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

riggertopile driving hammer operator

A rigger already meets 59% of what the pile driving hammer operator role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From rigger
59%
Overlap1
To pile driving hammer operator
18 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
46.4 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

59%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

46.4/ 100

1 Share of the pile driving hammer operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the rigger 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 pile driving hammer operator role treats 9 of its required skills as things a rigger already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • crane load charts
  • follow health and safety procedures in construction
  • inspect construction sites
  • keep heavy construction equipment in good condition
  • mechanical tools
  • react to events in time-critical environments

What stands in the way is 6 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 18 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A pile driving hammer operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a rigger background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held test soil load bearing capacity assisting and caring
  • already held crane load charts services
  • already held secure heavy construction equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held keep heavy construction equipment in good condition constructing
  • already held guide operation of heavy construction equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held use remote control equipment working with computers

All 18 carried skills, including the 9 the pile driving hammer operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 13 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held drive concrete piles required
  • required, not held drive steel piles required
  • required, not held operate pile driver hammer required
  • optional, not held drive metal sheet piles optional
  • optional, not held operate press-in pile driver optional
  • optional, not held operate vibratory pile hammer optional
  • optional, not held drive mobile heavy construction equipment optional
  • optional, not held drive timber piles optional
  • optional, not held operate heavy construction machinery without supervision optional
02 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held set up pile helmets or sleeves required
  • optional, not held attach protective attachments to timber piles optional
03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held mechanical systems required
04 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held prevent damage to utility infrastructure required
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a pile driving hammer operator 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 18 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held crane load charts knowledge
  • already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
  • already held inspect construction sites skill
  • already held keep heavy construction equipment in good condition skill
  • already held mechanical tools knowledge
  • already held react to events in time-critical environments skill
  • already held secure heavy construction equipment skill
  • already held use safety equipment in construction skill
  • already held work ergonomically skill
  • already held guide operation of heavy construction equipment skill
  • already held keep personal administration skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held perform minor repairs to equipment skill
  • already held set up temporary construction site infrastructure skill
  • already held test soil load bearing capacity skill
  • already held transport construction supplies skill
  • already held use remote control equipment skill
  • already held work in a construction team skill
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held drive metal sheet piles optional
  • optional, not held operate press-in pile driver optional
  • optional, not held attach protective attachments to timber piles optional
  • optional, not held operate vibratory pile hammer optional
  • optional, not held drive mobile heavy construction equipment optional
  • optional, not held drive timber piles optional
  • optional, not held operate heavy construction machinery without supervision optional
11 held skills the pile driving hammer operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
  • not needed by the target role follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect construction supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret 2D plans skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret 3D plans skill
  • not needed by the target role operate mobile crane skill
  • not needed by the target role operate tower crane skill
  • not needed by the target role process incoming construction supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role rig loads skill
  • not needed by the target role rigging terminology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role set up tower crane 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
  • required, not held mechanical systems required
Index

Other moves recorded from rigger

Full index of moves from rigger

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.