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

tunnel boring machine operatortoscraper operator

A tunnel boring machine operator already meets 49% of what the scraper operator role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From tunnel boring machine operator
49%
Overlap1
To scraper operator
15 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
53.7 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

49%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

53.7/ 100

1 Share of the scraper operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the tunnel boring machine operator 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 scraper operator role treats 9 of its required skills as things a tunnel boring machine operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • drive mobile heavy construction equipment
  • follow health and safety procedures in construction
  • keep heavy construction equipment in good condition
  • mechanical systems
  • prevent damage to utility infrastructure
  • react to events in time-critical environments

What stands in the way is 7 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 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A scraper operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a tunnel boring machine operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held machinery load capacity engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held operate excavator working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held keep heavy construction equipment in good condition constructing
  • already held drive mobile heavy construction equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held prevent damage to utility infrastructure management skills
  • already held mechanical systems engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 15 carried skills, including the 9 the scraper operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 missing skills fall into 6 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held dig soil mechanically required
  • required, not held move soil required
  • required, not held operate construction scraper required
  • optional, not held operate bulldozer optional
  • optional, not held operate grader optional
  • optional, not held operate road roller optional
  • optional, not held secure heavy construction equipment optional
  • optional, not held operate heavy construction machinery without supervision optional
  • optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
02 information skills 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held inspect construction sites required
  • optional, not held interpret 2D plans optional
  • optional, not held monitor stock level optional
  • optional, not held interpret 3D plans optional
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
03 assisting and caring 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held recognise the hazards of dangerous goods required
  • optional, not held test soil load bearing capacity optional
  • optional, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights optional
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held mechanical tools required
05 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held operate GPS systems required
06 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held sort waste optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a scraper operator 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 15 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held drive mobile heavy construction equipment skill
  • already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
  • already held keep heavy construction equipment in good condition skill
  • already held mechanical systems knowledge
  • already held prevent damage to utility infrastructure skill
  • already held react to events in time-critical environments skill
  • already held use safety equipment in construction skill
  • already held work ergonomically skill
  • already held work in a construction team skill
  • already held electricity knowledge
  • already held keep personal administration skill
  • already held machinery load capacity knowledge
  • already held operate excavator skill
  • already held set up temporary construction site infrastructure skill
  • already held transport construction supplies skill
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held interpret 2D plans optional
  • optional, not held monitor stock level optional
  • optional, not held operate bulldozer optional
  • optional, not held operate grader optional
  • optional, not held operate road roller optional
  • optional, not held secure heavy construction equipment optional
  • optional, not held test soil load bearing capacity optional
  • optional, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights optional
  • optional, not held interpret 3D plans optional
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
  • optional, not held operate heavy construction machinery without supervision optional
  • optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
  • optional, not held sort waste optional
11 held skills the scraper operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role coordinate drilling skill
  • not needed by the target role determine tunnel boring machine speed skill
  • not needed by the target role drive tunnel boring machine skill
  • not needed by the target role install tunnel segments skill
  • not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor excavated material skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor tunnel boring machine supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role operate theodolite skill
  • not needed by the target role switch tunnel boring machine modes skill
  • not needed by the target role tend boring machine skill
  • not needed by the target role tunnel boring machine console 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held mechanical tools required
Index

Other moves recorded from tunnel boring machine operator

Full index of moves from tunnel boring machine operator

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.