structural ironwork supervisortostructural ironworker
A structural ironwork supervisor already meets 79% of what the structural ironworker role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.
79%
25.6/ 100
1 Share of the structural ironworker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the structural ironwork supervisor 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 structural ironworker role treats 19 of its required skills as things a structural ironwork supervisor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- apply arc welding techniques
- apply spot welding techniques
- follow health and safety procedures in construction
- follow safety procedures when working at heights
- inspect construction supplies
- interpret 2D plans
What stands in the way is 3 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 35 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A structural ironworker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a structural ironwork supervisor background worth leading with.
- already held set up reinforcing steel constructing
- already held tie reinforcing steel constructing
- already held tend metal planer working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held apply thermite welding techniques constructing
- already held operate oxy-fuel cutting torch working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held metal thermal conductivity engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 35 carried skills, including the 19 the structural ironworker role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 13 missing skills fall into 5 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 align components required
- required, not held remove rust from motor vehicles required
- optional, not held transport construction supplies optional
- required, not held operate rust proofing spray gun required
- optional, not held set up temporary construction site infrastructure optional
- optional, not held operate soldering equipment optional
- optional, not held set window optional
- optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
- optional, not held replace defect components optional
- optional, not held tend riveting machine optional
- optional, not held cutting technologies optional
- optional, not held metal smoothing technologies optional
- optional, not held keep personal administration optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a structural ironworker role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 align components skill · cross sector
- 02 operate rust proofing spray gun skill · cross sector
- 03 remove rust from motor vehicles skill · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 35 skills that carry over
- already held apply arc welding techniques skill
- already held apply spot welding techniques skill
- already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
- already held follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
- already held inspect construction supplies skill
- already held interpret 2D plans skill
- already held interpret 3D plans skill
- already held metal joining technologies knowledge
- already held metal thermal conductivity knowledge
- already held operate handheld riveting equipment skill
- already held rivet types knowledge
- already held set up reinforcing steel skill
- already held spot metal imperfections skill
- already held tend metal sawing machine skill
- already held tie reinforcing steel skill
- already held types of metal knowledge
- already held types of sawing blades knowledge
- already held use safety equipment in construction skill
- already held work ergonomically skill
- already held apply brazing techniques skill
- already held apply thermite welding techniques skill
- already held ensure equipment availability skill
- already held guide cranes skill
- already held guide operation of heavy construction equipment skill
- already held keep records of work progress skill
- already held manipulate glass skill
- already held operate manual planer skill
- already held operate oxy-fuel cutting torch skill
- already held prepare pieces for joining skill
- already held process incoming construction supplies skill
- already held program a CNC controller skill
- already held recognise signs of corrosion skill
- already held rig loads skill
- already held tend metal planer skill
- already held work in a construction team skill
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held set up temporary construction site infrastructure optional
- optional, not held transport construction supplies optional
- optional, not held cutting technologies optional
- optional, not held keep personal administration optional
- optional, not held metal smoothing technologies optional
- optional, not held monitor automated machines optional
- optional, not held operate soldering equipment optional
- optional, not held replace defect components optional
- optional, not held set window optional
- optional, not held tend riveting machine optional
21 held skills the structural ironworker role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on construction materials skill
- not needed by the target role answer requests for quotation skill
- not needed by the target role apply soldering techniques skill
- not needed by the target role calculate needs for construction supplies skill
- not needed by the target role construction product regulation knowledge
- not needed by the target role cost management knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with construction project deadline skill
- not needed by the target role estimate restoration costs skill
- not needed by the target role evaluate employees work skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
- not needed by the target role manage health and safety standards skill
- not needed by the target role monitor stock level skill
- not needed by the target role negotiate supplier arrangements skill
- not needed by the target role order construction supplies skill
- not needed by the target role plan shifts of employees skill
- not needed by the target role provide first aid skill
- not needed by the target role provide technical expertise skill
- not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
- not needed by the target role riveting machine types knowledge
- not needed by the target role supervise staff skill
- not needed by the target role train employees 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.
- optional, not held cutting technologies optional
- optional, not held metal smoothing technologies optional
Other moves recorded from structural ironwork supervisor
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.