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

structural ironworkertostructural ironwork supervisor

A structural ironworker already meets 67% of what the structural ironwork supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From structural ironworker
67%
Overlap1
To structural ironwork supervisor
35 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
40.9 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 40.9

This move: 40.9 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the structural ironwork supervisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the structural ironworker 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 35 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A structural ironwork supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a structural ironworker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held set up reinforcing steel constructing
  • already held tend metal planer working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held tie reinforcing steel constructing
  • 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 18 the structural ironwork supervisor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 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 management skills 4 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure compliance with construction project deadline required
  • required, not held evaluate employees work required
  • required, not held plan shifts of employees required
  • required, not held supervise staff required
  • optional, not held recruit employees optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held liaise with managers required
  • optional, not held advise on construction materials optional
  • optional, not held answer requests for quotation optional
  • optional, not held negotiate supplier arrangements optional
  • optional, not held order construction supplies optional
  • optional, not held provide technical expertise optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
03 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held monitor stock level required
  • optional, not held estimate restoration costs optional
  • optional, not held calculate needs for construction supplies optional
04 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held manage health and safety standards required
  • optional, not held provide first aid optional
05 business, administration and law 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held construction product regulation optional
  • optional, not held cost management optional
06 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held apply soldering techniques optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a structural ironwork supervisor 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 35 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held ensure equipment availability skill
  • already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
  • already held guide cranes skill
  • already held guide operation of heavy construction equipment skill
  • already held inspect construction supplies skill
  • already held interpret 2D plans skill
  • already held interpret 3D plans skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held metal joining technologies knowledge
  • already held metal thermal conductivity knowledge
  • already held process incoming construction supplies skill
  • already held recognise signs of corrosion skill
  • already held rivet types knowledge
  • already held spot metal imperfections 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 in a construction team skill
  • already held apply arc welding techniques skill
  • already held apply brazing techniques skill
  • already held apply spot welding techniques skill
  • already held apply thermite welding techniques skill
  • already held follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
  • already held manipulate glass skill
  • already held operate handheld riveting equipment skill
  • already held operate manual planer skill
  • already held operate oxy-fuel cutting torch skill
  • already held prepare pieces for joining skill
  • already held program a CNC controller skill
  • already held rig loads skill
  • already held set up reinforcing steel skill
  • already held tend metal planer skill
  • already held tend metal sawing machine skill
  • already held tie reinforcing steel skill
  • already held work ergonomically skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held riveting machine types optional
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held construction product regulation optional
  • optional, not held cost management optional
  • optional, not held estimate restoration costs optional
  • optional, not held advise on construction materials optional
  • optional, not held answer requests for quotation optional
  • optional, not held apply soldering techniques optional
  • optional, not held calculate needs for construction supplies optional
  • optional, not held negotiate supplier arrangements optional
  • optional, not held order construction supplies optional
  • optional, not held provide first aid optional
  • optional, not held provide technical expertise optional
  • optional, not held recruit employees optional
  • optional, not held riveting machine types optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
13 held skills the structural ironwork supervisor role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role align components skill
  • not needed by the target role cutting technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role keep personal administration skill
  • not needed by the target role metal smoothing technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor automated machines skill
  • not needed by the target role operate rust proofing spray gun skill
  • not needed by the target role operate soldering equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role remove rust from motor vehicles skill
  • not needed by the target role replace defect components skill
  • not needed by the target role set up temporary construction site infrastructure skill
  • not needed by the target role set window skill
  • not needed by the target role tend riveting machine skill
  • not needed by the target role transport construction supplies skill
3 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 construction product regulation optional
  • optional, not held cost management optional
  • optional, not held riveting machine types 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.