Table 1Transition record

rail maintenance techniciantoroad sign installer

A rail maintenance technician already meets 31% of what the road sign installer role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From rail maintenance technician

31%

Overlap1

To road sign installer

8 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

63.9 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 63.9

This move: 63.9 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the road sign installer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the rail maintenance 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A road sign installer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a rail maintenance technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held process incoming construction supplies information skills
already held inspect construction supplies information skills
already held work in a construction team communication, collaboration and creativity
already held use safety equipment in construction assisting and caring
already held follow health and safety procedures in construction assisting and caring
already held keep personal administration information skills

All 8 carried skills, including the 4 the road sign installer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 missing skills fall into 9 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 information skills 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held inspect construction sites required
required, not held interpret 2D plans required
required, not held interpret 3D plans required

optional, not held inspect road signs optional

02 handling and moving 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held operate hand drill required

optional, not held remove road surface optional
optional, not held mix concrete optional

03 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held interpret traffic signals required

optional, not held handle fragile items optional

04 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held road traffic laws required

05 management skills 1 required

required, not held place temporary road signage required

06 services 1 required

required, not held road signage standards required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a road sign installer 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 8 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
already held inspect construction supplies skill
already held use safety equipment in construction skill
already held work ergonomically skill
already held keep personal administration skill
already held keep records of work progress skill
already held process incoming construction supplies skill
already held work in a construction team skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 working with computers 1 required

required, not held operate GPS systems required

08 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 supplementary

optional, not held operate mobile crane optional
optional, not held operate vibratory pile hammer optional
optional, not held use measurement instruments optional

09 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held pour concrete optional

8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held handle fragile items optional
optional, not held inspect road signs optional
optional, not held operate mobile crane optional
optional, not held operate vibratory pile hammer optional
optional, not held pour concrete optional
optional, not held remove road surface optional
optional, not held mix concrete optional
optional, not held use measurement instruments optional

34 held skills the road sign installer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on railway infrastructure repairs skill
not needed by the target role characteristics of wheel rail interface knowledge
not needed by the target role check for defects in railcars skill
not needed by the target role construction product regulation knowledge
not needed by the target role design wayside signalling interlockings skill
not needed by the target role detect flaws in rails skill
not needed by the target role detect rail track malfunctions skill
not needed by the target role electrical systems used in transportation knowledge
not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
not needed by the target role electronics principles knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure implementation of subsidence mitigation measures skill
not needed by the target role hot wheel detection system knowledge
not needed by the target role hunting truck detector knowledge
not needed by the target role inspect rail flaws skill
not needed by the target role inspect railways visually skill
not needed by the target role interpret graphical recordings of rail-flaw-detection machine skill
not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
not needed by the target role liaise with rail experts skill
not needed by the target role maintain records of maintenance interventions skill
not needed by the target role maintain sensor equipment skill
not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role mechanics of trains knowledge
not needed by the target role modern power signalling systems knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor stationary rail sensors skill
not needed by the target role railway framework legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role record test data skill
not needed by the target role sensors knowledge
not needed by the target role test sensors skill
not needed by the target role test the rail-flaw-detection machine skill
not needed by the target role use tribometer skill
not needed by the target role weigh in motion system knowledge
not needed by the target role wheel impact load detector knowledge
not needed by the target role work trains knowledge
not needed by the target role write rail defect records 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 road signage standards required
required, not held road traffic laws required

Index

Other moves recorded from rail maintenance technician

Full index of moves from rail maintenance 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.