Table 1Transition record

well-diggertodrill operator

A well-digger already meets 55% of what the drill operator role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From well-digger

55%

Overlap1

To drill operator

12 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

43.9 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 43.9

This move: 43.9 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the drill operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the well-digger 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A drill operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a well-digger background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held inspect water wells information skills
already held connect equipment to wellheads working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held supervise worker safety assisting and caring
already held operate pumping equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held health and safety hazards underground services
already held inspect pipelines constructing

All 12 carried skills, including the 8 the drill operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 11 missing skills fall into 8 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 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held evaluate employees work required
required, not held plan shifts of employees required

optional, not held recruit employees optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held present reports required

optional, not held train employees optional

03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required

required, not held mine safety legislation required

04 handling and moving 1 required

required, not held operate drilling equipment required

05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held install oil rig required

06 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held maintain circulation system optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a drill 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 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held inspect water wells skill
already held keep task records skill
already held liaise with managers skill
already held mechanics knowledge
already held operate pumping equipment skill
already held supervise worker safety skill
already held work ergonomically skill
already held write work-related reports skill
already held connect equipment to wellheads skill
already held follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
already held health and safety hazards underground knowledge
already held inspect pipelines skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held monitor stock level optional

08 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held chemistry optional

5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held maintain circulation system optional
optional, not held monitor stock level optional
optional, not held chemistry optional
optional, not held recruit employees optional
optional, not held train employees optional

16 held skills the drill operator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role clean up spilled oil skill
not needed by the target role clear drill sites skill
not needed by the target role coordinate oil well operations skill
not needed by the target role dig wells skill
not needed by the target role guide cranes skill
not needed by the target role maintain mechanical equipment skill
not needed by the target role manage well interaction skill
not needed by the target role operate core drilling equipment skill
not needed by the target role plan oil wells skill
not needed by the target role repair wells skill
not needed by the target role report well results skill
not needed by the target role select well equipment skill
not needed by the target role suggest well maintenance skill
not needed by the target role supervise well operations skill
not needed by the target role use rigging equipment skill
not needed by the target role well testing operations knowledge

2 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 mine safety legislation required
optional, not held chemistry optional

Index

Other moves recorded from well-digger

Full index of moves from well-digger

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.