From pipeline maintenance worker to pipe welder
11 of the 28 essential skills of a pipe welder are already essential for a pipeline maintenance worker — about 39% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from pipeline maintenance worker in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 11
- skills carry over
- 17
- would be new
- 39%
- of the target job covered
- 28
- essential skills of a pipe welder
What a pipe welder does
Pipe welders assemble and install parts and components of pipelines for the transport of goods such as water, steam and chemicals through them. They interpret specs such as pneumatics, hydraulics, for installation on site according to the safety and production requirements.
What carries over
11 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- apply health and safety standards
- cooperate with colleagues
- ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures
- inspect pipelines
- measure parts of manufactured products
- operate soldering equipment
- operate welding equipment
- pipeline coating properties
- prevent pipeline deterioration
- test pipeline infrastructure operations
- use rigging equipment
What would be new
17 skillsEssential for a pipe welder and not for a pipeline maintenance worker. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- assemble manufactured pipeline parts
- clear pipelines
- consider the impact of material characteristics on pipeline flows
- detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure
- follow up pipeline integrity management priorities
- guide drill pipes
- hydraulics
- install metal gas piping
- isometric perspective
- lay pipe installation
- perform follow-up on pipeline route services
- technical drawings
- types of pipelines
- use measurement instruments
- use metal bending techniques
- use wrenches
- work with blacksmithing hand tools
← pipeline maintenance workerpipe welder →The other way round
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How far are you from being a pipe welder?
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