sewerage cleanertodrain technician
A sewerage cleaner already meets 30% of what the drain technician role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.
30%
66/ 100
1 Share of the drain technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the sewerage cleaner 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 this move works
A drain technician role treats 4 of its required skills as things a sewerage cleaner already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- apply health and safety standards
- detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure
- read standard blueprints
- types of pipelines
What stands in the way is 8 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A drain technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a sewerage cleaner background worth leading with.
- already held regulate the flow of substances in pipelines assisting and caring
- already held repair pipelines constructing
- already held detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure constructing
- already held types of pipelines engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held inspect pipelines constructing
- already held use personal protection equipment assisting and caring
All 8 carried skills, including the 4 the drain technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 22 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.
- required, not held assemble manufactured pipeline parts required
- required, not held install drainage well systems required
- required, not held adjust cylinder valves required
- required, not held install plumbing systems required
- required, not held lay pipe installation required
- optional, not held maintain water distribution equipment optional
- optional, not held maintain water storage equipment optional
- optional, not held maintain water treatment equipment optional
- optional, not held maintain industrial equipment optional
- optional, not held operate soldering equipment optional
- optional, not held operate welding equipment optional
- required, not held test pipeline infrastructure operations required
- optional, not held examine engineering principles optional
- optional, not held maintain records of maintenance interventions optional
- required, not held ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures required
- optional, not held mitigate environmental impact of pipeline projects optional
- required, not held liaise with engineers required
- optional, not held advise on equipment maintenance optional
- optional, not held perform follow-up on pipeline route services optional
- optional, not held supervise sewerage systems construction optional
- optional, not held engineering principles optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a drain technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 assemble manufactured pipeline parts skill · sector specific
- 02 ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures skill · sector specific
- 03 install drainage well systems 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 8 skills that carry over
- already held apply health and safety standards skill
- already held detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure skill
- already held read standard blueprints skill
- already held types of pipelines knowledge
- already held inspect pipelines skill
- already held regulate the flow of substances in pipelines skill
- already held repair pipelines skill
- already held use personal protection equipment skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held carry out cleaning of road drains optional
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held maintain water distribution equipment optional
- optional, not held maintain water storage equipment optional
- optional, not held maintain water treatment equipment optional
- optional, not held perform follow-up on pipeline route services optional
- optional, not held supervise sewerage systems construction optional
- optional, not held advise on equipment maintenance optional
- optional, not held carry out cleaning of road drains optional
- optional, not held engineering principles optional
- optional, not held examine engineering principles optional
- optional, not held maintain industrial equipment optional
- optional, not held maintain records of maintenance interventions optional
- optional, not held mitigate environmental impact of pipeline projects optional
- optional, not held operate soldering equipment optional
- optional, not held operate welding equipment optional
21 held skills the drain technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role clean industrial containers skill
- not needed by the target role clean sewerage systems skill
- not needed by the target role clear pipelines skill
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with legal requirements skill
- not needed by the target role ensure equipment maintenance skill
- not needed by the target role ensure sanitation skill
- not needed by the target role excavation techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role handle chemical cleaning agents skill
- not needed by the target role inspect sewerage systems skill
- not needed by the target role maintain septic tanks skill
- not needed by the target role manage waste skill
- not needed by the target role operate drilling equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate pumps skill
- not needed by the target role operate sumps skill
- not needed by the target role perform cleaning activities in an environmentally friendly way skill
- not needed by the target role perform outdoor cleaning activities skill
- not needed by the target role pollution prevention knowledge
- not needed by the target role prevent pipeline deterioration skill
- not needed by the target role use pipeline video equipment skill
- not needed by the target role waste transport legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role water policies knowledge
1 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- optional, not held engineering principles 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.