Table 1Transition record

recycling workertorefuse collector

A recycling worker already meets 63% of what the refuse collector role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From recycling worker

63%

Overlap1

To refuse collector

17 Skills carried over

4 Required, not held

35.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 35.8

This move: 35.8 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the refuse collector role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the recycling worker 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 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A refuse collector role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a recycling worker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held install recycling containers handling and moving
already held educate on recycling regulations communication, collaboration and creativity
already held operate recycling processing equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held assess waste type handling and moving
already held maintain recycling records information skills
already held waste and scrap products services

All 17 carried skills, including the 5 the refuse collector role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 8 missing skills fall into 4 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 collect domestic waste required
required, not held collect industrial waste required

optional, not held empty community waste collection bins optional

02 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held maintain waste collection records required

optional, not held identify damage to public space optional
optional, not held monitor civic recycling sites optional

03 constructing 1 required

required, not held maintain refuse collection equipment required

04 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held waste transport legislation optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a refuse collector 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 17 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held assess waste type skill
already held health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
already held manage waste skill
already held waste and scrap products knowledge
already held waste management knowledge
already held dispose of hazardous waste skill
already held dispose of non-hazardous waste skill
already held educate on recycling regulations skill
already held handle chemical cleaning agents skill
already held hazardous waste storage knowledge
already held install recycling containers skill
already held maintain recycling records skill
already held operate recycling processing equipment skill
already held pollution prevention knowledge
already held report pollution incidents skill
already held sort waste skill
already held use personal protection equipment skill

4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held empty community waste collection bins optional
optional, not held identify damage to public space optional
optional, not held monitor civic recycling sites optional
optional, not held waste transport legislation optional

17 held skills the refuse collector role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on waste management procedures skill
not needed by the target role assess contamination skill
not needed by the target role avoid contamination skill
not needed by the target role collect broken appliances skill
not needed by the target role control delivered waste skill
not needed by the target role dismantle broken appliances skill
not needed by the target role drain hazardous liquids skill
not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
not needed by the target role electronics principles knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations skill
not needed by the target role follow recycling collection schedules skill
not needed by the target role maintain sorting equipment skill
not needed by the target role monitor composting skill
not needed by the target role operate forklift skill
not needed by the target role perform laboratory tests skill
not needed by the target role remove contaminants skill
not needed by the target role troubleshoot skill

1 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

optional, not held waste transport legislation optional

Index

Other moves recorded from recycling worker

Full index of moves from recycling worker

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.