water systems engineering techniciantowater plant technician
A water systems engineering technician already meets 44% of what the water plant technician role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.
44%
55.7/ 100
1 Share of the water plant technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the water systems engineering technician 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 water plant technician role treats 6 of its required skills as things a water systems engineering technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation
- maintain water distribution equipment
- maintain water treatment equipment
- measure water quality parameters
- monitor water quality
- water policies
What stands in the way is 6 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 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A water plant technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a water systems engineering technician background worth leading with.
- already held follow water supply schedule management skills
- already held maintain water distribution equipment constructing
- already held ensure proper water storage information skills
- already held perform water testing procedures information skills
- already held maintain water treatment equipment constructing
- already held perform water treatments information skills
All 14 carried skills, including the 6 the water plant technician role treats as required.
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.
- required, not held maintain specified water characteristics required
- required, not held operate hydraulic machinery controls required
- required, not held operate pumping systems required
- optional, not held maintain desalination control system optional
- optional, not held manage desalination control system optional
- optional, not held perform water treatment procedures optional
- optional, not held carry out waste water treatment optional
- optional, not held operate water purifying equipment optional
- optional, not held perform laboratory tests optional
- required, not held maintain water storage equipment required
- optional, not held install hydraulic systems optional
- optional, not held install plumbing systems optional
- required, not held water pressure required
- optional, not held water chemistry analysis optional
- optional, not held percolation optional
- required, not held troubleshoot required
- optional, not held test samples for pollutants optional
- optional, not held document analysis results optional
- optional, not held maintain records of maintenance interventions optional
- optional, not held water reuse optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a water plant technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 maintain specified water characteristics skill · sector specific
- 02 maintain water storage equipment skill · sector specific
- 03 operate hydraulic machinery controls 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 14 skills that carry over
- already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
- already held maintain water distribution equipment skill
- already held maintain water treatment equipment skill
- already held measure water quality parameters skill
- already held monitor water quality skill
- already held water policies knowledge
- already held ensure equipment availability skill
- already held ensure equipment maintenance skill
- already held ensure proper water storage skill
- already held follow water supply schedule skill
- already held perform water testing procedures skill
- already held perform water treatments skill
- already held use personal protection equipment skill
- already held use water disinfection equipment skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held collect samples for analysis optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held maintain desalination control system optional
- optional, not held manage desalination control system optional
- optional, not held perform water treatment procedures optional
- optional, not held test samples for pollutants optional
- optional, not held water chemistry analysis optional
- optional, not held carry out waste water treatment optional
- optional, not held collect samples for analysis optional
- optional, not held document analysis results optional
- optional, not held install hydraulic systems optional
- optional, not held install plumbing systems optional
- optional, not held maintain records of maintenance interventions optional
- optional, not held operate water purifying equipment optional
- optional, not held percolation optional
- optional, not held perform laboratory tests optional
- optional, not held water reuse optional
12 held skills the water plant technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adjust engineering designs skill
- not needed by the target role analyse route possibilities in pipeline projects skill
- not needed by the target role detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure skill
- not needed by the target role ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures skill
- not needed by the target role flood remediation equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role hydraulics knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform follow-up on pipeline route services skill
- not needed by the target role prevent pipeline deterioration skill
- not needed by the target role regulate the flow of substances in pipelines skill
- not needed by the target role survey sites for pipeline installation skill
- not needed by the target role test pipeline infrastructure operations skill
- not needed by the target role types of pipelines knowledge
4 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held water pressure required
- optional, not held water chemistry analysis optional
- optional, not held percolation optional
- optional, not held water reuse optional
Other moves recorded from water systems engineering technician
- gas transmission system operator 48% covered · moderate
- drainage engineer 34% covered · substantial
- wastewater treatment operator 33% covered · substantial
- water network operative 32% covered · substantial
Full index of moves from water systems engineering technician
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.