target role develop hazardous waste management strategies skill
not needed by the target role develop radiation protection strategies skill
not needed by the target role document survey operations skill
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations skill
not needed by the target role follow nuclear plant safety precautions skill
not needed by the target role hazardous waste types knowledge
not needed by the target role inspect compliance with hazardous waste regulations skill
not needed by the target role instruct employees on radiation protection skill
not needed by the target role metrology knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor disposal of radioactive substances skill
not needed by the target role monitor nuclear power plant systems skill
not needed by the target role monitor radiation levels skill
not needed by the target role nuclear reprocessing knowledge
not needed by the target role perform risk analysis skill
not needed by the target role pollution prevention knowledge
not needed by the target role test safety strategies skill
not needed by the target role use personal protection equipment skill

2 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 decontamination techniques required
required, not held cleaning industry health and safety measures required

Index

Other moves recorded from radiation protection technician

Full index of moves from radiation protection technician

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.