Table 1Transition record

road maintenance techniciantoroad maintenance worker

A road maintenance technician already meets 47% of what the road maintenance worker role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From road maintenance technician

47%

Overlap1

To road maintenance worker

14 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

54 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 54

This move: 54 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the road maintenance worker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the road 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 14 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 maintenance technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held perform traffic sign maintenance working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held carry out de-icing activities handling and moving
already held clear accident site handling and moving
already held road signage standards services
already held inspect road signs information skills
already held asphalt mixes engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 14 carried skills, including the 8 the road maintenance worker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 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 handling and moving 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held remove road surface required
required, not held transport construction supplies required
required, not held work safely with hot materials required

optional, not held use gardening equipment optional
optional, not held maintain landscape site optional

02 constructing 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held pave asphalt layers required

optional, not held lay base courses optional
optional, not held lay concrete slabs optional
optional, not held apply proofing membranes optional
optional, not held paint with a paint gun optional

03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held guide operation of heavy construction equipment 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

04 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held use safety equipment in construction required

optional, not held provide first aid optional

05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required

required, not held mechanical tools required

06 information skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held inspect drainage channels optional
optional, not held keep personal administration optional

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 14 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held asphalt mixes knowledge
already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
already held inspect asphalt skill
already held inspect construction supplies skill
already held inspect road signs skill
already held perform traffic sign maintenance skill
already held types of asphalt coverings knowledge
already held work ergonomically skill
already held carry out de-icing activities skill
already held clear accident site skill
already held keep records of work progress skill
already held place temporary road signage skill
already held road signage standards knowledge
already held work in a construction team skill

12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held inspect drainage channels optional
optional, not held lay base courses optional
optional, not held lay concrete slabs optional
optional, not held operate pavement surface friction measuring devices optional
optional, not held use gardening equipment optional
optional, not held apply proofing membranes optional
optional, not held keep personal administration 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

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

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on bridge inspection skill
not needed by the target role advise on bridge replacement skill
not needed by the target role analyse road traffic patterns skill
not needed by the target role civil engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role construction product regulation knowledge
not needed by the target role coordinate construction activities skill
not needed by the target role design customised maps skill
not needed by the target role estimate repair priority skill
not needed by the target role inspect construction sites skill
not needed by the target role inspect paintwork skill
not needed by the target role interpret traffic signals skill
not needed by the target role monitor traffic flow skill
not needed by the target role national road network knowledge
not needed by the target role regulate traffic skill
not needed by the target role road traffic laws knowledge
not needed by the target role secure working area skill
not needed by the target role set up temporary construction site infrastructure skill
not needed by the target role traffic engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role traffic signs knowledge
not needed by the target role use measurement instruments 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 tools required

Index

Other moves recorded from road maintenance technician

Full index of moves from road 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.