Table 1Transition record

road construction workertoroad maintenance worker

A road construction worker already meets 68% of what the road maintenance worker role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From road construction worker

68%

Overlap1

To road maintenance worker

19 Skills carried over

3 Required, not held

34.9 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 34.9

This move: 34.9 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the road maintenance worker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the road construction 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 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A road maintenance worker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a road construction worker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held work safely with hot materials handling and moving
already held lay base courses constructing
already held lay concrete slabs constructing
already held pave asphalt layers constructing
already held remove road surface handling and moving
already held inspect asphalt information skills

All 19 carried skills, including the 12 the road maintenance worker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 14 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held perform traffic sign maintenance required

optional, not held operate pavement surface friction measuring devices optional
optional, not held maintain equipment optional
optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional

02 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held inspect road signs required

optional, not held inspect drainage channels optional

03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required

required, not held asphalt mixes required

04 handling and moving 4 supplementary

optional, not held clear accident site optional
optional, not held use gardening equipment optional
optional, not held carry out de-icing activities optional
optional, not held maintain landscape site optional

05 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held provide first aid optional

06 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held paint with a paint gun optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a road maintenance 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 19 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
already held guide operation of heavy construction equipment skill
already held inspect asphalt skill
already held inspect construction supplies skill
already held mechanical tools knowledge
already held pave asphalt layers skill
already held remove road surface skill
already held transport construction supplies skill
already held types of asphalt coverings knowledge
already held use safety equipment in construction skill
already held work ergonomically skill
already held work safely with hot materials skill
already held apply proofing membranes skill
already held keep personal administration skill
already held keep records of work progress skill
already held lay base courses skill
already held lay concrete slabs skill
already held place temporary road signage skill
already held work in a construction team skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held road signage standards optional

11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held clear accident site optional
optional, not held inspect drainage channels optional
optional, not held operate pavement surface friction measuring devices optional
optional, not held road signage standards optional
optional, not held use gardening equipment optional
optional, not held carry out de-icing activities optional
optional, not held maintain equipment optional
optional, not held maintain landscape site optional
optional, not held paint with a paint gun optional
optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
optional, not held provide first aid optional

18 held skills the road maintenance worker role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role drive mobile heavy construction equipment skill
not needed by the target role install frost protection materials skill
not needed by the target role install kerbstones skill
not needed by the target role level earth surface skill
not needed by the target role manoeuvre heavy trucks skill
not needed by the target role monitor heavy machinery skill
not needed by the target role operate bulldozer skill
not needed by the target role operate excavator skill
not needed by the target role operate mobile crane skill
not needed by the target role operate road roller skill
not needed by the target role perform drainage work skill
not needed by the target role plan surface slope skill
not needed by the target role prepare subgrade for road pavement skill
not needed by the target role prevent damage to utility infrastructure skill
not needed by the target role process incoming construction supplies skill
not needed by the target role set up temporary construction site infrastructure skill
not needed by the target role transfer stone blocks skill
not needed by the target role work safely with chemicals 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 asphalt mixes required
optional, not held road signage standards optional

Index

Other moves recorded from road construction worker

Full index of moves from road construction 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.