road sign installertorigger
A road sign installer already meets 46% of what the rigger role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.
This move: 53.9 of 100 · moderate
1 Share of the rigger role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the road sign installer 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 · What you already bring
Of the 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A rigger role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a road sign installer background worth leading with.
- already held operate mobile crane working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held inspect construction sites information skills
- already held interpret 2D plans information skills
- already held interpret 3D plans information skills
- already held process incoming construction supplies information skills
- already held inspect construction supplies information skills
All 12 carried skills, including the 8 the rigger role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 17 missing skills fall into 8 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.
- required, not held crane load charts required
- required, not held rigging terminology required
- required, not held secure heavy construction equipment required
- optional, not held guide operation of heavy construction equipment optional
- optional, not held operate tower crane optional
- optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
- required, not held keep heavy construction equipment in good condition required
- optional, not held set up temporary construction site infrastructure optional
- optional, not held set up tower crane optional
- required, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights required
- optional, not held test soil load bearing capacity optional
- required, not held mechanical tools required
- optional, not held electricity optional
- required, not held rig loads required
- optional, not held transport construction supplies optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a rigger role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 crane load charts knowledge · sector specific
- 02 rigging terminology knowledge · sector specific
- 03 secure heavy construction equipment skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 12 skills that carry over
- already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
- already held inspect construction sites skill
- already held inspect construction supplies skill
- already held interpret 2D plans skill
- already held interpret 3D plans skill
- already held use safety equipment in construction skill
- already held work ergonomically skill
- already held work in a construction team skill
- already held keep personal administration skill
- already held keep records of work progress skill
- already held operate mobile crane skill
- already held process incoming construction supplies skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- required, not held react to events in time-critical environments required
- optional, not held use remote control equipment optional
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held guide operation of heavy construction equipment optional
- optional, not held set up temporary construction site infrastructure optional
- optional, not held test soil load bearing capacity optional
- optional, not held transport construction supplies optional
- optional, not held electricity optional
- optional, not held operate tower crane optional
- optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
- optional, not held set up tower crane optional
- optional, not held use remote control equipment optional
13 held skills the rigger role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role handle fragile items skill
- not needed by the target role inspect road signs skill
- not needed by the target role interpret traffic signals skill
- not needed by the target role mix concrete skill
- not needed by the target role operate GPS systems skill
- not needed by the target role operate hand drill skill
- not needed by the target role operate vibratory pile hammer skill
- not needed by the target role place temporary road signage skill
- not needed by the target role pour concrete skill
- not needed by the target role remove road surface skill
- not needed by the target role road signage standards knowledge
- not needed by the target role road traffic laws knowledge
- not needed by the target role use measurement instruments skill
4 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held crane load charts required
- required, not held rigging terminology required
- required, not held mechanical tools required
- optional, not held electricity optional
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.