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

radiation protection techniciantohazardous materials inspector

A radiation protection technician already meets 41% of what the hazardous materials inspector role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From radiation protection technician
41%
Overlap1
To hazardous materials inspector
13 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
61.4 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

41%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

61.4/ 100

1 Share of the hazardous materials inspector 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 hazardous materials inspector role treats 9 of its required skills as things a radiation protection technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • develop hazardous waste management strategies
  • hazardous materials transportation
  • hazardous waste storage
  • hazardous waste treatment
  • hazardous waste types
  • inspect compliance with hazardous waste regulations

What stands in the way is 9 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A hazardous materials inspector 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 inspect compliance with hazardous waste regulations information skills
  • already held hazardous materials transportation services
  • already held radioactive contamination natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held develop hazardous waste management strategies management skills
  • already held hazardous waste treatment services
  • already held hazardous waste types services

All 13 carried skills, including the 9 the hazardous materials inspector role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 26 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 assisting and caring 4 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure appropriate packaging of dangerous goods required
  • required, not held revise certifications for dangerous good transportation required
  • required, not held ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations required
  • required, not held implement environmental protection measures required
  • optional, not held carry out environmental audits optional
  • optional, not held issue licences optional
  • optional, not held select hazard control optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held advise on chemical use reduction required
  • required, not held advise on waste management procedures required
  • optional, not held educate on hazardous waste optional
  • optional, not held educate on recycling regulations optional
  • optional, not held train staff on waste management optional
  • optional, not held educate on emergency management optional
  • optional, not held train staff on recycling programs optional
03 services 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held waste and scrap products required
  • required, not held waste management required
  • optional, not held hazardous freight regulations optional
  • optional, not held hazards associated with loading dangerous goods optional
04 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure material compliance required
  • optional, not held inspect hazardous freight in accordance with regulations optional
  • optional, not held monitor legislation developments optional
05 business, administration and law 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held import export regulations of dangerous chemicals optional
  • optional, not held pollution legislation optional
  • optional, not held waste transport legislation optional
06 management skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held develop contingency plans for emergencies optional
  • optional, not held develop recycling programs optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a hazardous materials inspector 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 13 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held develop hazardous waste management strategies skill
  • already held hazardous materials transportation knowledge
  • already held hazardous waste storage knowledge
  • already held hazardous waste treatment knowledge
  • already held hazardous waste types knowledge
  • already held inspect compliance with hazardous waste regulations skill
  • already held perform risk analysis skill
  • already held pollution prevention knowledge
  • already held radioactive contamination knowledge
  • already held advise on pollution prevention skill
  • already held radiation protection knowledge
  • already held test safety strategies skill
  • already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held develop contingency plans for emergencies optional
  • optional, not held develop recycling programs optional
  • optional, not held educate on hazardous waste optional
  • optional, not held educate on recycling regulations optional
  • optional, not held hazardous freight regulations optional
  • optional, not held import export regulations of dangerous chemicals optional
  • optional, not held inspect hazardous freight in accordance with regulations optional
  • optional, not held pollution legislation optional
  • optional, not held train staff on waste management optional
  • optional, not held carry out environmental audits optional
  • optional, not held educate on emergency management optional
  • optional, not held hazards associated with loading dangerous goods optional
  • optional, not held issue licences optional
  • optional, not held monitor legislation developments optional
  • optional, not held select hazard control optional
  • optional, not held train staff on recycling programs optional
  • optional, not held waste transport legislation optional
22 held skills the hazardous materials inspector role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role assess contamination skill
  • not needed by the target role assist people in contaminated areas skill
  • not needed by the target role avoid contamination skill
  • not needed by the target role calculate exposure to radiation skill
  • not needed by the target role contamination exposure regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role develop radiation protection strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role dispose of hazardous waste 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 health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role instruct employees on radiation protection skill
  • not needed by the target role investigate contamination 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 demarcation skill
  • not needed by the target role remove contaminants skill
  • not needed by the target role remove contaminated materials skill
  • not needed by the target role use personal protection equipment skill
7 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 waste and scrap products required
  • required, not held waste management required
  • optional, not held hazardous freight regulations optional
  • optional, not held import export regulations of dangerous chemicals optional
  • optional, not held pollution legislation optional
  • optional, not held hazards associated with loading dangerous goods optional
  • optional, not held waste transport legislation optional
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.