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

septic tank servicertosewerage cleaner

A septic tank servicer already meets 62% of what the sewerage cleaner role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From septic tank servicer
62%
Overlap1
To sewerage cleaner
17 Skills carried over
4 Required, not held
39.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

62%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

39.6/ 100

1 Share of the sewerage cleaner role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the septic tank servicer 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 sewerage cleaner role treats 8 of its required skills as things a septic tank servicer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply health and safety standards
  • ensure equipment maintenance
  • handle chemical cleaning agents
  • operate pumps
  • operate sumps
  • perform cleaning activities in an environmentally friendly way

What stands in the way is 4 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 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A sewerage cleaner role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a septic tank servicer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held maintain septic tanks constructing
  • already held operate sumps working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held operate pumps working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held perform cleaning activities in an environmentally friendly way assisting and caring
  • already held waste transport legislation business, administration and law
  • already held clean industrial containers handling and moving

All 17 carried skills, including the 8 the sewerage cleaner role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 12 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 handling and moving 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held clean sewerage systems required
  • required, not held manage waste required
  • optional, not held clear pipelines optional
  • optional, not held ensure sanitation optional
02 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure compliance with legal requirements required
  • optional, not held regulate the flow of substances in pipelines optional
03 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held inspect sewerage systems required
  • optional, not held read standard blueprints optional
04 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held repair pipelines optional
05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held excavation techniques optional
06 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held water policies optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a sewerage cleaner 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 apply health and safety standards skill
  • already held ensure equipment maintenance skill
  • already held handle chemical cleaning agents skill
  • already held operate pumps skill
  • already held operate sumps skill
  • already held perform cleaning activities in an environmentally friendly way skill
  • already held use personal protection equipment skill
  • already held waste transport legislation knowledge
  • already held clean industrial containers skill
  • already held detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure skill
  • already held inspect pipelines skill
  • already held maintain septic tanks skill
  • already held operate drilling equipment skill
  • already held perform outdoor cleaning activities skill
  • already held pollution prevention knowledge
  • already held prevent pipeline deterioration skill
  • already held types of pipelines knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use pipeline video equipment optional
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held clear pipelines optional
  • optional, not held excavation techniques optional
  • optional, not held regulate the flow of substances in pipelines optional
  • optional, not held use pipeline video equipment optional
  • optional, not held ensure sanitation optional
  • optional, not held read standard blueprints optional
  • optional, not held repair pipelines optional
  • optional, not held water policies optional
12 held skills the sewerage cleaner role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on equipment maintenance skill
  • not needed by the target role agree on repair arrangements skill
  • not needed by the target role drain hazardous liquids skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
  • not needed by the target role install septic systems skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain cleaning equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain records of maintenance interventions skill
  • not needed by the target role operate gas extraction equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role perform demarcation skill
  • not needed by the target role pollution legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role report pollution incidents skill
  • not needed by the target role test samples for pollutants 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
  • optional, not held excavation techniques optional
  • optional, not held water policies optional
Index
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.